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May 6: Vieux Carré Jazzmen at The Holystone. (CANCELLED!).

May 13: Vieux Carré Jazzmen at The Holystone (weather permitting).
May 20 Maine Street Jazzmen are back at Sunniside Social Club.
May 23: Vieux Carré Hot Four are back at The Spanish City.

June 21: Jazz in the Afternoon are back at Cullercoats Crescent Club. (Revised date).
June 23: Vieux Carré Jazzmen are back at Cullercoats Crescent Club. (Revised date).

Saturday, January 16, 2021

Meanwhile, Back at Carnegie Hall ...

On this day back in 1938 Carnegie Hall was the place to be as Benny Goodman and his Orchestra took to the stage for what is generally regarded as the first ever jazz concert to be held in a venue normally associated with classical music.

It took 12 years before recordings of the event surfaced in 1950 and they were immediately snapped up making it one of the first jazz albums to hit the million mark. Today, 83 years on, the music from that magical night still excites me.

And to think you could get a seat in the balcony for 85 cents!

There were many quotes from that night.
When asked how long the intermission would be Goodman replied, "I don't know. How long does Toscanini take?"
Before going on stage, Harry James remarked, "I feel like a whore in church!"
Lance
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1 comment :

Patti said...

And I do believe it was Gene Krupa's birthday in the last day or two! What a concert this was ......

Saturday, January 16, 2021 7:31:00 pm

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