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Dixieland Jazz, Blues, Ballads, Swing

And Music for

Listening and Dancing

 

Our New CD is now available - go to CDs

 

Our regular gig at The Westlawn Inn in North Beach, Maryland is back, starting in March

 

See Schedule (left) for  upcoming gigs

The Not-So-Modern Jazz Quartet Plus is a combo playing in the club venue of the 20s, 30s and 40s. It faithfully reproduces this music with top local jazz musicians.

The basic quartet is made up of clarinet, bass, piano and drums. When a piano is unavailable, the quartet substitutes a rhythm guitar. We often play with five or more musicians, particularly when playing Dixieland, hence the "plus" in the name of the band.

The musicians rely heavily on their improvisation skills, and the band has a very large book of old standards, traditional Dixieland and Swing Era tunes. The music of Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington and Fats Waller are centerpieces of the combo's repertoire.

We play regularly at St. Elmo's Coffee Pub, and the Westlawn Inn.  We are available for other regular gigs and scheduled affairs such as parties, weddings, dances and public events. 

Betsy Riddle Ruderfer sings ballads with us at the Westlawn Inn and other gigs.  Herb Greenlee who comes down from Waynesboro in Pennsylvania has a regular weekend solo piano gig in Hagerstown Maryland and plays with us when he can, hence two versions of the quartet.  Mort Langstaff plays the remaining times.  We are glad to have both of them.

Not-So-Modern Jazz Quartet (1)  2006 - 2007

Clockwise From Top Left

Bill Rowe, Ernie Buck, Mike Ritter, Herb Greenlee

 

The Not-So-Modern Jazz Quartet (2)  2006-2007

Left to Right - Bill Rowe, Mike Ritter, Mort Langstaff, Ernie Buck

The Not-So-Modern Jazz Quartet at the June 8, 2006 Bay Breeze Concert at the Chesapeake Beach Railroad Museum

Jam Session

Every

Thursday

7:30 - 10:00 p.m.

 

St. Elmo's

Coffee Pub

2300 Mt. Vernon Ave. Alexandria, Virginia

We are presently in our our 11th year at St. Elmo's

703-739-9268

Our New CD is now available - goto CDs

 

 

William (Bill) D. Rowe, Leader

8401 D St.  Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732

Phone: (703) 929-8542    (301) 855-4253

email: wrowe10@comcast.net

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