01. DJ Hairy Larry presents NJHB playing "Catamaran"
02. Something Blue - Streak - 29 second spot
Thanks Marty, today we're hearing one of my jazz pieces recorded live at the Craighead Forest Bandshell.
NJHB is a different kind of jazz band without established personnel or repertoire. As usual when we played at the Craighead Forest Bandshell on June 2, 2013, it was the first and only time we played with this group of musicians.
So for this show we had Matt Jackson - bass, Mike "Zif" Lovell - guitar, Suzanne Michell - vocals, drums, and percussion, Carl Holden - guitar, Jay Shepherd - guitar, "Shugga" Shane Chastain - Roland Fantom, Addison Boling - drums, and Hairy Larry - Fender Rhodes, vocals, percussion, and dancing.
We are all from the Jonesboro Area except Suzanne is from Little Rock and Matt Jackson is from Kennett, Missouri.
We had an hour set so we got to play three songs. We tend to play long arrangements. The recording of "Catamaran" was close to 20 minutes long. On the album it's 12 minutes. So I made a radio edit that's 7 minutes long to play for you today. There's a link to the whole concert at sbblues.com.
In the process of doing the radio edit I did a lot of active listening. So I'm going to share some of the things I noticed about this recording.
Suzanne Michell is one of the best scat singers I have ever heard. There are places in the song where Suzanne and I are both scatting and Jay Shepherd joins the conversation on his guitar. Both Matt Jackson on bass and Addison Boling on drums play excellent solos.
There's no horns but we have three guitars and two keyboards. This can be a recipe for disaster but everyone listened while they played making space for the other musicians.
So now, recorded at the Craighead Forest Bandshell on June 2, 2013, here's NJHB playing my song, "Catamaran".
And that's NJHB playing "Catamaran" at the Craighead Forest Bandshell on June 2, 2013. Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, for more NJHB, Charlie Hunter, and Steve Lawson.
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Bebop Beatniks Playing Low Earth Orbit
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-11-20
https://sbblues.com/2023/11/19/dj-hairy-larry-presents-bebop-beatniks-playing-
Delta Boogie Newsletter - New Jazz In Jonesboro - Bebop Beatniks at Blues Fest
New Jazz In Jonesboro featuring NJHB
Jonesboro Public Library Round Room
Saturday, November 4, at 5:00 pm
Rain or Shine
Enjoy NJHB with Matt Jackson and one of his friends from Kennett. Everyone is welcome. Bring friends. Guest musicians and composers are encouraged to participate.
We all enjoyed Blues Fest this fall. I have the Bebop Beatniks video up on Youtube.
Bebop Beatniks Live At Blues Fest September 24, 20
Bebop Beatniks Live At Blues Fest 2023-09-24
https://youtu.be/RJcVABNfNy8
Bebop Beatniks
Live At Blues Fest
Craighead Forest Bandshell
Jonesboro, Arkansas
September 24, 2023
Songs
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00:00 African Violet
11:24 Thanks
Bebop Beatniks
Larry Heyl Composition Recital
ASU Band Room
September 10, 2023
https://youtu.be/wZc7Wt9MI5c?si=LmA3bBxy9z2_lA4G
Songs
00:00 African Violet
14:30 The Blue Crane
23:30 introducing the band ...
24:24 Low E
Delta Boogie Newsletter - September 2023 - Blues Fest and Beatles At The Ridge
Bebop Beatniks will be playing at the Beatles At The Ridge Festival in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, at noon on Saturday, September 16. We'll be in Beatles Park and we hope to see you there. We will also be livestreaming on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/hairylarry
Beatles At The Ridge will continue all day.
https://www.beatlesattheridge.com/
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Blues Fest
Craighead Forest Bandshell
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Sunday, Sept
Bebop Beatniks Live At Blues Fest Craighead Forest Bandshell Jonesboro, Arkansas September 24, 2023
Songs
00:00 African Violet 11:24 Thanks Mr. Cloud … 12:14 The Blue Crane 21:20 The dance floor is open … 21:42 Low Earth Orbit 31:08 Honky Tonk Jazz … 31:54 Sail Boats 38:37 In the audience … 39:15 Freddy’s Blues 45:34 Silence … 45:19 Malaysia 55:53 Introducing the band …
All songs by Larry Heyl
Personnel
Tyler Remagen - sax and flute Hairy Larry - piano and vocals Jeremy Jackson - bass Alex Washam - drums Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals
Bebop Beatniks Larry Heyl Composition Recital ASU Band Room September 10, 2023
Songs
00:00 African Violet 14:30 The Blue Crane 23:30 introducing the band … 24:24 Low Earth Orbit 33:32 Sail Boats 42:22 Freddy’s Blues 52:35 Malaysia
All songs by Larry Heyl
Personnel
Rike Robinson - trombone and vocals Tyler Remagen - sax and flute Cody Daugherty - trumpet Sophie Hacker - guitar and vocals Craig Collison - drums Jeremy Jackson - bass Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
Livestreamed to Youtube from my Samsung Galaxy S10
Bebop Beatniks At Beatles Park Walnut Ridge, Arkansas May 27, 2023
Songs
00:00 We are Bebop Beatniks … 00:23 The Blue Crane 08:53 What a wonderful audience … 09:00 Candles 16:43 I’m going to rap … 17:04 African Violet 28:24 When Conley was a percussion student … 28:48 Low Earth Orbit 38:17 OK, here’s a swing song … 38:25 Sailboats 45:11 Crates is the companion piece to Candles … 45:20 Crates 53:36 One more song … 53:46 Malaysia
Personnel
Hairy Larry - piano, vocals Alex Washam - drums Conley Hunt - percussion Rike Robinson - trombone
Bebop Beatniks
On The Twitch Porch
April 2, 2023
Songs
00:00 Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael, public domain
08:27 African Violet
17:05 Sail Boats
24:26 Malaysia
33:37 Low Earth Orbit
42:37 The Blue Crane
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Bebop Beatniks Playing Low Earth Orbit
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-11-20
Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear some honky tonk jazz recorded live at Blues Fest.
I just finished our new jazz album, Bebop Beatniks Live At Blues Fest, so I’m featuring Bebop Beatniks on From The Archives and on Something Blue this week. Just remember, you heard it here first, on KASU. I dug way forward in the archives to bring you these songs, pre-release.
I wrote “Low Earth Orbit” in 2018 and NJHB played it on September 1, 2018 at New Jazz In Jonesboro in the Jonesboro Public Library’s Round Room.
I liked the song so much I moved it into my streaming repertoire and then onto the Bebop Beatniks short list. We’ve been playing it about a year but I don’t think we ever played it as good as we did at Blues Fest.
Featuring the incomparable Tyler Remagen on saxophone he nails it. Listen as he plays. Sometimes his tone is so strong that the sax just jumps right out of the radio and into the room.
New Jazz In Jonesboro featuring NJHB Jonesboro Public Library Round Room Saturday, November 4, at 5:00 pm Rain or Shine
Enjoy NJHB with Matt Jackson and one of his friends from Kennett. Everyone is welcome. Bring friends. Guest musicians and composers are encouraged to participate.
Bebop Beatniks Live At Blues Fest Craighead Forest Bandshell Jonesboro, Arkansas September 24, 2023
Songs
00:00 African Violet 11:24 Thanks Mr. Cloud … 12:14 The Blue Crane 21:20 The dance floor is open … 21:42 Low Earth Orbit 31:08 Honky Tonk Jazz … 31:54 Sail Boats 38:37 In the audience … 39:15 Freddy’s Blues 45:34 Silence … 45:19 Malaysia 55:53 Introducing the band …
All songs by Larry Heyl
Personnel
Tyler Remagen - sax and flute Hairy Larry - piano and vocals Jeremy Jackson - bass Alex Washam - drums Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals
Blues Fest Craighead Forest Bandshell Jonesboro, Arkansas Sunday, September 24
2:00 Hairy Larry and The Flying Hungarians 3:00 Butler and Holmes 4:00 Bebop Beatniks 5:00 Anna and the Tanks 6:00 Houston Steele and the Band Of Steele
Free and open to the public. Picnics permitted. Bring blankets and lawn chairs for your comfort.
Bebop Beatniks Larry Heyl Composition Recital ASU Band Room September 10, 2023
Songs
00:00 African Violet 14:30 The Blue Crane 23:30 introducing the band … 24:24 Low Earth Orbit 33:32 Sail Boats 42:22 Freddy’s Blues 52:35 Malaysia
All songs by Larry Heyl
Personnel
Rike Robinson - trombone and vocals Tyler Remagen - sax and flute Cody Daugherty - trumpet Sophie Hacker - guitar and vocals Craig Collison - drums Jeremy Jackson - bass Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
Livestreamed to Youtube from my Samsung Galaxy S10
“sound like they are invoking some ancient black magic, when giving the old blues riffs a polish. This one is mean, lean & has no excess guitar solos wearing it down.“ #ALT77
Bebop Beatniks will be performing at noon in Beatles Park on Abbey Road in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, on September 16, 2023. Featuring Hairy Larry playing chill jazz piano. Bebop Beatniks plays all original jazz compositions.
Following the show Matt Chaney will be at Eclectic Geekery to talk about the Beatles visit to Walnut Ridge and to sign copies of his book, “River Shows, Blues, Ragtime, Jazz and Country Music”.
So come early for Bebop Beatniks, hear Matt Chaney talk about the Beatles at Eclectic Geekery book store, located at the corner of Abbey Road and Main Street, and stay for music all day.
Read more about Beatles At The Ridge festival here.
Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear a female vocalist accompanied by a female pianist recorded in 2011 at Bebopalooza!
This Saturday I have a great show featuring top jazz pianists and female vocalists. So I got to thinking about what I have in the archives of Something Blue that will complement the show. And I came up with Lisa Ahia. I love the way she sings the song “My Romance” and I do have several recordings of it. But when I heard the version recorded right here at ASU, on October 15, 2011, I knew I had found what I was looking for. With Joy Sanford accompanying Lisa on piano the resulting recording is very sparse and perfectly rendered. A great song to go with a great show.
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Bebop Beatniks Playing Low Earth Orbit
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2023-11-20
Thanks Marty, today we’re going to hear some honky tonk jazz recorded live at Blues Fest.
I just finished our new jazz album, Bebop Beatniks Live At Blues Fest, so I’m featuring Bebop Beatniks on From The Archives and on Something Blue this week. Just remember, you heard it here first, on KASU. I dug way forward in the archives to bring you these songs, pre-release.
I wrote “Low Earth Orbit” in 2018 and NJHB played it on September 1, 2018 at New Jazz In Jonesboro in the Jonesboro Public Library’s Round Room.
I liked the song so much I moved it into my streaming repertoire and then onto the Bebop Beatniks short list. We’ve been playing it about a year but I don’t think we ever played it as good as we did at Blues Fest.
Featuring the incomparable Tyler Remagen on saxophone he nails it. Listen as he plays. Sometimes his tone is so strong that the sax just jumps right out of the radio and into the room.
New Jazz In Jonesboro featuring NJHB Jonesboro Public Library Round Room Saturday, November 4, at 5:00 pm Rain or Shine
Enjoy NJHB with Matt Jackson and one of his friends from Kennett. Everyone is welcome. Bring friends. Guest musicians and composers are encouraged to participate.
Bebop Beatniks Live At Blues Fest Craighead Forest Bandshell Jonesboro, Arkansas September 24, 2023
Songs
00:00 African Violet 11:24 Thanks Mr. Cloud … 12:14 The Blue Crane 21:20 The dance floor is open … 21:42 Low Earth Orbit 31:08 Honky Tonk Jazz … 31:54 Sail Boats 38:37 In the audience … 39:15 Freddy’s Blues 45:34 Silence … 45:19 Malaysia 55:53 Introducing the band …
All songs by Larry Heyl
Personnel
Tyler Remagen - sax and flute Hairy Larry - piano and vocals Jeremy Jackson - bass Alex Washam - drums Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals
Blues Fest Craighead Forest Bandshell Jonesboro, Arkansas Sunday, September 24
2:00 Hairy Larry and The Flying Hungarians 3:00 Butler and Holmes 4:00 Bebop Beatniks 5:00 Anna and the Tanks 6:00 Houston Steele and the Band Of Steele
Free and open to the public. Picnics permitted. Bring blankets and lawn chairs for your comfort.
Bebop Beatniks Larry Heyl Composition Recital ASU Band Room September 10, 2023
Songs
00:00 African Violet 14:30 The Blue Crane 23:30 introducing the band … 24:24 Low Earth Orbit 33:32 Sail Boats 42:22 Freddy’s Blues 52:35 Malaysia
All songs by Larry Heyl
Personnel
Rike Robinson - trombone and vocals Tyler Remagen - sax and flute Cody Daugherty - trumpet Sophie Hacker - guitar and vocals Craig Collison - drums Jeremy Jackson - bass Conley Hunt - percussion and vocals Hairy Larry - piano and vocals
Livestreamed to Youtube from my Samsung Galaxy S10
Bebop Beatniks will be performing at noon in Beatles Park on Abbey Road in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, on September 16, 2023. Featuring Hairy Larry playing chill jazz piano. Bebop Beatniks plays all original jazz compositions.
Following the show Matt Chaney will be at Eclectic Geekery to talk about the Beatles visit to Walnut Ridge and to sign copies of his book, “River Shows, Blues, Ragtime, Jazz and Country Music”.
So come early for Bebop Beatniks, hear Matt Chaney talk about the Beatles at Eclectic Geekery book store, located at the corner of Abbey Road and Main Street, and stay for music all day.
Read more about Beatles At The Ridge festival here.
