Scott Black filled in for Tony Pringle.  Great substitute.  A very busy musician from Connecticut, he studied under legendary cornetist Jimmy McPartland and currently tours with Leon Redbone and also plays at major music festivals with the Rhythm Rascals.  Stu Gunn replaced Barry Bockus on solid and steady string bass.

They began with Skeleton in the Closet.  Pillsbury was searing in Careless Love with Scott on muted cornet, and Stan embellishing with tailgate trombone, reminiscent of the early New Orleans Jazz Bands.

Trombone, cornet, and clarinet were in fine ensemble on Louis Armstrong's Savoy Blues.   Sometimes there is one musician in a band that's on fire, inspiring the whole band. This evening Stan Vincent was a spark plug, challenging the musicians. Snake Rag turned out so WILD, Bob Pillsbury couldn't sit down any longer and continued playing piano standing up!

Once In a While was a real barn burner, at first with no rhythm, just the front line and banjo. Thrilling! Georgia Bo Bo was dedicated to Jimmy Carter (!) Pilsbury pushing the bass notes.  Billy snuck some clever klezmer clarinet into Willie the Weeper.

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea featured Bob Pilsbury's two-fisted piano, punctuated by Reynolds' rhythmic percussive beat; then Bob gave him a nod, and Bill bolted into a dynamite drum solo.

The tune featured a nice duet between Billy on clarinet and Stan's trombone, and the rest of the band in wonderful New Orleans polyphony.

Black Eagle fans don't talk while the music is playing, they don't want to miss a single note; so break time is when everyone catches up on chatting and socializing. Bob Pilsbury used this time to catch up on  former Sticky Wicket 'regular's Janet, Lynn, and Elizabeth.

After many years of  listening to this band, and eighteen years after the Wicket closed, their first loyalty is still with the New Black Eagle Jazz Band!

Something went haywire on an upbeat When I Grow Too Old To Dream, but Billy's forceful, pointing, clarinet quickly brought everybody back in line.  He announced that the next song would be a risky undertaking, but they coasted through Sobbin' Blues without  difficulty, Scott carrying the melody, with Billy flitting in and out around the melody line.

Billy did a super job leading the band and keeping it together, preparing for their trip to Port Angeles for the Olympic Jazz Festival.  They finished with 'Til We Meet Again. 
We certainly will, and also we'll make sure to arrive early to get a good seat.