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W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars
Also known as W. C. Handy Festival All-Stars Origin
Florence , Alabama, United States Genres
Jazz
Musical artist
The
W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars (also known as the W. C. Handy Festival All-Stars ) is a group of
jazz
musicians who play annually at the
W. C. Handy Music Festival in
Florence , Alabama. During the last week of July each year, these musicians travel from all over the United States to gather in
Florence and perform in various combinations. In addition to performing jazz, members of the W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars serve as the resident faculty of the
W. C. Handy Jazz Camp , also teaching the "A B Cs of Jazz, Blues and Beyond".
Roster of musicians
Through the years, the W. C. Handy Music Festival has featured numerous top quality jazz musicians, many of which are listed below.
Pianists:
Laszlo Gardony – Pianist, residing in Boston, Massachusetts. Professor of Piano at
Berklee College of Music .
Gary Motley - Pianist, Atlanta, Georgia.
Johnny O'Neal - Pianist & vocalist, Detroit, Michigan.
Ray Reach – Pianist & vocalist, Director of Student Jazz Programs for the
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame , Birmingham, Alabama.
Robert Redd - Pianist, brother of
Chuck Redd , Takoma Park, Maryland.
Mike Wofford – Pianist, residing in Los Angeles, California.
Guitarists:
Mel Deal - Guitarist, Nashville, Tennessee.
[1]
Eric Essix - Guitarist, Birmingham, Alabama.
[2]
Mundell Lowe – Film composer and guitarist with the
André Previn Trio , San Diego, California.
Lloyd Wells - Guitarist, Nashville, Tennessee.
Jack Pearson - Guitarist, former member of the
Allman Brothers Band , residing in Nashville, Tennessee.
[3]
Tom Wolfe – Guitarist, Director of Jazz Studies at the
University of Alabama , Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Drummers and percussionists:
Bill Goodwin – Drummer with
Gary Burton and
Phil Woods , New Jersey.
Beth Gottlieb - Percussionist (wife of Danny Gottlieb), residing in Nashville, Tennessee.
Danny Gottlieb - Drummer, residing in Nashville, Tennessee.
Sonny Harris – Drummer, Birmingham, Alabama.
Chuck Redd - Vibraphonist & drummer, residing in Takoma Park, Maryland.
Mike Shepherd – Percussionist, one of the founders of the Handy Festival, Minnesota.
Bassists:
Cleveland Eaton - Bassist, Birmingham, Alabama.
Jim Ferguson - Bass professor at Middle Tennessee State University, residing in Nashville, Tennessee
Tim Goodwin – Bassist, Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Memphis.
[4]
Ike Harris – Bassist, tours with
Crystal Gayle , Nashville, Tennessee.
[5]
Neal Starkey – Bassist, residing in Atlanta, Georgia.
Wind players:
Holly Hofmann – Flutist, residing in Los Angeles, California.
[6]
Gary Lamb – Trumpeter & vocalist.
Howard Lamb – Trombonist & Director of the Memphis Jazz Orchestra.
[7]
Kelley O'Neal - Saxophonist, former band member with
Take 6 , residing in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ken Watters – Trumpeter, residing in Atlanta, Georgia.
Gary Wheat - Saxophonist, residing in Birmingham, Alabama.
Scott Silberth - Saxophonist, residing in Washington, DC.
References
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"Faculty" . Archived from
the original on November 1, 2007. Retrieved November 16, 2007 .
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"Eric Essix" . Bhamwiki.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015 .
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"Jack Pearson" . Jackpearson.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015 .
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[1]
Archived August 2, 2007, at the
Wayback Machine
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[2]
Archived July 29, 2007, at the
Wayback Machine
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"Jazz Flutist" . Hollyhofmann.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015 .
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"Howard Lamb Music" . Archived from
the original on November 22, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2007 .
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