The 16th Bohem Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Kecskemet, Hungary in March 2007 was one of John Arpin's last appearances. John passed away 6 months later in cancer. Here he was weak but vivid and his playing is marvellous as ever. He performs Scott Joplin's Easy Winners.
The 16th Bohem Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Kecskemet, Hungary in March 2007 was one of John Arpin's last appearances. John passed away 6 months later in cancer. Here he was weak but vivid and his playing is marvellous as ever. He performs Joe Lamb's Ragtime Nightingale.
The 16th Bohem Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Kecskemet, Hungary in March 2007 was one of John Arpin's last appearances. John passed away 6 months later in cancer. Here he was weak but vivid and his playing is marvellous as ever. He performs a medley of W. C. Handy's blues compositions.
This VERY young Hungarian (mostly female) group performed this piece at the 16th International Bohém Ragtime & Jazz Festival in 2007 in Kecskemét, Hungary. The arrangement was done by the girls!
This marvellous Czech band led by pianist Jakub Safr performed at the 16th International Bohem Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Kecskemét, Hungary in 2007. Singer: Petra Ernyei.
We played this nice tune at the 16th Bohem Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Kecskemet, Hungary in March 2007. The local Bohém Ragtime Jazz Band's personnel is in this tune: Attila Korb - cn, voc (normally tb), Zoltán Mátrai - cl, Tamás Ittzés - p, ld, József Török - tu, György Mátrai - bj, Alfréd Falusi - dr
The Sacramento-based Fulton Street Jazz Band (Bob Sakoi - tp, Bob Williams - tb, Paul Edgerton - cl/ts, Bob Ringwald - p, Darrell Fernandez - b, Vince Bartels - dr) performed at the 16th International Bohém Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Kecskemét, Hungary in 2007. Listen up!
Live concert recording at the 16th International Bohem Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Kecskemét, Hungary, March 25, 2007. (Morris Palter - xyl, Colin McAllister - g)
This wonderful Czech band led by Jakub Safr (piano) performed this tune at the 16th International Bohém Ragtime & Jazz festival in Kecskemét, Hungary in 2007. Marek Rejhon's singing is classy.
We played this Kerry Mills cake walk at the 16th Bohem Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Kecskemet, Hungary in March 2007. The local Bohém Ragtime Jazz Band's personnel is in this tune: József Lebanov - tp, Zoltán Mátrai - cl, Tamás Ittzés - vl, ld, Miklós Lázár - vl, Attila Korb - p (normally tb), József Török - tu, György Mátrai - bj, Alfréd Falusi - dr
Nice clip of the shots taken at the tours of the Bohém Ragtime Jazz Band (Kecskemét, Hungary) when playing and enjoying the festivals in Rimini (I), Ascona (CH) and Bude (UK)
This Robert Hampton piece was performed by us at the 16th International Bohém Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Kecskemét, Hungary in 2007. It features our tuba player, József Török. Yours truly (Tamás Ittzés) is on piano and Alfréd Falusi (drums) completes the trio.
Czech pianist Jakub Safr and his gang performs Gone With That Draft at the Bohem festival in Kecskemet, Hungary in 2007. Count the beats from 2:01 and try to follow the music in 4/4. Tricky!
These youngsters played this marvellous tune at the 16th International Bohém Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Kecskemét, Hungary. The band is led by the Bohém Ragtime JB's multi-instrumentalis t member, Attila Korb. His sings in this recording.
Our dear friend, blind pianist Bob Ringwald played this difficult Jelly Roll Morton tune at the 16th International Bohém Ragtime & Jazz Festival in Kecskemét, Hungary in 2007. Note that in the clip (and in its file name) the tune is mistitled Tijuana. Actually, the tune was indeed dedicated to a waitress at the Kansas City bar in Tijuana. But it is entitled The Pearls.