1.
John Lamb Wins "Satchmo
Award"
2.
Check The Trad Lineup For The
2013 Classic
3.
Get Your Early Bird
Badges-Early
4.
Vote for Hoppi
5.
Winner of the Survey Award
Popular Classic Bass Player
Recipient of "Satchmo Award"
Bassist John Lamb, who
has performed at the Suncoast
Jazz Classic for a number of
years with his own All-Star band
and with Rose Bilal,will
be honored by the Jazz Club of
Sarasota as the recipient of the
prestigious "Satchmo Award" at
Sarasota's 33rd
Annual Jazz Festival on March 7.
The coveted award was created
as a tribute to the life and
legacy of Louis Armstrong and
his passion for jazz and
excellence matched only by his
joyous love of life and
children. It is presented each
year to an outstanding jazz
musician performing at the
festival.
John was selected to receive
the award for his contribution
to the world of jazz, locally
and internationally, including
education. The award trophy was
designed by Frank Eliscu who
designed the Heisman Trophy.
Previous recipients include Ella
Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington,
Jerry Mulligan, Lionel Hampton
and other prominent music-world
icons.
John's extensive and
impressive musical career
includes playing with the Duke
Ellington Orchestra for three
years before returning to St.
Petersburg in 1967 to teach for
30 years in the Pinellas County
School System. Since retiring
he has led the Original
All-Stars, played at the
Suncoast Jazz Classic and with
the popular Nate Najar Jazz
Trio.
In addition to the award at
the Festival, John will be
performing with drummer Patricia
Dean and pianist Marc Chrupcala
in supporting the
internationally renowned jazz
vocalist Giacomo Gates. For
tickets/festival information,
click on:
www.jazzclubsarasota.org
or call
(941) 365-2494.
New Bands and Special Events
For 2013 Suncoast Jazz Classic
Are you trad fans ready? High
Sierra JB is leading a list of
six other trad bands-some new
and some past favorites--
scheduled to perform at the 2013
Classic on Nov. 22-24. Other
bands are:
the Jubilee Jazz
Band, St. Louis Stompers, Red
Garter JB, Hopkins & Miller's
Sunset Stomp JB, Naples JB and
Joel Schivaone's "Father's
Moustache Show."
They will be joined by Dave
Bennett & The Memphis Boys,
Cornet Shop Suey, Bill Allred's
Classic JB, Wally's Warehouse
Waifs, Midiri Bros. and
Kelley/Scott Sextet. Others to
be announced. More details on
the finished schedule will be
available soon.
Early Bird Badges On Sale
Until Oct. 1
No doubt you've already
made up your mind to attend
the Suncoast Jazz Classic on
Nov. 22-24, so why wait to
purchase your weekend
badges, particularly when
you can save (or lose) $10
per badge.
Early Bird badges are $90
each until Oct. 1-then it's
$100 (which is still a great
deal when you consider
you're going to be able to
enjoy over 130 hours of the
music of your choice by some
of the festival circuit's
leading bands.)
So click on the Classic's
web site at:
www.suncoastjazzclassic.com
and go to Pay Pal to order your
tickets.
Vote For "Hoppi" The
Classic's Newest Friend
Sheraton Marketing VP Jack Guy
and his wife Wanda recently
adopted a special needs dog now
named Hoppi, who was born to an
unscrupulous breeder who kept
her in a small container for her
first 14 months of life. As a
result, she suffered untold
abuses that resulted in a badly
mangled broken back and she
could hardly walk
According to the Guys, little
Hoppi is now getting around
wonderfully, despite her
handicap. "She is happy beyond
anything we have ever seen
before and the biggest thrill in
her short life is when she goes
for a walk. She still struggles
as she gets around but you can
now detect there is joy in her
new life."
But Hoppi now needs your
help. Hoppi has been
entered in an Animal Planet
sponsored contest to become the
"Luckiest Pet." As a winner, a
$5,000 donation will be made to
the animal rescue center at
Ruskin from which Hoppi was
adopted.
So the Guys hope you'll vote
for Hoppi (and you can vote
every day) and ask your friends,
family and neighbors to vote so
Hoppi can help her other
abandoned friends in the rescue
center. Click on:
http://www.petfinder.com/luckiestpetcontest/.
Go to Hoppi's photo and enter
your vote for her in the search
line. Hopefully, you may get to
see her roaming the Sheraton
halls during the Classic in
November.
And The Winner of the Survey
Award is. . .
Many thanks to all of you who
filled out our festival survey
and deposited the survey coupon
for the drawing for two weekend
festival badges.
And the winner ot two 2013
weekend festival badges is:
Gary Phillips of Villa Park,
IL. Gary and his wife have been
attending the Classic for the
last 12 years.
SUNCOAST CLASSIC JAZZ, INC.
A
501 (C) (3) Corporation
PO
Box 1945
Largo, Florida 33779-1945
Phone:
727-536-0064
www.suncostjazzclassic.com
Email:
jazzclassic@aol.com
