July 8, 2009 at 11:05 pm (Jazz, Lindy Hop, Music Review, video)
Tags: betsy kipperman, boilermaker jazz band, drums, ILHC, Jam Cellar, Jazz, Mark Kotision, paul cosentino, rich strong, swing
The Boilermaker Jazz Band came back to The Jam Cellar last night, this time fielding a smaller group of Paul Cosentino on clarinet and saxophone, Mark Kotision on piano, and Rich Strong on drums. Betsy Kipperman also made a brief appearance with the band singing “Me, Myself, and I” and “I Can’t Give You Anything, but Love.”
One of these days I’m going to do a larger feature about the Boilermakers, but today I just want to talk about drummer, Rich Strong. Read the rest of this entry »
June 28, 2009 at 9:07 pm (Jazz, Music Review, Review)
Tags: Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Brooks Tegler, Glen Echo, ILHC, Jam Cellar, Jazz, Midiri Borthers, swing
So I guess I’ll start off my blog with a review of a dance I attended last night, hosted by The Jam Cellar in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park last night with The Brooks Tegler Big Band.
(Disclaimer: I am an occasional contributor to the Jam Cellar blog and their general shenanigans)
DC is blessed to have two big bands dedicated to the authentic sounds of the Swing Era. Most bands that play for dancers tend to the more modern New Testament Basie sound or play mostly Rat Pack covers.
But DC’s two main big bands, the other being The Tom Cunningham Orchestra, specialize in music from the Swing Era played in the way it was meant to be played with a solid driving 4/4 rhythm. Brooks Tegler himself is an ardent disciple of Gene Krupa. Read the rest of this entry »
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