Good piece, Michael. Is this a new edit, new piece? I don't recall reading this one.
You do a great job of connecting the dots for a lot of folks who have no idea of East Austin's history of launching careers of historically significant jazz musicians.
If it's cool, I'm going to drop this link onto my FB pages. I'll also forward to Evette Dorham, KDs daughter. Just this past week there was a KD Tribute Concert at the University of Georgia. Evette pulled a quote from one of your pieces on my website and used it in the official program book of the concert.
This Thursday (Feb 9) I'm producing an 'All KD's Music' concert at Victory Grill with the Mike Sailors Quintet....AND I just confirmed that my friend Hannibal Lokumbe (Peterson) will be coming to sit in.
Wow, wish I could be there! For those who don't know, Hannibal Lokumbe was born Marvin Peterson in Smithville, TX. He attended Texas City HS and was in the TCHS Marching Band. Marvin was our featured soloist my sophomore year. The man could flat blow! Would be an honor to see him play at the Victory!
I was a cheerleader at Reagan High School in 1966 and when our team played Anderson we loved to listen to the Yellowjacket band! Their spicy cheers would be like “Our boys are red hot our boys are coal black Anderson Anderson push ‘Em back!!!” I also used to see bands at Ruben’s New Orleans Club and would sometimes play Moonlight Sonata on the grand piano downstairs in the Creole room. Don Henley’s band Felicity played there all the time! Really enjoyed this piece Michael!🎶🌵🌴
Your book is gonna be a good addition to the knowledge-base around this stuff. Looking forward to it.
BTW, producing 'Jazz Legacy: A Community Tribute to Dr. James Polk' on Feb 19., at Victory Grill. Polk is not really getting out much these days, not taking gigs. Wanna show him some love.
Dorham is the jazz trumpeter's favorite trumpet player. I know about Dorham from my dad, Bruce Scafe, a jazz trumpet player. He says that Kenny had a softer, more mellow tone. My dad, however, didn't know until recently that Dorham was from Austin! We'll never know what great music the world missed with Dorham's early death.
Good piece, Michael. Is this a new edit, new piece? I don't recall reading this one.
You do a great job of connecting the dots for a lot of folks who have no idea of East Austin's history of launching careers of historically significant jazz musicians.
If it's cool, I'm going to drop this link onto my FB pages. I'll also forward to Evette Dorham, KDs daughter. Just this past week there was a KD Tribute Concert at the University of Georgia. Evette pulled a quote from one of your pieces on my website and used it in the official program book of the concert.
This Thursday (Feb 9) I'm producing an 'All KD's Music' concert at Victory Grill with the Mike Sailors Quintet....AND I just confirmed that my friend Hannibal Lokumbe (Peterson) will be coming to sit in.
If you want a press comp, drop me a line.
Good work.
This is my book version, in a section with James Polk.
Wow, wish I could be there! For those who don't know, Hannibal Lokumbe was born Marvin Peterson in Smithville, TX. He attended Texas City HS and was in the TCHS Marching Band. Marvin was our featured soloist my sophomore year. The man could flat blow! Would be an honor to see him play at the Victory!
I was a cheerleader at Reagan High School in 1966 and when our team played Anderson we loved to listen to the Yellowjacket band! Their spicy cheers would be like “Our boys are red hot our boys are coal black Anderson Anderson push ‘Em back!!!” I also used to see bands at Ruben’s New Orleans Club and would sometimes play Moonlight Sonata on the grand piano downstairs in the Creole room. Don Henley’s band Felicity played there all the time! Really enjoyed this piece Michael!🎶🌵🌴
Your book is gonna be a good addition to the knowledge-base around this stuff. Looking forward to it.
BTW, producing 'Jazz Legacy: A Community Tribute to Dr. James Polk' on Feb 19., at Victory Grill. Polk is not really getting out much these days, not taking gigs. Wanna show him some love.
“…their playing was in service to the song.”
Amen
Dorham is the jazz trumpeter's favorite trumpet player. I know about Dorham from my dad, Bruce Scafe, a jazz trumpet player. He says that Kenny had a softer, more mellow tone. My dad, however, didn't know until recently that Dorham was from Austin! We'll never know what great music the world missed with Dorham's early death.
Good article. Look forward to reading about James Polk, another of our Austin Jazz Legacies.
This is fantastic. Thank you Michael!