Seacoast Stompers at the Acton Jazz Café
October 2, 2010
Videos by Harold McAleer
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Frank Stadler - Leader and piano, Jimmy Mazzy - banjo and vocal,
Scott Philbrick - cornet, John Clark - reeds, Bob McHenry -
acoustic string bass, Steve Taddeo - drums. This was Traditional Jazz
played with a passion by very dedicated and talented musicians, with
each player having his say but listening carefully and
responding to what his peers were playing. Steve Taddeo's drums were moved to the center back, with the
Bob's string bass
at his left; and Jimmy to his right-front; they are a
remarkable, pulsating, rhythm section. John Clark, on clarinet
and monstrous bass saxophone (propped up on a chair) was subbing
for both Craig Ball, reeds and Lee Prager's trombone. He was
having fun inventing, testing the band, and vice versa. They
were having a ball. So were we!
Bob McHenry described his feeling for the audience:
"Very gratifying to see such a positive audience response
(which has been pretty much in evidence all along.) Also very gratifying
(and interesting) to have such a dedicated following from people
who
really enjoy that genre of music.
Many say it is 'uplifting" for them -
sometimes coming in feeling pretty "down" and always leaving "feeling good". Can't
ask for more than that, and it certainly energizes US to want to continue
playing music that people enjoy listening to and like to hear. For US, that's what playing music is all about!"
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Harold McLeer photo |
Jimmy Mazzy sings most of the tunes with the Seacoast Stompers, and we're
sitting right up close. Eat your heart out, Europe!!
Bighearted Hal McLeer's video lets you, and the
world, watch this Teagarden classic .....A Hundred Years From Today.
Sotiri and Amy are dazzling dancers. It's a pleasure to watch
them - and they love this music!
Scotty played a wa-wa wailing cornet backing Jimmy's WPA Blues.
"Everbody's working in this town,
working night and day, ......for the WPA. They're going to
tear my house down, crew from the WPA."
Jimmy played a simple verse solo-banjo on
Washington Square, introducing his soul-mate Carrie Mazzy on
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Leader Frank Stadler called 95% of the tunes very FAST. Scotty,
on electrically-charged cornet, slipped Gypsy
into Stomping at the Savoy, Chasing Rainbows into Crazy
Rhythm, Battle Hymn of the Republic into New Orleans. John ended
that one in a bass-sax coda that just about hit the Richter scale!
Taddeo's drumming was amazing, even cross-sticking like Johnny Dodds in Everybody Loves My
Baby.
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Blues, New Orleans Shuffle, After You've Gone,
Monday Date.... Steve doing his famous walk-around with I Know That You Know. another fabulous afternoon of great
Traditional/Dixieland Jazz and Swing with the Seacoast Stompers at
the Acton Jazz Café . We're looking forward to November 6th,
it'll be WILD when Craig Ball returns on clarinet, and Lee Prager on
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| By Marce,
Updated Oct. 3, 2010
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