More on Janusz Carmello.

Further to my recent speculation re that ace Polish pocket  trumpet player Janusz Carmello, I received an interesting comment and some local newspaper cuttings related to some gigs Janusz did with the River City Jazzmen (now the River City Hot Six). They don't throw any further light on Janusz but they do serve to remind us of what a superb trumpet player he was.

My memory may be playing fanciful trucks but I'm sure that, when he was in town and I was working in J.G. Windows Ltd., enquiries about pocket trumpets would go up the following day! I seem to recall we sold one or two.

Here's Gordon's remarks:  I heard a few years ago that Janusz had died, but there seems to be an element of doubt, if he did there was no publicity. As you know he played pocket trumpet in the Clifford Brown style, but he could also play really good traditional jazz. He came up to Newcastle three times and guested with the River City, courtesy of his good friend Randy Heads, with whom he always stayed. It would be nice if he was still around.

Thanks Gordon, let's hope we can have an update - Jurich would have known! Lance