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HADACOL BOUNCERS - New Orleans & Chicago Jazz
Featuring songs from such musical legends as Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller and James P. Johnson, the Hadacol Bouncers will play a program of New Orleans jazz, Chicago-style jazz, novelty songs and other classics from the Great American Songbook. The band is a classic line-up of piano, banjo, tuba, drums, cornet, clarinet and trombone, and the players are all veterans of the style.
The groupformed in the summer of 2013 for a Portland Swing Dance festival and isa joint effort by co-band leaders Tom Whitehead (piano, vocals and guitar) and Peter Dunphy (banjo, guitar and vocals).
Whitehead has a multi-style background in blues, New Orleans R & B and Bebop piano. A fixture on the Maine jazz scene, Whitehead has been playing jazz and blues piano and guitar since the mid 80s. He is also an active music educator and historian, and a lover of the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Whitehead co-founded theFogcutters Big Bandof Portland and is also a huge fan and practitioner of the style of New Orleans piano put forth by players such as Professor Longhair, Dr. John, James Booker and Henry Butler. He loves to merge this style with that of the earlier stride and music of the 1920s.
Dunphy has been playing New Orleans and Chicago style jazz since he was fourteen. His father ran the very successful Bellamy Jazz Band that he continues to co-manage. Hestudied classical guitar at the University of Southern Maine and was impressed at a young age by the music of Louis Armstrong in his Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings. He also has a special love of the music of Fats Waller, James P. Johnson and Duke Ellington and enjoys finding and performing rare and sometimes humorous tunes by these and other artists.
For the Hadacol band, Whitehead and Dunphy handpicked some of their favorite musicians from the Portland and Portsmouth jazz scene.
On drums, Don Whitneyhas shared the stage with renowned jazz greats such as The Flying Neutrino's, Ingrid Lucia, Jim Cullum, Doreen's New Orleans Jazz, Peter Ford, Mark Tipton, Jack Fine and Loose Marbles.He has also played with many of the area jazz bands including the Bellamy Jazz band, State Street Jazz Band and the Royal River Philharmonic Orchestra.
Ray Sapirstein is a veteran cornet player from Brooklyn, NY, newly residing in Portland. He has performed and recorded extensively for more than 30 years. Starting on trumpet in 1974, he was fortunate to study with Jimmie Maxwell who played with Benny Goodman and Peggy Lee.
Playing tuba, Tom Wilburwas a founding member of Fanfare Jazz Band, The State Street Traditional Jazz Band, and Maine Street Paraders. He also plays seasonally in Tuba Christmas, Chandler's Military Band, The Oktoberfest German Band, and Olde Thyme Jazz.
On clarinet, Net Balchstarted playing improvisational jazz as a teenager in his hometown of Rockport, Massachusetts, and later played regularly with the Memorial Bridge All-Stars while a student at UNH. He has studied the styles of numerous jazz performers, including Sidney Bechet, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Desmond and Clark Terry.
Bill Rayne, on trombone and vocals,has been performing in New England for many years. He was a founding member of the Bellamy Jazz Band and of the Original State Street Traditional Jazz band with trumpeter Captain John Page.One of his biggest inspirations and influences is Jack Teagarden both for his melodic trombone style and blues infused vocals. Rayne continues to perform in church and finds inspiration in hymn singing. This connection with the church has endowed him great empathy and soul for the parade and hymn music of New Orleans. Rayne has played with many veteran trumpeters including Mel Tukey, Cal Cordeiro, Dick Creedin, Paul Monat, Mark Tipton, and Steamboat Willie of the French Quarter, New Orleans.
The concert will be performed at the historic 1802 Phippsburg Congregational Church, situated on the banks of the Kennebec.
The Phippsburg Congregational Church is located at 10 Church Lane (at Parker Head Rd.) in Phippsburg. Refreshments will be served. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Formore information call 389-1770.
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LocationPhippsburg Congregational Church (View)
10 Church Lane (at Parker Head Rd.)
Phippsburg, ME 04562
United States
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