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The Congelosi Cards
with Tamar Korn
Tamar Korn, Dennis Lichtman, Simon Wettenhall (Big
72), Matt Musselman, Marcus Milius, Rob Atkins, Jake Sanders |
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Tamar Korn and the Cangelosi Cards -
Fortunately for us, this young band is keeping the excitement of
Traditional Jazz and Swing alive and well in New York. They
revisit the flapper era, with harmonica, mandolin, and fiddle;
unusual instruments for a Traditional Jazz band. They have
their own unique sound, much appreciated by dancers. The artists are
Jake Sanders banjo/guitar/leader; Matt Mussellman trombone,
Dennis Lichtman clarinet violin and mandolin,
Gordon Webster piano, Marcus Milius
harmonica, Rob Atkins string bass,
and Tamar Korn vocals and more.
Tamar is a delightful entertainer with an indelible voice. She began
by singing a
sweet ballad, When You're Smiling, backed
by Jake on electric guitar. She changed to a high operatic-style voice for
Reaching For The Moon, effortlessly moving back with When Day
Is Done, where she voices the clarinet for a full chorus.
The band plays fine ensemble on Comes Love, Tamar
sinuously swaying & hissing beside them. Fabulous piano solo by
Gordon Webster!
The 1960's trombone looks used and worn, but Musselman rouses
soulful, plaintive, and soaring sounds from it.
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Tamar is deeply immersed in the 30's and 40's, complete with
haircut, dress, shoes and manner. Fans argue over who she
sounds like the most, Mildred Bailey, Adelaide Hall, Lee Morse. Her style is completely her own.
The essence of her beauty comes from a
whimsical spirit and a remarkable voice, sometimes scatting,
sometimes operatic, or expressing any of the instruments.
With the band playing Comes Love, she has no
vocal, but is
sinuously swaying, softly hissing into the mic.
Balling the Jack she trades 4s with the trumpet,
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West End Blues is introduced by the harmonica, with
trombone accents. No trumpet. Marcus is an interesting, imaginative,
player, using longer, sustained notes to intimate the sound of
Louis's trumpet.
Banjo takes the intro to There'll be some Changes Made,
Tara on vocal, turning her voice into a violin. Fine clarinet solo,
with Jake's banjo keeping a constant, solid beat, backing the band
in lieu of a drum. Clarinet and harmonica followed with a sweet, tender Blue Moon.
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Gordon Webster introduced Stardust, with Atkins
bowing the string bass. Beautiful! Tamar enters
with powerful, rich and sweet voice, like no other.
You never heard a Stardust like this!
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Time fleeting. Tamara has choice of last song and they
close with an uproarious
Them There Eyes
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Molly Ryan joined Tamar on a later set with Dream a
Little Dream of Me, with Molly taking the melody and Tamar
whimsically harmonizing.
A mellow, slow, April Showers with Molly
singing melody, while Tamar adds flowery embellishments.
Amazing pair!
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The Cangelosi Cards are certainly very different from any other
Traditional or Dixieland Jazz Bands. Michael Steinman of Jazz Lives says: "The Cards are the closest
thing to an unclassifiable melding of a hoedown, a jam session, a
fiddle convention, a wondrous interstellar excursion, a mix of
Minton’s 1941, the Quintette of the Hot Club of France, old-timey
music seventy years ago, the Savoy Ballroom, ecstatic rituals and
more." ( Michael's video of the Cards'
Honeysuckle Rose.)
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Mark your calendars for next year
- June 24-26, 2011
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Proceeds from the Hot Steamed Jazz Festival are donated to Paul Newman's
Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, founded in 1988. The
camp is located in Connecticut on a 330-acre camp plus 44-acre pond
ingeniously designed and equipped like a wild west hideout, where
children who need special support services do not have to sit on the
sidelines. It's goal is to offer a
good old fashioned camp experience to children who couldn't camp anywhere
else because they suffer from cancer and life threatening illnesses and
conditions.
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Updated July, 2010
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