So we have been getting lots of interest on the “mysterious” music download that is available. First off folks, you can’t get it anywhere but here. The music was destined to be forgotten or never released due to other circumstances. After giving the tapes a listen, there was too much energy and excitement to have this music unheard by the general public.

I’ve gotten emails on who the musicans might be. Well, I can tell you that this is Eddy’s band that appears every Monday at The Carlyle. Additionally, there is now a complete track available for listening. If you go back to previous posts on this Blog, you can find out who went out on tour - ““Live” in Europe December 2007 - January 2008″.

BY ALAN LIGHT

The New York Times

Coldplay in its new London studio: from left to right are Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin and Guy Berryman

NEW YORK — With its frescoed walls and waiters in white jackets, the Cafe Carlyle is like a Hollywood version of old-school New York sophistication.

It’s not usually a place to go looking for rock stars, but on Monday nights Woody Allen is often there, playing the clarinet with his New Orleans jazz band, and Chris Martin, the singer of the British rock band Coldplay, catches his sets when he can.

At a small table just inside the door, between bites of salmon and sips of a Bellini, Martin recalled why he was initially drawn to Allen’s films. “Everyone else was either too optimistic or too pessimistic,” he said. “He seemed to have it just right.”

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A delightful snippet captured by a Canadian fan and posted to Daily Motion. Ahh… if only there was more. Note the exceptional trumpet playing of Simon Wettenhall!

Woody Allen, Aretha Franklin to Headline Summer Festival

Eleven days of music and entertainment gets under way June 26 with the 29th annual Montreal Jazz Fest.

Woody Allen and Aretha Franklin will headline the Montreal Jazz Fest this summer.

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The celebration starts at noon each day and runs until midnight, ending July 6. Several city blocks are closed to traffic for the event. An art gallery, street performers and a musical park for children are all part of the program, along with a multitude of performances from jazz and related genres, including the blues, and Latin, African, reggae and other types of music from around the world.

Among the headliners scheduled to attend this year are Aretha Franklin, Woody Allen, Leonard Cohen, Return To Forever, Abbey Lincoln, Dianne Reeves, James Taylor, Lee “Scratch” Perry, The Wailers, David Murray, Michel Donato, Guy Nadon, Ravi Coltrane, Coral Egan, Steely Dan, Katie Melua, Yael Naim and a double program with Al Green and Lizz Wright.

Tickets and details at http://www.montrealjazzfest.com.

The Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band, “Live” in Europe December 2007 - January 2008. Taken from performances in Belgium, France and Spain, this exciting music, only available as a “digital download” in MP3 format, represents highlights from the Band’s European Tour in December of 2007 and early 2008

Click on the audio player to hear the complete performance of “Ice Cream” from the release.

“Til We Meet Again” Track list:

1. Whenever You’re Lonesome, Just Telephone Me
2. Down in Honky Tonk Town
3. Ice Cream
4. I’m Not Rough
5. Down By The Riverside
6. Girl Of My Dreams
7. Tailgate Ramble
8. Second Line
9. Precious Lord, Take My Hand
10. Say ‘Si Si’ (Para Vigo Me Voy)
11. Til We Meet Again
(70 minutes)

Digitally recorded and mastered in the highest quality 320 kbps MP3 format.

iTunes Compatible

You can download your copy at the Buy Jazz Band CD’s tab found at the top of this page or by clicking on this link

We just received word that a second show for our performance At the Montreal Jazz Festival has been added. The date is the night before, June 29 and I assume the venue will remain the same. Check the Festival website for details.

Nearly a year later, I finally splurged for an iPhone (not to mention the fact that I got a refurbished 8 GB from AT&T for a very reasonable price). The new 3G model should arrive in Jume and this one will be passed along to my lovely bride. In the meantime, look for pictures … this one was taken Monday night. Simon Wettenhall on trumpet, Woody Allen on clarinet and Eddy Davis on banjo. BTW, in case you were wondering, Woody owns an iPhone too!

For the first time, Montreal will get to see Allen in a straight-up musical performance: He and the band have been booked for a one-night appearance at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. The show will take place June 30 at Salle Wilfrid Pelletier of Place des Arts.

“For more than thirty-five years, Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band have been delighting audiences with a hot mix of New Orleans inspired music. The band’s sound is firmly rooted in the music that Woody Allen has loved since his childhood and draws inspiration from such legendary artists as Sidney Bechet, George Lewis, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone and of course, Louis Armstrong.

Their repertoire consists of over 1200 songs and comprises a diverse collection of early 20th century popular tunes, hymns, spirituals, marches, blues and rags. In keeping with the spontaneous nature of the music every performance is an energetic collection of improvisations—there is no play list, nor do the musicians know what song Allen, in collaboration with band director Eddy Davis, will call out next.

Beginning as informal jam sessions and then becoming regular concerts every Monday night, the band has performed for thousands of New Yorkers and visitors from all over the world. For the last decade, the group has been regularly playing once a week at the Manhattan landmark hotel, The Carlyle. Allen even missed accepting an Academy Award for “Annie Hall” so as not to miss his Monday night gig.

In 1996, the band embarked on its first tour of Europe and was chronicled in the documentary film, “Wild Man Blues” and subsequent compact disc titled under the same. Since then, the band has returned to Europe on numerous occasions, most recently in December 2007 - January 2008.”

My wife and I are huge fans of the Wonder Pets, great music and a very sweet show for kids.

If you’ve ever watched this show, you know the phone call sets the guys off on an adventure to “save a baby animal”. What could be better than being a total Geek Dad thank having your own Wonder Pets custom ringtone for that new iPhone? Look no further - Wonder Pets Ringtone