The "train station" photograph reproduced in your excellent article on Josh Billings was almost certainly taken on October 28th, 1928, when Paul Whiteman and...
Nick, many thanks for your input. I'm going to have to do some rewriting it seems! Personally, Bix's companion doesn't look like 'Tram' to me, but the...
"Another clue is the fact that in the Metronome article the photo of Bix and Trumbauer was reproduced courtesy of Frank Trumbauer." There's no mention of this...
Sorry Gerry, I didn't give enough related information with respect to the Metronome photo and the fact that it was originally reproduced in the magazine...
Many thanks for the clarification Nick. It looks like I should pull the photo as it's only going to muddy the waters. I'll rewrite that section when I have a...
Thanks to Gina Mendello, Toots Mendello's grandaughter, I was able to provide some biographical information and a photo of Toots Mendello in the Bixography...
 Hi Albert,  Maybe Gina is a Mendello, but Toots was a Mondello, like his cousin Vinnie at Banjohaven. Mike Amato Bedford Banjo Shop 106 S. Richard Street ...
Mondello is a more common name than Mendello. Toots, the trumpet player, born in New Jersey, was certainly Mendello, not Mondello. You can see his name spelled...
Dear Gerry, Just to give the site a quick try, I looked up the Gramophone issue for my birth month, and in the editorial I came across this marvellous phrase:...
I wonder if we could get more information from Gina. Perhaps someone in the family can remember Toots real first name. Also what town was he born in and what...
*New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp attracts Musicians from all over the World to New Orleans and is recipient of Several Grants* * * * * * * For Immediate...
What better way to spend Christmas Day than listening to good music? "What'll You Do" Sophie Tucker with the wonderful trombone of Miff Mole especially in the...
Hello everyone, A while ago I participated in this forum by proposing a recording of Yiddish Mama played by a swing band and I received a complete and...
Hello everybody,This recording with some interesting informations are available here:http://youtu.be/Dowy5Jdb-YgMarco Levi Hello everyone, A while ago I...
Hello all, Mike Meddings has updated his website with some new items. Updates available from here: http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/updates.html All the best, ...
I'm a new member, been listening to traditional jazz since I discovered the Hot Fives in 1955 at age 14. I was a little out of place as a teenager raving to...
Hi, Chas. I'm in a similar boat - also around the age of 14 I discovered that good ole Jazz, and I had trouble finding bands in my area as well (except for a...
... I am the biographer of James P. Johnson (A Case Of Mistaken Identity- The life and Music of James P. Johnson, Scarecrow press and Rutgers Inst. Of Jazz...
Hi Chas, As you're near NYC you might want to check out Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks <http://www.myspace.com/vincegiordanothenighthawks>. I bet they...
I don't know anything about distances in New York but New York City is where all the traditional bands play...Monday night at Sofia's in the Hotel Edison is...
Well, it was really the tail end of that era. I was an art college student and very poor. I played guitar with a number of informal get-together jam bands...
Hello All, The New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp for Adults has a few openings for the 2012 session to be held June 10-15 in the heart of the French Quarter....
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Hi, everyone! Would anybody know whether or not Kid Ory's 1921 recording of "Ory's Creole Trombone" is available as an MP3? I have seen other versions of the...
