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The All Stars are just that - Stars in their own right, and Jon Seiger was a shrewd choice to lead them. He is known all over the world and even has his own All Star Band. A charming entertainer and unique performer, he loves preserving the legacy of Louis - sounding unbelievably like Louis whether he's playing trumpet or singing. In this set, they recruited a few younger musicians who are well on their way to
becoming All Stars. They opened with Indiana. Shake That Thing, Georgia.
The crowd joined in with Jon leading the Hi De Ho on Cab Calloway's Minnie The Moocher. Jon
and Ray Skalski challened each other over who was the best 'Louis' on Armstrong's
Old Rocking Chair's Got Me. Darktown Strutters' Ball Jon quoting snippets of Ipanema, and A Train, featuring Ben's fabulous trombone trading twos with each instrument.
A quiet, 21-year-old unassuming young man, Frank LiVorsi has a fondness for Ragtime, a knack for picking up tunes from the old masters by ear. He's played at West Coast Ragtime Festival, Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival, Sacramento Jazz Festival, and many others. He slipped into fine stride piano for Sweet Georgia Brown, and took the intro for The All Stars on a blistering King Porter Stomp. This is Frank's version on YouTube. Frank is enrolled at URI in Mechanical Engineering. We may have him around for a few more years!
The All Stars covered other genres of music, moving into Rock and Roll with Rocking Is My Business, with Jeff Barnhart playing some mean boogie woogie, and everyone in the band started dancing out of Jon's control!
Bob Bequillard kept this unruly troupe on time, with the help of Albie Bernard on tuba. Great tuba solo on Darktown Strutters' Ball.
Jon Seiger finally coerced them back into some kind of sanity with Show Us The Way To Go Home. In spite of all the tomfoolery, and maybe because of it,
these All Stars consistently play exciting, outstanding jazz!
Hot Steamed Jazz Fest 2012
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