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| Lake Ozark Dixieland Jazz Festival October 27-30, 2005 Hundreds of jazz fans from around the country will be drawn to the Lake of the Ozarks in October for what's become a musical tradition the Lake Ozark Annual Dixieland Jazz Festival. Four bands will perform Oct. 27-30, 2005 at the Country Club Hotel & Spa during this annual Lake event where music will play from morning until night. Morning, afternoon and evening sessions will feature well-known jazz bands from around the country, many returning by jazz fans' popular demand. The jazz festival has grown in reputation through the years. It's a good deal. It's quality music at a reasonable price in a lovely venue at a nice time of the year, said Lynn Zimmer, who arranges the entertainment for the jazz festival and performs there with his band. The bands at this year's festival will include: Lynn Zimmer & The Jazz Band serve up exceptional musical fare for your listening and dancing enjoyment. This six-piece band, under the leadership of Lynn Zimmer (formerly of the Clyde McCoy, Turk Murphy and Al Hirt bands), performs four-nights a week at the beautiful Country Club Hotel & Spa. Joining Lynn will be special guests Connie Jones and Bob Havens. Cornetist Connie Jones is no stranger to anyone who follows Dixieland Jazz. He is often seen at jazz festivals at home and abroad leading his own all-star group, in addition to being quite active in his hometown of New Orleans playing great Dixieland jazz. His credentials include having been the lead trumpet player in Pete Fountain's band for seven years on Bourbon Street , reorganizing and leading the Dukes of Dixieland in the mid-1970s, and leading the house band at the Blue Angel nightclub on Bourbon Street . He's played with Jack Teagarden's jazz band, and has also performed at the White House. We are pleased to have Connie back with us for this, his second appearance, at the Lake Ozark Annual Dixieland Jazz Festival. Bob Havens is well known as the featured trombonist for over twenty years on the Lawrence Welk television show, and has played with Lynn Zimmer & The Jazz Band here at the Country Club Hotel & Spa on numerous occasions. He has recorded and performed extensively with Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, Ralph Flanigan, Ray Sherman and Tex Beneke, among others. Bob is currently featured with many of the finest groups at jazz festivals and jazz parties here in America and abroad. This is an all-star group you won't want to miss! Banu Gibson & The New Orleans Hot Jazz. Today, Banu Gibson stands virtually at the top of her field. A superior and swinging jazz singer, Banu is one of the few vocalists of her generation to stick exclusively to songs of the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Not content to just copy singers of the past, she mixes fresh renditions of standards and obscurities. Banu Gibson is a powerful force on stage. Her enthusiasm and showmanship are highlighted by her wide range and versatility, spanning Bessie Smith to Billie Holiday; the Boswell Sisters to Sophie Tucker; and Lee Wiley to Fanny Brice. Living in New Orleans since 1981, and accompanied by her superb group of New Orleans musicians, Banu Gibson currently performs at hundreds of jazz festivals and other premier events in America and abroad, as well as numerous local engagements in New Orleans. We're delighted to have Banu and her band here for this, her first appearance, at the Lake Ozark Annual Dixieland Jazz Festival. The West End Jazz Band has been performing music from the golden age of jazz in America for thirty years. Based in Chicago , this fine band specializes in the hot and sweet dance music of the 1920s and 30s. This six-piece group recreates the era's popular music through authentic arrangements and vocals. Some of the vintage bands whose music they feature include the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks, Jean Goldkette, Jan Garber, Isham Jones and many others. The West End Jazz Band, let by cornetist Mike Bezin, plays Jazz Festivals and other engagements across the country. We're pleased to have this great group of musicians at our festival for the very first time! Jean Kittrell & The St. Louis Rivermen. Dr. Jean Kittrell grew up playing piano in the Southern Baptist Church. Years later, while majoring in music theory and acquiring her Ph.D. in Modern British Literature, she was at the same time performing countless music dates in the United States and in Europe . Jean Kittrell & The St. Louis Rivermen made their debut in 1982. Surrounded by six of the most stellar and sought-after jazz performers in the St. Louis area, she has brought her unique style of Dixieland jazz to hundreds of audiences throughout the world. Featuring her unique barrel-house piano and lusty Bessis Smith tunes, Jean Kittrell & The St. Louis Rivermen play classic jazz, Dixieland standards, blues, marches, ragtime, spirituals and swing, the music of King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, W.C. Handy, Duke Ellington, Sidney Bechet and George Gershwin - and they have a good time doing it! write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |