Eli and The Hot Five at Primavera Ristorante, July 21, 2016

Five piece Trad Band, no reeds

Eli and The Hot Five

Bob Winter keyboard, Eli Newberger tuba, Jimmy Mazzy banjo, Bob Tamagni drums, Bo Winiker trumpet, Herb Gardner trombone.

banjo and tuba

Jimmy Mazzy and Eli Newberger have performed together for years.

 

 

Jimmy opened singing a beautiful melody, C’est Ci Bon; he was right – this evening was SO good!

He and Eli later played the banjo’s National Anthem, The World is Waiting for the Sunshine – they’ve done this often with The Tuber Trio.

 

 

 

Eli standing next to Bob playing keyboard with him

Eli and Bob

 

 

 

Eli joined Bob on Sentimental Journey for amazing four-handed piano.

 

 

 

 

Tamagni hitting bass with stick

Bob Tamagni, teaches drumming at Berklee

 

 

 

 

Bob Tamagni is a unique drummer, capable of interweaving beautiful melody on drums. especially when he let loose on Sentimental Journey.

 

 

 

Bob with right arm way up high over keyboard Bob with fingers back on keyboard

This isn’t the Boston Pops – Bob winter explodes on a fast Sing, Sing a Song,  You could have heard a pin drop when he played sweet and soft on Duke’s Sophisticated Lady.

Bo, sporting a big smiel, at mic holding trumpet and handkerchief

Bo Winiker

 

Bo sings Louis’s Wonderful World.

He was featured on Lady Be Good on sublime muted trumpet, then trading 4’s on open bell with Eli on tuba.  They do have fun!

He takes out a smokey flugelhorn when backing vocals.

 

 

 

 

Herb up front on mic playing trombone

Herb Gardner

 

 

Herb played and sang Walking Stick — tribute to the cane he’s not using anymore since he broke his hip in March.

He’s playing in MANY bands, here and in New York!

 

 

Elaine smiling and singing

Elaine Woo

 

 

 

Elaine Woo is a spitfire on vocals, singing down and dirty on Route 66.  She also sang Billie Holiday’s Getting Some Fun Out of Life, a sweet Embraceable You, and It Might as Well Be Spring.   She joined Carolyn later.

 

 

 

Carolyn joins Hot Five for Washboard Round-o-lay.
Washboard joins band

Carolyn on washboard

 

 

 

…..and we loved Miami Rhumba!

 

 

 

 

Carolyn and Elaine brought the house down on Darktown Strutters Ball.
Carolyn on washboard, Elaine sing, both in front of band.

These world-class musicians really enjoy playing together every chance they get.
We really missed our favorite tenor sax, Ted Casher, and look forward to hearing him again.

It was a fun, unforgettable evening!!   Hopefully, Eli and The Hot Six will be back August 18th.  See you there??  Mark your calendars!

Marce