On July 14, 2016, we were delighted to play a concert at the Dean House on Monona Drive as part of their Back Porch Concert series. The weather was nice and the audience was terrific! Below is a recording of “Battle Hymn of the Republic” from that performance. You can find snapshots of the performance in the Photo Gallery.
December Performance at Fitchburg Senior Center
We were delighted to play at the Fitchburg Senior Center on December 18, 2015. Thanks to Debbie Trexel for the photo.
Photos from Oakwood Village Performance
Dick Trexel’s wife, Debbie, shared her photos from the April 28th performance in the Oakwood Village Auditorium. One is posted below. To see the rest, just go to the Photo Gallery page.
Middleton Jazz at Oakwood Village
Performance for PLATO Jazz at Oakwood Village on April 28, 2015
Middleton Jazz was grateful for the opportunity to play in Oakwood Village’s lovely auditorium for Oakwood residents, the PLATO Jazz class, and members of the public. We played a variety of traditional jazz pieces to illustrate the early development of jazz. The audience was terrific and we all had a great time. Attached is a short video of Muskrat Ramble from that performance.
Make Music Madison on June 21, 2014
On Saturday, June 21, we played in the Old Sugar Distillery, 931 East Main Street, as part of the Make Music Madison celebration. The music was hot, like the weather, and the audience was enthusiastic! In the video capture below band members are, left-to-right, Nancy Boyle (trumpet), Bruce Severson (piano), Al Hough (guitar), Ken Niemeyer (trumpet), Dick Murray (trumpet), Dick Trexel (clarinet), Nicky Sund (drums, behind Dick), Carol Livingston (tenor sax), Jim Willet (bass, behind Carol), Les Hoffman (tenor, alto sax), Bill Scott (banjo), Mike Clipson (trombone), and Carroll Sigler (guitar, behind Mike).
Cut a Rug With the Cool Cats December 7, 2013
On December 7, 2013, we contributed to the Dane County Humane Society’s fundraiser at The Fred Astaire Dance Studio on Mineral Point Road. The event was not as well attended as we would have liked, but those who came seemed to enjoy dancing to our music! Thanks to Dick’s wife Debbie for the photo.
Back at The Jefferson November 2, 2013
We returned to The Jefferson on November 2nd and were very well received by the audience there. We look forward to returning again in 2014!
Farewell, Charlie!
Charlie Walter is following his heart to California. We are very happy for him, but we will miss his friendship, humor, and fine musicianship!
We were delighted to see Patricia Stone at our June 20th rehearsal, and we managed to get a photo of the whole band!
After the rehearsal, Susan and Les Hoffman hosted a noon party for the group and Les treated us to a preview of two songs that he later performed for Make Music Madison on the 21st.
At The Jefferson on June 1, 2013
We had a great time playing in the atrium of The Jefferson again on a Saturday afternoon. Their event coordinator Trish was kind enough to snap a few photos for us and they can be found in the Photo Gallery.
Middleton Jazz at The Jefferson
At St. Luke’s on January 17, 2013
It was fun playing together January 3rd after a few weeks off. We will rehearse again on January 10th, but we will not rehearse January 17th because we will be part of St. Luke’s Golden Opportunity series on that day. Set up at 12:15 and begin playing by 12:45 p.m.
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