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“SWEET LIKE THIS”: The SCANDINAVIAN RHYTHM BOYS “KEEP HOT”

Posted on March 8, 2015 | 3 comments

At the end  of last year, a wonderful CD arrived in the mail — by one of my favorite [not sufficiently well-known] small bands, the SCANDINAVIAN RHYTHM BOYS, a fertile crescent of hot jazz supervised beautifully by banjoist / singer … Continue reading →

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NEW FACES, NEW BABY: THE SCANDINAVIAN RHYTHM BOYS TAKE TO THE WATER

Posted on July 18, 2012 | Leave a comment

The little band known as the Scandinavian Rhythm Boys has long been one of my favorite hot ensembles.  They have a new front line, with trumpeter Leif Blunck and Hans Jorgen Hansen on bass sax, clarinet and soprano.  Michael Boeving … Continue reading →

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GO, LITTLE BAND! — THE SCANDINAVIAN RHYTHM BOYS

Posted on February 18, 2012 | 1 comment

Some governments know how to support the arts. In Denmark, “Nyboder” (which means “new houses”) refers to a historic district of yellow row houses in Copenhagen — houses that were once a naval barracks, built in the early seventeenth century … Continue reading →

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SOUL MUSIC: THE SCANDINAVIAN RHYTHM BOYS (April 2011)

Posted on May 20, 2011 | 3 comments

The four gentlemen who make up the Scandinavian Rhythm Boys make more music than a full orchestra — simple yet deep, propulsive yet full of feeling, with arching melodies, deep roots, and more.  They are Robert Hansson, trumpet; Frans Sjostrom, … Continue reading →

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CHARLESTON MAD! (The SCANDINAVIAN RHYTHM BOYS)

Posted on December 11, 2010 | 5 comments

The Scandinavian Rhythm Boys are a deeply rewarding hot band, and they’ve just come out with a new CD, CHARLESTON MAD.  I’ve been excited by the band for a few years now.  And I was delighted to be able to … Continue reading →

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THERE’S LIFE IN (AND BEYOND) THOSE GROOVES: THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAZZ RECORD COLLECTORS

Posted on May 31, 2012 | 3 comments

I suspect that most people, asked to describe “a jazz record collector,” would create at best a gentle caricature.  It wouldn’t be too far from the general stereotype of someone who assorts, covets, arranges, and studies any kind of ancient … Continue reading →

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“ISTEN VELED, KEDVES BARÁTUNK!” or “GOODBYE, DEAR FRIEND”: FOR JOE MURANYI

Posted on May 15, 2012 | Leave a comment

Michael Cogswell of the Louis Armstrong House Museum has just told us that the memorial service for Joe Muranyi will take place on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, from 7-10 PM.  It will be held at St. Peter’s Church, 619 Lexington … Continue reading →

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HELLO, CENTRAL, GIVE ME JOE MURANYI, PLEASE

Posted on March 5, 2012 | 3 comments

Our subject is the fellow on the right.  The fellow on the right you know. The sterling clarinetist / soprano saxophonist / singer / composer Joe Muranyi has had some health issues of late, and has moved house — as … Continue reading →

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“DEAR BIX”: ANDY SCHUMM and his GANG at WHITLEY BAY, November 4, 2011 (thanks to Flemming Thorbye and Elin Smith)

Posted on January 2, 2012 | 4 comments

Young Mr. Schumm may be one of the most avidly-recorded musicians in jazz, but he deserves every pixel and gigabyte for his clarion playing and easy, thoughtful leadership (watch how casually and effectively he shapes a performance onstage). Here Andy … Continue reading →

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JAZZ ON THE RIVER in COPENHAGEN (May – October 2011)

Posted on April 15, 2011 | 2 comments

  One of my favorite small jazz bands is the Scandinavian Rhythm Boys, pictured above (Michael Boeving, banjo, vocals; Robert Hansson, trumpet, Ole Olsen, bass, clarinet; Frans Sjostrom, bass sax, soprano sax).  They spend a good deal of time on … Continue reading →

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ALL AROUND US on MAY 23, 2010

Posted on May 28, 2010 | 2 comments

YouTube provided a very encouraging coincidence — two inspiring jazz events taking place on the same day, May 23, 2010 — one in Denmark, one in Arizona.  I always hope that Hot jazz is ubiquitous, that somewhere the Ghanian Revelers … Continue reading →

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“KEEP HOT!”

Posted on December 8, 2009 | 2 comments

In THE SPIRIT OF LOUIS, 2009, not long ago, I posted three video performances where the Scandinavian Rhythm Boys were joined by one of the remaining Elders, clarinetist Joe Muranyi.  (https://jazzlives.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/the-spirit-of-louis-2009/) If those videos eluded you, or the SRB are new … Continue reading →

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“WE’RE ONLY HERE TO HAVE FUN”

Posted on November 9, 2009 | 2 comments

I celebrate Flemming Thorbye again for sharing this clip from Danish television (October 2008).  In it, Joe Muranyi talks about Louis Armstrong and plays YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE, warming up with the Scandinavian Rhythm Boys.  Joe’s candid recollections of Louis and WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD … Continue reading →

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THE SPIRIT OF LOUIS, 2009

Posted on November 2, 2009 | 2 comments

Deep thanks to my fellow jazz cinematographer, Flemming Thorbye — http://www.thorbye.net — who took his video camera to the Kulturhus Brønden, Brøndby Strand, Denmark, on October 25, 2009, to capture three songs by the Scandinavian Rhythm Boys with Joe Muranyi as their esteemed guest … Continue reading →

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