DIXI....the New Orleans Sessions.

A refreshing sign that traditional jazz has new faces coming into the scene is the band DIXI from Norway.Gunnar Bech (trombone) Hayden Powell (trumpet) Brynjar Rasmussen (clarinet) Daniel Herskedal (tuba) Frank Iversen (banjo) Vidar Norheim (drums) and guests Coco York (vocals) and Fredrick Sanders (organ) appear on this CD called "The New Orleans Sessions". The band was formed in 1996 and the guys have been playing since their teens, inspired by the Molde Jazz Festival which takes place in their home town in Molde, Norway. The band has made tours to the UK, New Otleans, the Faroe Islands and across Scandinavia. Be sure to check the band's website www.dixijazz.no and contact dixijazz@online.no for more information about the band.

Schmackes Brass Band

The Schmackes Brass Band from Krefeld in Germany is somewhat of a different line-up, consisting of two trumpets, clarinet, banjo and sousaphone. They have been together for eleven years and provide a fun stage performance as well as jazz. The guys in the band are Ecky Odenthal (trumpet/vocals), Boris Odenthal (trumpet /vocals) Wim Maljers (banjo) Dr. Bernie Tebbe-Simmendinger (clarinet) and Rainer Strietzel (sousaphone). The CD featured on TJR is called simply "Vol.2" and titles on the CD are:-Willie the weeper, Somebody stole my gal, Savoy blues, Jazz me blues, Some of these days, Ain't misbehavin', Muskrat ramble, Nobodys sweetheart now, Basin Street blues, Panama, Down by the riverside, Cornet chop suey, That' a plenty, South, Hallo Kleines fräulien, Sister Kate and It's tight like that. Boris Odenthal provides German as well as the standard English texts for many of the songs in their live performances.
Please visit the bands website at www.schmackes-brass-band.de for booking details or e-mail schmackes@boris-odenthal.de