SCROLL DOWN FOR COMPLETE PHOTO COVERAGE OF ETHMER ROTEN'S "5TH ANNUAL GALA" STARRING BONNIE BOWDEN AND BENEFITING "The Inspiring Notes Youth Music Program" WHICH TOOK PLACE ON June 23, 2013!
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| John Setar, Brian Friedman, Larry Dougherty |
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| Bob Galeotti, Harry Smallenburg |
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| JACK FEIERMAN - Count Basie, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Billy May |
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| Harry Middlebrooks performing at Barone's, Van Nuys |
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Band singer Patti Kelly joins Kevin Wright, producer of the Band's current CD available in the lobby. |
CHRISTMAS 2012...
Fifth Annual Garden Party "A Supper Club Experience" featuring Bonnie Bowden with Rick Parent on Piano and Jim Hughart on bass - Hosted by Marge and Ethmer Roten at their home in Mission Hills - Catered by Chef Vito Giovannelli (Casa de Pizza) - Benefiting Inspiring Notes Youth Music Program (www.inspiringnotes.org)
Great site! You can almost hear the music...
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ReplyDeleteThank you so much for creating this beautiful blog of my favorite "fabulous fellas" known as the Big Band Alumni!
Sincere Thanks,
Bonnie Bowden
www.BonnieBowden.com
So many wonderful treasured photos here. So much talent . Randy VanHorne had a wonderful idea when he gathered these monster players to create the Big Band Alumni. Jack FEIERMAN was the original lead trumpet until he passed away in 2016. Then Johnny Vana stepped in as leader to carry on Randy’s dream, as a working band to the next level, and after Johnny passed, thankfully Bill A. Jones took on the Band to keep the music going and singing with his fabulous voice and energy. Bill A. Jones and Nancy Osborne sing all those wonderful 30’s & 40’s songs as if they were written with them in mind!! So many of the great originals are now playing in that Heavenly Big Band, and thought they’re not sitting here in person, they are all very much in our hearts and in our memories. With love to all my “boys and girls in the band” ! ❤️Judith FEIERMAN
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