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The Madison Jazz Society
The Madison Jazz Society
Date Posted: January 02 2012
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The Madison Jazz Society opens its 2012 spring concert series on Sunday, January 29 from 1-4 p.m. at the Coliseum Bar, 232 E Olin Avenue, Madison. The concert will feature the Red Rose Jazz Band from Chicago.
MJS President Linda Marty Schmitz said, “The Red Rose Jazz Band performed at the very first Madison Jazz Society concert in August of 1984. They have returned to the MJS stage a number of times and it is always a pleasure to welcome them back.”
The band was formed in the early 1980's in the Chicago area with the express purpose of playing a musical repertoire reflecting almost every aspect of early jazz music, including ragtime. Today, the Red Rose performs perhaps the widest variety of traditional jazz sounds of any band in America. Represented on the "menu" are compositions by Jelly Roll Morton, Tiny Parham, Benny Moten, and King Oliver to mention a few of the classic jazz composers. Rags by Scott Joplin, James Scott, Joe Jordan, May Aufderheide and others highlight the ragtime era.
Red Rose delves into early Dixieland with seldom-heard tunes by the pre-l920 Original Dixieland Jass Band--- then continues into the "hot 1920’s” with the marvelous music generated by the legendary Bix Beiderbecke and others. The "West Coast Revival" period is represented by Lu Watters and Turk Murphy compositions. No matter what the tune, Red Rose plays each in the
Madison Jazz Society January 29 Concert style in which it was originally played or recorded.Leader and founder of the band is pianist Joan Reynolds. Other members are Art Davis, trumpet; Kim Cusack, clarinet; Tom Bartlett, trombone; Jack Meilahn, banjo; Steve Ley, tuba and Andy Schumm, drums.
Tickets for this concert are $20 for MJS members; $25 for non-members and those age 18 and younger are admitted free. Doors open at noon. Details can be found at www.madisonjazz.com or by calling 608-850-5400.
The Madison Jazz Society is a non-profit, all volunteer organization formed to encourage the performance of and education about jazz. It annually sponsors six concerts and a jazz festival that attracts jazz fans from all over the nation. The group sponsors the broadcast of Riverwalk: Live from the Landing on Wisconsin Public Radio and awards grants to school music departments to enhance their jazz education programs. MJS was formed in 1984 and will sponsor its 24th annual Capital City Jazz Fest in April 2012.
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