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The
Easy Street Jazz Band Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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Paul Klinger , cornet & soprano sax, leader Mike Jones, clarinet Terry Kimura, trombone Jim Dapogny, piano Rod McDonald, banjo & guitar Chris Smith, sousaphone Pete Siers, drums Nicole Heitger , vocals |
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The Easy Street Jazz Band has been delivering
hot jazz to the Ann Arbor area for over 40 years. Paul
Klinger, who lives (literally) on Easy Street says, “We don’t
know exactly the particular day the band was formed. I’m sure there was a
first gig, but nobody remembers it.”
In the 1970s they could be heard at Bimbo’s
in Ann Arbor, later at the Bird of Paradise and
Firefly Jazz Clubs. They currently play on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 8:30 PM at
the Zal Gaz Grotto. The Easy Street players
specialize in the music of Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, Fats Waller, Louis
Armstrong, Duke Ellington, James P. Johnson, and the less familiar works of
many other musicians and composers. For more information about the Easy Street Jazz Band, contact Paul Klinger at
pklinger@umich.edu
or 734 649-1009. |
