Hot Steamed Jazz 2013 – Festival All Stars, led by Jeff Barnhart

Posted on July 28, 2013 by admin

Barnhart piano, Kaletsky clarinet, Palinko drums, Bocciarelli string bass

Beginning of the Hot Steamed Jazz Festival All Stars….

Jeff Barnhart led the Festival All Stars, starting out with four people on Friday night, including indefatigable Noel Kaletsky, who never stopped playing until the last note on Sunday! Tom Palinko was on drums, Lou Bocciarelli on string bass. Jeff said they were “happy to take requests, to keep the band riled up.” As the festival progressed, more All Stars sat in.

Noel Kaletsky on soprano sax

Back Home Again in Indiana, Noel plays soprano sax and clarinet with a passionate intensity.

Jeff said “This is an ironic name for a JRM tune in a tempo that Jelly Roll Morton called: Tempo Disturb the Neighbors.” Sleep.
Barnhart, Palinko, Bocciarelli, and indefatigable Noel in complete control on wild clarinet
Sleep. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiKdRIWGbNA

Winin’ Boy Blues accidentally started as Buddy Bolden Blues – Stop! Rewind! They decided on Winin’ Boy, Jeff proving that less is more on piano, leaving silent pauses – silence can be more important than sound to put over a tune; (Who said that?) Noel Kaletsky soared through the stratosphere on clarinet.

Al Bernard arrived from Rockport, MA, wrapped in sousaphone. Lou and Al took turns pushing the basses on Swing That Music. Jeff Barnhart gave us a lesson in Jazz History, explaining the difference between the music of the 20’s and 30’s. He played one chorus of the 20’s Sousa-feel with Al on sousaphone, and a second chorus with the 30’s two-beat Swing feeling with Lou walking the bass and Noel on swinging soprano sax.

China Boy (PC: East Indian Child) was a barn burner, Jeff tore into the piano, fabulous bass, they let Palinko loose on drums. JRM’s Ain’t Misbehaving.

Tom Palinko, Al Bernard, Lou Bocciarelli

What does one do with two basses? They experimented with having both a sousaphone and bass on the same band, taking alternate choruses. Never gets dull!
Bob Barta sang a poignant My Gal Sal with the 8-pc All Star Band:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JjfHEiUbMY

Eric Devine presents an excellent split-screen view of Barnhart/Barta scatting on:
Sweet Sue

More musicians appeared over time, Kaletsky on alto sax, Steve Taddeo drums, John Clark soprano sax, Fred Vigorito cornet, Lou Bocciarelli string bass, Ben Griffin trombone, Al Bernard sousaphone, Jamil Jorge, fresh out of Connecticut College, on trombone.

More All Stars

On Avalon, Jeff Hughes trumpet, Craig Ball sharing reeds with Noel, Bob Barta banjo, Jamil Jorge on trombone; two basses trading 4s.
Avalon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJXQF-3luB4

Jeff plays The Entertainer:

“1910 Shine, when there was nobody around except Noel Kaletsky; dedicated to me.” Jeff B. Barnhart’s hands blur playing stride, Kaletsky & Craig Ball reeds, Hughes, Barta, Jamil, Bocciarelli, Palinko WOW!
Shine

We caught the Festival Band again on Sunday, with Fred Vigorito on cornet, Albie Bernard sousaphone, Jeff Hughes trumpet, Ben Griffin Trombone, and Jamil Jorge on trombone for a barn-burning That’s a Plenty, with Noel, Fred, and Ben, both basses – complete insanity!

soprano saxes

Dans Les Rues D’Antibes – Steve Taddeo (Swing Senders) joined Palinko on drums, two basses, John Clark AND Noel Kaletsky on soprano sax. It just got wilder. Who made that request? Thank you!

John Clark and Noel Kaletsky are an orchestra unto themselves, mixing and matching all those reeds.

Fred Vigorito and Ben Griffin

Moving from all reeds to all brass, Jeff Hughes trumpet, Freddy Vigorito cornet, two trombones, Someday Sweetheart. Griffin plays a really sweet trombone!

Jeff Hughes’ golden horn led with Barnhart on vocal, Kaletsky & Craig Ball reed duet, Barta & Bocciarelli trading 4s on If I Had You.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhKrOBq7GFw

Everybody was wired for the Finale, High Society, everyone taking a shot at Alphonse Picou’s soliloquy, even Albie on sousaphone. Albie & Lou shared bass lines. Palinko and Taddeo shared drums. It was a wild ending to a fabulous weekend!

Thank you Shirley Bombaci and Crew for persevering and giving us another weekend of great Traditional and Dixieland Jazz. There will be more great bands next year – we’re looking for an appropriate date when they will all be available. We hope more volunteers will step up. How about it??

Ben Mauger’s Speakeasy Six Jazz Band

Posted on July 16, 2013 by admin

Bob Rawlins alto sax, Ben Maugher cornet, Bob Peruzzi trombone, Jason Roach bass sax

Ben Mauger’s Speakeasy Front Line

Ben Mauger – cornet, Bob Peruzzi – trombone, Bob Rawlins – clarinet/alto sax, soprano sax, Bob Kreitz – piano, Jason Roach – bass sax, Doug Kulp – drums
Ben Mauger’s Speakeasy Six Jazz Band from Pennsylvania is a real crowd pleaser, a New Orleans Dixieland/Traditional Jazz Band that plays music from the 1920’s-30’s. “Music is therapeutic! It’s Jazz – we enjoy what we’re doing, and making it up as we go.”

Ain’t she sweet

Kansas City Man Blues

Doug Kulp

Drummer Doug Kulp keeps impeccable two-beat time.

Honeysuckle Rose, My Honey’s Loving Arms, the classic Margie. Very danceable repertoire.

Take Your Tomorrows – with a different take:

Bob Petuzzi

Bob Peruzzi had the trombone talking in Somebody Stole My Gal, and was featured on Whispering.

This was Ben’s fourth appearance at the Hot Steamed Jazz Fest, The Speakeasy Six were a hit with Ben’s fluent and articulate cornet, their precise timing, and unusual bass saxophone.

Jason Roach

Jason Roach keeps everyone in time with the bass sax, and is featured on
Joe Avery’s Piece

Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me
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Bob Kreitz

Bob Kreitz learned piano from playing old piano rolls; is always mindful of the melody.

Ben Mauger

Ben says that when he was in the 11th grade, somebody told him to go out for sports, football, something that was important, not the Band! Yet here he is, 56 years old, still playing and loving it. Music really is Therapeutic!

Ben has a band for every occasion, including a 10 piece “Roaring 20′s Hot Jazz Band”. Check him out at www.benmaugersvintagejazzband.com

Rawlins takes out the soprano sax, and Kulp is let loose on drums.
Star Wars Cantina Band

Ben Mauger’s web site: Ben Mauger’s Vintage Jazz Band – Pennsylvania

Hot Steamed Jazz 2013 – Gospel Sunday

Posted on June 23, 2013 by admin

The Sunday Revival Band

Gospel Sunday, with the Reverent Jeff Barnhart (Rev. Josh Crowell couldn’t be here.)

Jeff Barnhart piano, Noel Kaletsky clarinet, Al Bernard sousaphone, Lou Bocciarelli string bass, Jamil Jorge trombone, Tom Palinko drums, Jane Campedelli vocals. “Jazz knows no age. Jamil just graduated from college, and he’s playing fine trombone.”

Jeff started on piano with Just a Little While to Stay Here. Before going into his homily, he thanked the appreciative audience for clapping in 2-4 time. “Those that clap in 1-3 time are doing a polka.”

Sunday Band, Noel Kaletsky alto sax

Down By The Riverside, with Noel on rip-roaring alto sax. He’s Got The Whole World in His Hands, Lead Me, a tune that came from Freddy’s J.P. Alessi Band.
Appropriate spirituals on this beautiful sunny Sunday!

Reverent Jeff Barnhart

Jeff’s sermon was a script he prepared appropriately for this Sunday, with the Theme “Sharing Gifts”, which is what these musicians are all about.

Jeff said he was petrified when he learned he was leading the Gospel, so he Googled the internet, looking for a Jazz connection, and found Psalm 150 was appropriate. “Praise the Lord with lute, harps, cymbals, Praise the Lord with song.”

Revival Meeting

Bob Seeley was helping him in the front row with his tambourine.
“I’ve got joy like a fountain in my soul.” Just voices and drums – our own revival meeting. Amen!!

Skip Hughes sings hymn

Skip Hughes stepped up with his formidable voice on Old Rugged Cross. It was a spontaneous epiphany.

Noel Kaletsky – Just a Closer Walk with Thee, in beautiful low-register clarinet, with Lou plucking string bass. Palinko watched Noel carefully, nobody knows what he’ll do next. His clarinet wrapped it up, rising way up to heaven.

Jane Campedelli sang Amazing Grace, with Noel Kaletsky backing her. They make a marvelous team, starting reverently and ending in a wild boogie.

Jane Campedelli sings Amazing Grace

“Everybody’s going to have a wonderful time up there.” She knows all the verses:
Everybody’s gonna have religion in glory,
Everbody’s gonna be singing that story,
Everybody’s gonna have a wonderful time up there,
(BASE) Oh, glory hallelujah!
Brother, there’s reckoning a coming in the morning,
Better get you ready cause I’m giving you warning,
Everbody’s gonna have a wonderful time up there.
This Little Light of Mine, Jane Skip and Jeff singing a capella. (You had to be there!)

Skip, Jeff and Janie sing a capella

Bob Seeley also played an Amazing Grace on piano, first slowly, then with great drama, moving into Boogie Woogie.
Video from Amazing Grace 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz6d6XaR1hc

The tent really felt like a chapel. Finale was The Saints, ladies with parasols marching up and down the aisles. Shirley Bombaci was having a great time!

ladies marching with parasols, Shirley Bombaci clapping along beside them

Marching parasols

Bob Seeley was right in the middle of them, dancing around with his tambourine.

Bob Seeley, marching and slapping his tambourine

Great Job, Reverent Barnhart!!

On with the 2014 Traditional/Dixieland Jazz Festival!!

Hot Steamed Jazz Festival – 2013

Posted on June 21, 2013 by admin

2014 Hot Steamed Jazz Festival is
June 20, 21, 22

The Hot Steamed Jazz Festival June 21-23 at the Valley Railroad in Essex Connecticut was a complete SUCCESS – and Shirley Bombaci is now looking for an appropriate date in 2014 for a repeat performance! The spirits were with us this year with perfect sunshine, a slight breeze, and to top it all off, a Super Full Moon.

Shirley Bombaci

Shirley and the Committee worked tirelessly all year to pull the Festival together. President/Chair Shirley Bombaci, Vice President Bob Brummett, Treasurer Nina Sulinski, Secretary Beth Fitzsimmons; Members: Sue Brummett, Marge Olmstead, Nancy Loader (publicity) and Joanne Sousa who assembled the many volunteers. (They could have used more volunteers – Leo Martin was setting up the chairs on Thursday by himself.)

Music was top priority, they skipped frills like badges, expensive programs. The Friday night crowd was light, but Saturday and Sunday made up for it.

Eric Devine Videos

Jeff Barnhart

Gospel Sunday
Rev. Crowell couldn’t make it this year, so Jeff Barnhart was appointed temporary minister for He searched the internet for appropriate passages, and God answered him with Amazing Grace!

Jeff Barnhart and Bob Seeley Duet

Jeff and Bob Seeley managed to get together for a short 4-handed Boogie-Woogie.

Joel Silvestro and partner

Joel Silvestro was spotted on the dance floor, still demonstrating his marvelous dancing style.

THE BANDS at the 2013 Hot Steamed Jazz Festival included:

Festival All Stars, led by Jeff Barnhart. They started out Friday night with four people, including indefatigable Noel Kaletsky, who never stopped playing until the last note on Sunday! By Sunday, the Fest Band had a full stage.

Noel plays Sleep

Dan Levinson was here for the 16th year, bringing in a new generation of talented musicians, Dan Levinson’s Millenium All Stars from New York. We hope they will introduce Traditional Jazz to their peers at various venues there.

Bob Seeley will be 85 in September, that that hasn’t slowed this boogie-meister down at all!

The Midiri Brothers are entertainers as well as accomplished musicians. They are always crowd pleasers.

Ben Mauger is a Hot Steamed favorite, with a new clarinet player this year in Ben Mauger’s Speakeasy Six.

Route 17 Stompers were Art Hovey’s Sugarfoot Youth Band. All but a few of his Sugarfoot alumni have moved on to higher education, hopefully as professional musicians. Art is starting fresh with a whole new crew, mostly from Durham CT, who are already showing great promise, even a new Louis Armstrong and King Oliver. Some of his alumni were here to support the new group.

Heartbeat Dixieland Jazz Band was augmented by Skip Hughes, Jane Campedelli, and Ben Griffin. With a new manager in charge of publicity, Karen Senn – Watch Out! This band is going places.

Ladies marching with parasols, Shirley right beside them

Parasol Parade, with Shirley

The Wolverine Jazz Band has been practicing their performance on us at the Sherborn Inn for the last few months, and did not disappoint. This is a New England favorite, and has been invited to festivals all over the country. Dr. John Clark and this band have a great future!

Galvanized Jazz Band was also joined by Jane Campedelli. We missed Bob Price golden voice and banjo. Steve Keeler, Jazz Guitar subbed for Bob. You’ll be hearing more from him! Our own Sophie Tucker, Jane Campedelli was back from Florida, belting out tunes with the Galvanized and many other bands.

The Jazz Jesters from Cape Cod led by Jeff Hughes. Jeff has many bands playing music from the 20’s through the 50’s. The Jazz Jesters delve into the Jazz Decades of the 20’s and 30’s, (much as Ray Smith does every Sunday on www.wgbh.org 8-9pm.)

Funky Butt Jazz Band is led by Pierce Campbell, known for his finger-style guitar work and singing. He was appointed Connecticut State Troubadour for 2007-2008.

Bob Seeley leads more parasols with his tambourine

Proceeds from this festival benefited Paul Newman’s Hole In The Wall Gang Camp, celebrating its 25^th Anniversary this year. www.holeinthewallgang.org

In 1988, Paul Newman opened The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Connecticut so that children coping with serious illnesses could have a special hideout where they could simply be kids. Music fans contributed in special cups placed at each tent, and there was a raffle of baskets full of items from the Camp.

The Committee may have skipped many of the frills, but there were Hot Steamed Festival Tee Shirts and Polo Shirts available at a very reasonable price. There will be more great bands next year. We hope more volunteers will step up. How about it??

Thank you Shirley Bombaci and Crew for persevering and giving us another weekend of great Traditional and Dixieland Jazz. See you all next year!

Marce

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Hot Steamed Jazz 2013 – Festival All Stars, led by Jeff Barnhart

Ben Mauger’s Speakeasy Six Jazz Band

Hot Steamed Jazz 2013 – Gospel Sunday

Hot Steamed Jazz Festival – 2013

2014 Hot Steamed Jazz Festival is
June 20, 21, 22

2014 Hot Steamed Jazz Festival is June 20, 21, 22

2014 Hot Steamed Jazz Festival is
June 20, 21, 22