Canal St.

The Canal Street Hot 6

…For the Very Best In Dixieland Jazz Music!

The Canal Street Hot 6, (Formerly the "Canal Street Jazz Band"), takes its name from that legendary street in old New Orleans upon which jazz music originated, once flourished, and still carries on its grand glory today. The group was formed in order to carry on, to perpetuate the illustrious tradition of the original New OrleansMauger, the Canal Street Jazz Band is comprised of only the very most crack exponents of this music. Our instrumentation includes Ben Mauger on Trumpet; Dave Wilson-Clarinet and); Mike Shank-Trombone; Tom Pontz-Piano; Bruce Campbell- Acoustic Bass: Chris Santiago-Drums. Its fame has quickly spread throughout Central Pennsylvania, where it is now one of the top musical groups in its field, having appeared at such notable events as the People's Choice Dixieland Music Festival in State College, Pennsylvania, Camden Yards for Baseball's Baltimore Orioles, The Tri-State Jazz Society (Philadelphia), and the Bethlehem (Pa.) Musikfest to name just a few. The group has a new CD entitled “Back In The Day”, which it is very excited about and has been well received. We also have a 4 song EP just recently recorded which we feel is smokin’! EP just recently recorded and which we feel is smokin’! Canal Street feels it is only a matter of time before it is playing some of the top Dixieland jazz music festivals across the country. Dixieland jazz music is characterized by its bright, happy, uplifting nature. It is music for the people; it is accessible to everyone. And it has a real patriotic flavor, because of its very nature and because, after all, jazz music is one of

America

's few true indigenous art forms. The "Canal Street Jazz Band" looks forward to a long career in the music, and hopes to meet each and every one of you at any one of its exciting venues coming up in the future. From its home base in south central Pennsylvania the Canal Street Jazz Band has performed at the following public concert venues: style of Dixieland jazz music. Founded some years ago by the renowned Dixieland trumpet stylist Ben

Long’s Park Arts and Crafts festival

Lancaster Street Fair

Springettsbury Township (York) music series

Bethlehem Musikfest

Sussex County College (New Jersey) music series

Tri-State Jazz Society (Philadelphia)

Coleman Park (Lebanon) Sunday series

York’s Street Fair

York Riverwalk

Harrisburg (July 4^th) American Music Festival

Harrisburg Kapona festival

New Holland Arts Festival

Mount Joy Summer Sunday series

Donegal Springs Township series

Elizabethtown Sunday Summer Music Series

People’s Choice Dixieland Music Festival (State College)

Baltimore’s Camden Yards (Baltimore Oriole’s)

***Pennsylvania Jazz Society (Dec. ’06)

***HOT STEAMED JAZZ FESTIVAL, Essex, C onn. (June ‘06)

Please contact us for information and bookings or if you are interested in purchasing a copy of “Back In The Day”.

Send $15 to the address below and we will mail you a copy. You’ll love it!