Two pivotal members of the Woody Allen Jazz Band, leader Eddy Davis and pianist Conal Fowkes appear here in a live performance at the beautiful Casa Fuster in the heart of Barcelona, Spain.
The clip is taken from a 90 minute DVD containing 24 titles available for purchase by visiting www.DavisFowkes.com
The DVD also includes a bonus “extra” of a very special jam session with guest musician on clarinet ( no, not Pete Fountain). This smashing DVD is available for purchase by navigating to

www.DavisFowkes.com

Not sure how I missed this, but here is a great, short documentary on Preservation Hall introduced by our friend Ben Jaffe. Brief footage of some of the great New Orleans jazz artists, along with the Jaffe family that started it all.

Here are the European Tour dates in March 2010. This is a next to complete schedule with NO additional dates to be added.

March 2010 – Europe Tour Performances

20th March 2010 – Munich, DE – Philharmonic Gasteig
21st March 2010 – Hamburg, DE – Schauspielhaus
22nd March 2010 – Berlin, DE – Tempodrom
23rd March 2010 – travel
24th March 2010 – Vienna, AT – Stadthalle
25th March 2010 – Geneva, CH – Arena
26th March 2010 – Luxembourg – Philharmonie
27th March 2010 – travel
28th March 2010 – Barcelona, ES – Palau de la Musica
29th March 2010 – Madrid, ES Auditorio To Be Determined
30th March 2010 – Venice, IT – Teatro La Fenice
31st March 2010 – Rome, IT Academia Santa Cecilia

A  look back at our performance in Brussels  from late 2007

Band leader – Eddy Davis with Simon Wettenhall tp, Debbie Kennedy bs, Conal Fowkes pn, John Gill dm Pre-show warmup – Cafe Carlyle, NYC Jan 4, 2010

Woody Allen blows his horn for the love of jazz :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: People: “That’s why Allen surrounds himself with top-notch musicians in his New Orleans Jazz Band. “They’re sensational,” Allen says of his bandmates. “I, of course, am in over my head.” They play almost every Monday night at New York City’s Carlyle Hotel, and did a short U.S. tour last year before heading to Europe.”

Nice video found on YouTube of the Kravis Center for the Arts Performance – West Palm Beach, Florida 12/30/2009. Thanks, Frank!

Review: As a musician, Woody’s a magician in lively Phil concert» Naples Daily News: “Although the event was billed as ‘Woody Allen & His New Orleans Jazz Band,’ one gets the feeling that the band is a true equal partnership. No one musician is more important — even if he does have an Oscar — than the rest. Each of the other musicians, in true New Orleans band form, was allowed to shine, playing solos in almost every song. Several band members also lent their voices to some of the songs, including Zigmont singing ‘Over in the Gloryland’ and drummer Gill’s fun rendition of ‘Aba Daba Honeymoon.’”

Jazz man Woody Allen plays music purely for pleasure  | Palm Beach Entertainment: Events, movies, restaurants, nightlife & more | pbpulse.com: “‘I have no illusions about my playing,’ Allen says, when asked about his band, with whom he plays clarinet each week at New York’s Carlyle Hotel, and with whom he’s traveled the world. (The documentary Wild Man Blues follows one of their European tours.)

‘The guys in the band are sensational, and could play anywhere without impunity. They carry me along. I get by on the fact that I’m a celebrity from the movies,’ he says. ‘That cuts me a lot of slack. I’m enthusiastic over (music) and dedicated to it, but I have no real gift for it.’”

While we are off in Austin, Naples and West Palm Beach, I’ll be posting some “on the road” candid photos and video. Stay tuned for updates and Follow Me on Twitter – http://twitter.com/JerryZ