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The Galvanized Jazz Band - 4 sets - 10 musicians - The always dependable stall-ward foundational trad jazz band in CT, graced by vocalist Jane Campedelli performed admirably as ever. Always a wonderful performance! Friday night Lou Green led the group with Fred Vigorito regaining the helm on Sunday. Lauren Humpage
June 24th with Fred & Joel: Galvanized Jazz Band: Lassus Trombone: June: Nobody Knows you When You're down and out: Limehouse Blues:
On the 23rd, with Lew Green, they opened with Lil Armstrong's My Heart, a tune she recorded with Louis in Chicago. Jane Campedelli joined them beginning with a soft sweet verse of You've Got to See Mama Every Night, or You Can't See Your Mama At All. Sammy Kahn's Until The Real Thing Comes Along, Russ on beautiful alto sax.
We had just learned of the sad passing of Joe Muranyi. In his memory, they played Blues for Joe, Bequillard beginning with soft brushes on the snare drum. Lou Green has been playing off and on with Joe since 1971. Muranyi has been around a long time, he played with Louis Armstrong. When asked how to pronounce his name, Louis said "Think of Ma Rainey." Janie returned for an upbeat, risqué 1920's tune, I Double Dare You, with Green on clean crisp cornet, sounding almost like a trumpet. Lou lead the Original Salty Dogs from Purdue University. (The band is now in its 64th year.)
Cutting to a slower pace, a sing-along from the Big Band Era, Les Brown's
Band of Renown, Sentimental Journey.
The dynamic duo, the basic foundation of the Galvanized Jazz Band, maintain its steady, solid beat - Bob Bequillard drums, and Art Hovey, tuba and string bass. Bob has been playing Dixieland for over 40 years and is known and respected for holding a strong, steady beat. Art may be a physicist, but he lives and breathes music, and is determined to ensure the survival of Traditional/Dixieland Jazz with his very successful Sugarfoot Youth Jazz Band
They concluded this set with Janie's Hot Mama version of Cake Walking Babies.
The Galvanized Jazz Band plays all over Connecticut, and at Aunt Chilada's, 3931 Whitney Ave, Hamden, always on the 3rd Sunday of every month, with Tom Artin-trombone, Cynthia Fabian-vocals, Bill Sinclair-piano, Noel Kaletsky and Russ Whitman-reeds, Art Hovey-bass, Fred Vigorito-cornet, Tom Palinko-drums, Joel Schiavone-banjo, a 9 piece band! Don't miss the hot Jazz, great food, and dancing too! No cover, no minimum! Call 203-230-4640 for reservations.
Hot Steamed Jazz Fest 2012
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