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So you want to know what the Jazz Rascals are all about. How about a brief history lesson to begin with?
It
was actually a snowy February day when
three traditional jazz musicians decided to get together just to
jam in a kitchen and what happened that day just seemed to
click. A decision to "make a go of it" from that casual
jam resulted in huge success touring Canada and the US, playing
clubs and festivals. Many TV and radio appearances were followed
by a hugely successful "first" self titled CD. Several cuts from
the CD were used to create a, one time broadcast, "old time
radio drama" that was carried on PBS radio across the pacific
rim and on many stations across the US. Whether playing a club
date, for the Prime Minister of Canada or as a feature act on
the main stage at the Bix Festival, they handled it with ease
and enthusiasm and were always a crowd pleaser.
"Original" Jazz Rascals - Eddie, David & Ben - 1998
As
the trio were heading into the studio for their debut follow
up project, which was to include several original songs,
Eddy (on cornet at that time) was diagnosed with cancer and
his illness brought an end to the group. David and Ben moved
on to other projects for a few years, but stayed and
remain very close friends. A short while ago, they began to
get together to jam and began playing again as a rhythm
section on some local gigs and of course there were always
conversations of the "good times". Like the time, performing
in front of several thousand people, they let a passing
freight train take the break in a song and somehow the
engineer hit the diesel horn exactly on queue! Or arriving
at a private anniversary party they'd been hired to play, to
find out it was a party of four, only two couples - they
were out numbered! Enough history........
Jump
ahead to the summer of 2005. Dave and Benji were hired to play
as a rhythm section and the band leader let them know that this
"guy" was going to just "drop in and play a few tunes
with us". A private party, and oddly enough this "guy"
arrived early and helped with the party by shucking corn for an
hour before the rest of the band arrived! It didn't take long to
realize that this guy was "the" guy - enter Doug
Burnley.
"New" Jazz Rascals - Ben, Doug, and David - 2005
We're
happy to announce that "The Jazz Rascals" are back!
In no time the
three hit it off and the conversation quickly turned to renewing
The Jazz Rascals. As you know, if you've read the individual
bio's of these folks, they all have extensive backgrounds in
making this type of music come to life. And the synergy is
obvious when you see or hear them. Like minds, heading in the
same direction. Don't be fooled by the small size of a trio -
for pure entertainment, they're BIG!
Renewed, The Jazz
Rascals have already played several gigs together and
are gearing up to record another
CD -
look for it.
Planning is in the works for the jazz festivals - look for
them. Check out the
testimonials
- read them.
If you're not convinced by now that "The Jazz Rascals" are the "biggest little trio" in the land, you could be missing out on that "spark" that will take your event to the next level.
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