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Published on: 5/25/2008
Last Visited: 5/25/2008
Original founder and leader, trombonist Alan Frederickson, welcomed us all, and read a letter of congratulations from fellow-founder and pianist, Bill Murray, presented by the band's first manager, Ed Grogan.
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Trading on banjo was Rory Thomas with Johnny Montagnese sitting in on drums, and Eric Staffeldt joined or relieved Frederickson with his delicious tromboning.
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To quote Alan, "Like all other great performers there is a charity for which we play.Gumperson's Disease.
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Staffeldt stood in for, or joined, Frederickson and John Bredenberg and Roger Campbell joined or substituted for Acker on reeds.
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They were: Ed Grogan, first manager, Susie Gentry, wife of leader Clark, Jeannie Peterson, who with her husband Harney originally put the band together, Mark Janicki, once clarinetist, trombonist and money manager, Juanita Greenwood, long-time companion of Frederickson and founder of Summit Jazz, Duane Sutfin, past manager, Bill and Betty Holcomb, and Hank Troy, present pianist and secretary of the Queen City Jazz Foundation.