Jimmy Mazzy & Friends

This month, we’re featuring the Jack Webb Jazz Band, from Flagstaff, Arizona, in a slightly different configuration from the one we showcased in our program of August, 2007.

This time around, the band is in a somewhat more mainstream quintet format.  The musicians are Prof. Guy Senese (soprano sax and cornet), John Kafalas (trombone), Jack Frost (guitar), Lisa Frost (bass), and Dan (drums, whose last name I’ve forgotten — sorry!).  The selections are “Some of These Days,” “Tin Roof Blues,” and “San.”

The music was recorded on December 17, 2003 at Charly’s, in the Weatherford Hotel, a historic landmark in Flagstaff.

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This program continues with the session from May 4, 1988 and features a vocal by Carrie Mazzy.

The other musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (euphonium and trombone), Don Frothingham (piano), and Stu Grover (drums).  The selections are “Oh Me, Oh My, Oh You,” “Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town,” and “Beautiful Changes.”

Send questions or comments to podcast@kafalas.com.

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May 4th, 1988 was another one of those sessions you can’t get enough of — so we’re going to pick up right where we left off in the second set.

The musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (euphonium and trombone), Don Frothingham (piano), and Stu Grover (drums). The selections are “Breezin’ Along With the Breeze,” a blues (I’m not sure of the name), and “Get Out and Get Under the Moon.”  Send questions or comments to podcast@kafalas.com.

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This program continues with the May 4th, 1988 session, but picks up in the second set, where Carol Moeller sat in on piano.  The selections are “Cuba,” “Anytime, Any Day, Anywhere,” and “All By Myself,” and the other musicians besides Carol are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (euphonium), and Stu Grover (drums).

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Why mess with a good thing?  This month, we continue with the session from May 4, 1988 at Ephraim’s.  The musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (rrombone/euphonium), Bill Whitcraft (piano), and Stu Grover (drums).

Please send questions or comments to podcast@kafalas.com.

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This month’s program continues with the session from May 4, 1988 at Ephraim’s.  The musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (rrombone), Bill Whitcraft (piano), and Stu Grover (drums).  The selections are “Now That I’ve Found You,” “Monday Date,” and “Blue and Sentimental.”

Please send questions or comments to podcast@kafalas.com.

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This month’s program is from May 4, 1988 at Ephraim’s.  The musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (rrombone), Bill Whitcraft (piano), and Stu Grover (drums).  The selections are “When Somebody Thinks You’re Wonderful” and “Moose March.”

Please send questions or comments to podcast@kafalas.com.

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This month’s program was recorded 7/27/88 at Ephraim’s.  The musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (trombone), Carol Moeller (piano), and Stu Grover (drums). Please send any questions or comments to podcast@kafalas.com.

If you want to attend Jim’s session in person, it is currently being held as a “house concert” at the home of a couple of Jim’s longtime fans.  For details, please drop us a line, and we’ll forward your message to Carrie Mazzy, who will send you the info.

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This month’s program continues with the session from 7/27/88 at Ephraim’s.  The musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (trombone), Don Frothingham (piano), and Stu Grover (drums).

It is with sadness that I report the passing of Paul Meymaris, whose clarinet playing was always spot-on, and who was also a great dentist.  Paul treated a number of famous musicians, including Edmond Hall, whose clarinet style can be heard in Paul’s own playing.  I have a lot more tape in the vault, so you’ll be able to continue enjoying Paul’s work for a long time — he was a good friend, and he’ll be missed!

Please send any questions or comments to podcast@kafalas.com.

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This month’s program presents some more music from 7/27/88 at Ephraim’s.  The musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (trombone), Don Frothingham (piano), and Stu Grover (drums). Please send any questions or comments to podcast@kafalas.com.

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