Happy Christmas Everyone

Just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas and thank you for reading.  Have yourselves a relaxing holiday at home with family and friends.  Look forward to seeing you in the New Year  

September - Jazz - Simcoe Jazz Society

Dinny And The Allstars opened the season in Barrie at Sticky Fingers. That is where the Simcoe Jazz Society holds their jazz once a month. They invite bands from all over Toronto and the surrounding area. It is a lot of fun and you meet many of the same people and it becomes a great house party. There is lots of dancing at this event. The members love to dance up there. Ted Fry is the president and runs this wonderful event . It runs from September to June. I highly recomend attending.

CD Update

The band Dinny and The Allstars Live at The Lanc CD has been very successful. We have sold more than 3/4 of our Cd's. This is a fantastic surprise for us. We were hoping for it to be a success, but did not think it would go over this well for our first try. 

We had a fantastic band full of very talented musicians which made it so great. Our technical staff did a marvelous job on the technical end of it. It was a little difficult getting started as the power went on the first try due to a bad storm. However 2 weeks later on May 9th we recorded it and all was a great success.

Thanks to the band, tech staff and our wonderful fans in Kitchener and our Toronto fans who travelled out to Kitchener on the recording date.

Southside Shuffle - 2009

Only one week to go. Can't wait, the festival is so much fun and there are so many talented musicians and a friendly atmosphere create a jazz event you shouldn't miss.

So come on down to Port Credit and join the New Orleans Parade.

The fun starts on the 8th and winds down on the 13th so there are lots of opportunities to come and dance the days away.

Live At The Lanc - Dinny And The All Stars CD Preview

Dinny And The All Stars CD - Live At The Lanc CD is ready. There are twelve tracks in total. We have uploaded some sample tracks to our website so you can have a sneak preview. The CD launch party is being held in Kitchener on the 19th September 2009 and we would love to see you there, so if you can make it please do.

Brian and I would like to take this chance to say a big thanks to everyone who made this cd a reality.

CD Release Party - Dinny and the All Stars

I'm so excited Dinny And The All Stars CD is going through the final production steps almost ready for distribution. The CD release Party will be in Kitchener on the 19th September come join us between 4 and 7 pm for the fun and festivities.

Alexandria Bay Ragtime Jass Festival - was a blast

Once again Alexandria Bay Ragtime Jass festival was well attended and well organized. The musical styles complemented each other, the sense of fun and passion for jazz was evident and really inspiring. Bonnie Castle, beside the St Lawrence River, was the event venue. Live bands in the bar and the dining room gave us a chance to enjoy the beautiful scenery as we wandered between the stages. The great atmosphere and enthusiastic audience made the drive from Toronto all worth while. The weekend also gave us a chance to catch up with old friends and make new friends which makes this festival one of our favorites.

We even got our photo (Dinny and the All Stars, Toronto play for a crowd .....) in the local newspaper - Watertown Daily Times - article - Alex Bay host ragtime, jazz fest  -  photo. 

Really Excited

Getting really excited now, only 15 days till the recording session for the new Dinny and the Allstars CD.  Would love to see you at the pre recording party at The Brogue Inn, Port Credit, Mississauga 8pm onwards.

If you Order the CD before the recording date (25th April 2009) and before the cd is released you can take advantage of the special rate $15.00 Cdn  so don't be shy place your order today.

All jazzed up

Brian (Dinny) and Dorine  Dinsdale will be featuring a round up of jazz events they have attended in and around Ontario each week.  The event might be a private party, a scheduled performance of Brian's  own jazz band  "Dinny and The All Stars" or  his guest appearances playing trumpet with other local jazz bands and musicians. 

So drop by often for updates.