[Trombone-l] Mike Suter in Glasgow May 13 & 14

[Adrian Drover]

> From: mikesuter at adelphia.net
> 
> Starting the last day of April through May 8, the Stan Kenton Alumni Band
> will be cruising from Ft. Lauderdale to Funchal (Madeira, Spain) on the
> Regent Seven Seas Voyager. It's the inaugural "Jewels of Jazz" cruise for
> Regent. The Alumni Band will be performing every day. There will also be a
> concert featuring some of the music that was performed by the Kenton
> trombone section through the years. We'll be going as far back as Bill
> Russo's 'Thisbe' continuing through some of the music Dee Barton wrote for
> the Dick Shearer Kenton album that, alas, was never recorded, and a 'look
> back' by Dale Devoe to some of the 'bone section's additions to the
> Kenton Band's legacy through the years.
> 
> Upon our arrival, Liz and I will be staying in Funchal for a few days
> before flying on to Glasgow where I will perform with the Royal Scottish
> Academy of Music and Drama big band on Sunday May 13, with a master class
> the next day. I have Chris Stearn and the British Trombone Society to
> thank for this opportunity. Chris has been the driving force for this
> entire project.



Look forward to seeing you both in Glasgow again, Mike.  BTW, Madeira is
Portuguese, not Spanish.  Better tell your cruise ship captain in case he
gets lost.  Glasgow is somewhere between Madeira and the Arctic.

A.