[Tradjazz] Galvanized Jazz Band Alert!

[VIGORJAZZ at aol.com]

Hi GJB Fans,

The Hot Steamed Jazz Festival, this week, Essex, CT.   wow! June 27, 28 and 
29. The Galvanized Jazz Band with Jane Campedelli, Craig Grant and Bob Price 
will be there along with pianist Bob Seeley, Dan Levinson's Summa Cum Laude 
Orchestra, the Jazz Jesters Novelty Orchestra with Jeff Hughes, the Wolverine Jazz 
Band, the New York Stompers, pianist Olivier Lancelot, Art Hovey's Sugarfoot 
Youth Band, Jeff Hughes and the Festival Allstars, the Rialto Rhythm 
Revellers, Dan Levinson's Palomar Quartet, the Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band, and more, for 
another great weekend of traditional jazz. For more information about the 
festival and to order tickets, log on to www.hotsteamedjazz.com. If you would like 
to receive updates directly from The Hot Steamed Jazz Festival, send an email 
to info at hotsteamedjazz.com and ask to be added to their email distribution 
list.

Wednesday, June 18th, 7PM, The GJB with Ben Griffin (tromb, US Coast Guard), 
Bob Price (bnjo), and Jane Campedelli played a free concert at the Sherman 
Green Gazebo in Fairfield…….., and what a night it was!  After 40 minutes of 
clear skies, all hell broke loose!   The wind, the rain, the lightening, the 
thunder, it was incredible!   So we invited the fans to join us in the gazebo, and 
we played some very hot stuff while trying to ignore the monsoon going on 
outside. We even dedicated the tune Bill Bailey to Jean Hadley's friend, Bill 
Bailey!   It was truly a memorable evening!       

Thanks once again for your help in raising travel money for my friend JP 
Alessi from Irigny, France.   I've collected $605 so far, just $395 to go to reach 
the $1,000 needed.   Remember, JP will be a guest sax player with the GJB at 
the Great CT Trad Jazz Fest, July 25-27, and he has agreed to pay his own 
travel expenses.   In the mean time, he lost his day job and totaled his car!  Any 
amount will help, but for $50 or more, you'll get a recording of the GJB at 
this year's Great CT Trad Jazz Fest.   Please, send your check to me, Fred 
Vigorito, 20 Ledgeview Lane, Guilford, CT 06437. Thank you!

Essex Fire Department Parade Sunday June 22nd
This was the Essex Fire Department's 175th anniversary celebration, and Art 
Hovey's Sugarfoot Youth Band provided some hot jazz, with a little help from 
Art Hovey, Russ Whitman and Fred Vigorito.   That's right, the old guys helping 
the young guys/gals! There was an incredible hail/rain/wind storm just before 
we got started, but once we kicked of Original Dixieland One Step, the weather 
quieted down and the crowd roared! These young musicians sounded great!   

Bill Logozzo's Heartbeat Jazz Band will be at Olivers in Essex on Thursday, 
July 3rd, 7-10PM, with Skip Hughes!  They'll also be there on Thursday, July 
17th. This is a great spot, nice casual atmosphere, and good food at a 
reasonable price. Of course the music is hot hot hot!   Dancing too!   Look for them at 
Olivers usually on the first and third Thursday of each month. Contact Bill 
Logozzo at Bill at nutmegchrome.com or www.heartbeatjazzband.net  for information 
on the band and how to order CDs. 

Scott Kahn (bass) is getting around.   Look for him on:

Saturday, June 28th, 8-12 at 95 Gathering, N. Colony Rd, Wallingford.   
Friday, July 18th, and Aug 1st, Café Allegre in Madison, 8-11.

Sunday, July 6, Levitt Pavillion-Westport, the Galvanized Jazz Band in 
concert with Neil DeFeo and Joel Schiavone, 7-8:30PM.

Sunday, July 20th, Guilford Green, the Galvanized Jazz Band in concert with 
Jim Fryer, Jane Campedelli and Joel Schiavone, 6:30-8PM.   Also, Art Hovey's 
Sugarfoot Youth Band will play at 6PM, and then join the GJB for a grand finale!

The Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival

It's July 25, 26 and 27, at the Sunrise Resort in Moodus. It's going to be 
the best Fest yet!   Names like Jeff Barnhart Allstars, Cornet Chop Suey, Igor's 
Jazz Cowboys, Blue Street, Midiri Brothers, The Bearcats, The Galvanized Jazz 
Band with Jane Campedelli, Bob Price, JP Alessi (sax player and leader of 
French Preservation New Orleans Jazz Band!), trombonist Roy Rubinstein from 
Chicago, and clarinetist Paul Boehmke!, The Connecticut Festival Band, and more, 
much more!  Call 1-800-HOTEVENT for a brochure, or to buy your tickets in 
advance.   It really helps. 

New Transportation Idea: The Festival is trying to arrange special bus 
transportation to the Sunrise Resort for the Saturday afternoon performances: one 
bus from Milford with stops in Orange, West Haven, Hamden, North Haven and 
Wallingford; another from Canton with stops in Avon, Farmington, West Hartford and 
East Hartford. For details please call 1-800 HOT EVENT (1800- 468-3836) before 
July 1.

If you would like to remember a former friend, fan or musician, and support 
the Great CT Traditional Jazz Festival, please contact Jean M. Hadley, P.O. Box 
153, Northford, CT 06472                           203-469-3110, email 
jeanhadley at webtv.net.

Paris Washboard Coming to the USA!

They will be appearing at the Bickford Theatre in Morristown on Tuesday 
evening, August 5 -- the day after the Wolverines, a world class Australian band, 
play there.   This exclusive East Coast stop is their first visit to the US in 
two years.   Given the plunging dollar and the escalating cost of flights, 
future visits are in doubt, to say the least.   The Bickford Box Office is at 
(973) 971-3706, and they can supply further information and sell tickets over the 
phone.   Previous visits have resulted in sellouts, so order tickets ahead of 
time.    Daniel Barda, Alain Marquet and Gerrard Bagot will be on this trip, 
but Louis Mazetier must fly directly to the Orange County Classic in Costa 
Mesa, their ultimate destination this trip. The fabulous Jeff Barnhart will play 
piano.   

Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Classic, Nov 21-23, Clearwater Florida

We'll be there with Craig Grant, Jane Campedelli, and Bob Price, along with 
24 other bands!   This is one of the best Jazz Festival's in the world, so buy 
your tickets now.   Go to www.jazzclassic.net for details. 

JIM FRYER: He's a busy guy, with a great web site.   Check it out to see his 
playing schedule and recordings, www.jfryer.com

Galvanized Jazz Band CDs…Please check our web site, www.galvanizedjazz.com, 
for details on how and what to order.

Need your piano tuned, by a professional Jazz musician?   Just call Bill 
Sinclair at 203-261-3208, or Email him at: booboo_1940 at yahoo.com.

See you soon!   Thanks for your support!   
Fred Vigorito-The Galvanized Jazz Band!





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