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Not-So-Modern Jazz Quartet +
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Dixieland Jazz, Blues, Ballads, SwingAnd Music forListening and Dancing
Our New CD is now available - go to CDs
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, and has been playing continuously since 1983. 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 along with the Great American song books. We play regularly at St. Elmo's Coffee Pub (every Thursday), and the Westlawn Inn (Second Saturday of the month). We are available for other regular gigs and scheduled affairs such as parties, weddings, dances and public events as well as New Orleans style jazz funerals. Betsy Riddle Ruderfer sings ballads with us on some gigs. We are celebrating our 27th year.
Not-So-Modern Jazz Quartet (1) 2006 - 2009 Clockwise From Top Left Bill Rowe, Ernie Buck, Mike Ritter, Herb Greenlee
The Not-So-Modern Jazz Quartet (2) 2006-2009 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
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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 12th year at St. Elmo's 703-739-9268 Our New CD is now available - goto CDs
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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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