Kid Simmons' Local International All Stars
The members of this band included Kid Simmons on trumpet, Lester
Caliste on trombone, Chris Burke on clarinet, Ron Simpson on banjo,
Frank Oxley on drums, Bernie (someone) on bass and Marie Watanabe on
piano. The set included Hindustan,
Careless Love, If I Had My Life to Live Over, You Don't Love Me, Sweethearts on Parade, The Entertainer, Over the Waves and The Second Line.
Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble
The Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble is a group of very skilled
musicians devoted to re-creating the sound of jazz as it was originally
played. John Joyce, the band's drummer, usually tells the audience
something about the history of each piece they play. I didn't get the
names of all the band members - the ones I did get were Willie
Singleton on trumpet, Charlie Fardella on cornet, Tom Fischer on
clarinet and alto sax, John Parker on banjo, David Bodinghouse on
piano, Robert Nunez on tuba, John Joyce on drums and Fred Lonzo on
trombone (a late arrival). The set included That's A-Plenty, New Orleans Wiggle, She's Crying for Me, Potato Head Blues, Mobile Stomp, Wa Wa Wa, West End Blues, West Indies Blues, Georgia Swing, Tampeekoe, Black Bottom Stomp and Weary Blues.
Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders featuring Butch Thompson
The members of this band included Clive Wilson on trumpet, Freddy
John on trombone, Tommy Sancton on clarinet, Seva Venet on banjo, Butch
Thomson on piano, Trevor Richards on drums and Bernie Atridge (?) on
bass. The set included Get Out of
Here and Go on Home, The Wang
Wang Blues, A Kiss to Build a
Dream on, King Porter Stomp,
The Crave, Tomcat Blues, Long Distance Blues, Climax Rag and If We Never Meet Again.
New Orleans Jazz Vipers with Miss Sophie Lee
The New Orleans Jazz Vipers have a different sound from most
traditional jazz bands. They swing fairly hard, although I wouldn't
call them a swing band. In the past they've featured Tom Saunders on
bass sax, but this year he didn't perform (I don't know whether he's
left the group or just wasn't available on the day they performed at
Jazzfest). The band's members included Charlie Fardella on trumpet,
Bruce Ratcliffe on clarinet, Matt Rhody on violin and vocal, John Riley
on guitar, Joe (somebody) on alto sax and vocal and Sophie Lee on vocal
(I didn't get the name of the bass player). The set included Sweet Sue, Just You, Pennies from Heaven, Am I Blue?, Bread and Gravy, Blue Skies, Corrine Corrina, I'll See You in My Dreams, I Hope You're Coming Back to New Orleans
and San.
New Orleans Jazz Ramblers
The New Orleans Jazz Ramblers are a combination marching brass band and
stage band made up of musicians who were displaced by Katrina. They
have to be the most technically polished brass band I've ever heard -
many brass bands are pretty loose, but this one was tight. The band
members included Frank Parker and Dr. Horton on trumpet, Steven Foster
on soprano sax and vocal, Rasheed Akbar on tenor sax, Brian (someone)
on baritone sax and vocal, Joe Salsenberger (?) on tuba, Paul Robison
on trombone, Warner (someone) on piano, Charles Lumar (?) on bass,
James Sexton on drums, Antonio Murphy on percussion, Rasheen Webb on
synthesizer and Joycelyn Foster (wife of the vocalist) on tambourine.
The set included
When the Saints Go
Marching in,
When You're
Smiling,
Bourbon Street Parade,
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New
Orleans,
Avalon,
What a Wonderful World,
Amazing Grace,
Down by the Riverside and
Blackbird Special.
Wanda Rouzan & a Taste of New Orleans
Wanda Rouzan is normally an R&B singer. She said it had been
twenty years since she last performed in Economy Hall, and that she had
been asked to come back. The group included Wanda Rouzan on vocal, Mark
Braud on trumpet, Tom Fischer on clarinet and tenor sax, Davell
Crawford on piano and vocal, Mark Brooks on bass and Shannon Powell on
drums. The set included Weary Blues,
All of Me, Salty Dog, I Got Rhythm, Bourbon Street Parade, Kiss Me Sweet, Blow the Whistle, I'm Walkin', Down by the Riverside, Everybody Loves My Baby and Joe Avery's Piece.
