Today we lost a great friend, piano player and band leader,  JOE CAVALLARO.  Joe came from Elmira NY and entertained many of us who attended Alexandria Bay Jazz Festival and who also help run the Twin Tiers Jazz Festival in Elmira NY.  He had a wonderful personality, a lot of thoughtfulness and kindness that we will never forget.  RIP JOE  LOVE  DINNY & DO

He treated us Canadians as if we were gold when we came to Elmira.  His hospitality was beyond anything you could imagine.  His band members were also wonderful to all of us.

For some unknown reason, he took a special shine to my Dinny.  Why I don’t know!!!!!!!  They joked around all the time and Joe would call Dinny and say ( I just had to call you, you’re driving me crazy if I don’t.)  He called just  a few weeks ago to say that the band had their passports and would be able to come to Kitchener to play for us.  Wayne and Nancy and all of us were so excited that this would happen in the new year.  Unfortunately, the Lord had other plans for Joe, which we are not too happy about.

His spirit and smile will live on in our hearts and remember the good times.  Our sympathy goes out to his dear friend Karen and his devoted band members.

Sincerely

Dinny & Do

 Local jazz music legend Joe Cavallaro dies

We are excited to announce a new location for Dinny And The Allstars to play at.  This will be every second Sunday starting November 22^nd from 6 pm to 9 pm.

The management is very happy to have us join their lineup of entertainment.  Their Fridays and Saturdays are booked but he is quite willing to have us play Sundays.  We can play every Sunday if we choose but have opted for every second Sunday.  The time was chosen because of their regular clients that come in every Sunday until 5.30pm for football and drinks. The Queen Victoria has a great website so be sure to visit it and see their menu, the layout and their nice décor.  It is quite a comfortable feeling.

This pub restaurant is large very much the same layout as 744 but larger and very English pub décor.  The staff and proprietor are all very friendly.  The food is excellent and it is an open menu.  Their beers are more reasonable that most places too. No set planned dinners that restrict you.

                QUEEN VICTORIA PUB & CATERING

                2240 MIDLAND AVE JUST NORTH OF PROGRESS AVE SOUTH OF THE 401

NORTH OF THE MIDLAND AVE LRT STOP THAT RUNS FROM KENNEDY SUBWAY STATION

THERE IS A MIDLAND BUS THAT STOPS NEAR THE PUB

STARTING DATE----SUNDAY  -NOV.  22^ND

TIME—6 PM TO 9 PM

There will be a $5.00 cover charge at the door—just like all the other pubs and bars are doing to pay the band.  This is in place of a tip jar being passed around.

LINE UP----Dinny—trumpet—Mick Lewis—clarinet
Jamie Aug—drums—Jamie McPherson—banjo-Guitar
Abbey Scholsberg—bass

We encourage the fans and musicians to bring friends and to pass the word around to get this location going with live music and great musicians.

Dinny and I are very excited about this chance to play the music we love so much and to entertain our friends and fans and to entertain the regular patrons the come to The Queen Victoria.    We look forward to your support and to see you there on Sunday Nov. 22^nd from 6 pm to 9 pm

Keep on Jazzn

Dinny & Do

Hi fans and friends.

I would just like to bring you up to date on the events that have come our way.  Dinny And The Allstars have had a very busy and successful season and continue to do so.  We have played festivals such as Alexandra Bay—Niagara Jazz Festival for the first time and was very successful—Elmira NY Twin Tiers Jazz Festival for the 5^th time---South Side Shuffle for the 13^th year.  We have done many dances for the legion in Brechin On.—which, by the way, puts on great food and a good attendance.  We are back again on Nov. 7^th for the 6^th time with Barb Jordan.

We have also done many gigs for retirement homes and BQ’s—also Simcoe Jazz Society—many gigs at 744 with Barb Jordan and it goes on and on.

We are very fortunate that all of these gigs come our way and have kept us very busy every weekend.  Brian has also played with other bands.

So we would like to THANK EVERYONE who comes out to support our gigs and listen to the great bands that Dinny has put together.  The musicians have been exceptional and have performed super for us.  Our city of Toronto has the best musicians and many times they are not recognized enough.

Our gigs along with many other bands had to be cancelled at Waterloo Legion due to the delay in the renovation of the new building that the legion has moved to.  This has been a great loss to many bands and musicians that play with more than one band.  Not to mention the stress that Wayne and Nancy have gone through trying to get this resolved.  If all goes well there should be music there in late Nov. or early Dec.  Our first gig will be Sat. Dec. 19^th from 2 to 5 pm if all goes well.

Thanks again for your support

Regards and Keep On Jazzin

Dinny & Do

Last Jazz Gig, at a well known jazz club in Kitchener

12th May 2012- Saturday 2-5pm 

Last Jazz Gig  - come join Dinny and the All Stars

This is the very last gig for our bands at a former Kitchener Jazz Club.  We are inviting any musicians to come and join in with us for a jam session in the last set and to sit in with our band.

This has been a special venue for us for amany years. Many of you will know that we recorded our CD there in April 2009.  You can read all about our recording adventure here ;  Dinny's live jazz CD recording - Take 2

It is a sad day for all of  Kitchener jazz fans, We are moving to a new location. The Legion just up the street, in Waterloo. We are honoured to be playing for the last day there and would really like to see a good farewell.

See Dinny at Cafe' 13 in Cambridge

Dinny has a new gig on  Sunday April 15th at Cafe' 13 in Cambridge with Trevor Hodgson's Southern Comfort Group, from 4pm to 7 pm.  He has played with Trevor's group before and just recently on March 15th.  


See you there.

Chick 'N' Deli closed, Climax Jazz Band have a new home

Chick 'n' Deli, the place, in Toronto, to hear live Jazz for over 30 years closed it's doors on the 9th April 2011 and will not be reopening. The business was once owned by Jack Brewer, (NHLer Carl Brewer's brother) until his death Aug. 22, 2007. Then it was owned by Kathleen Brewer (Jacks wife) and Steve Amuno. The Chick'N"Deli has been the home of The Climax jazz Band since 1983.

The Climax Jazz Band have now moved to Scruffy Murphys - 150 Eglinton Ave, Toronto and will be on stage Saturdays between 4 and 7pm.






March 2012 - UPDATE
Climax Jazz Band no longer at Scruffy Murphy's they have moved 
to People's Chicken (formerly Chick "N' Deli) 
Live performances on  Saturdays from 4 pm

Private Gigs

In the summer and the fall we had 3 private gigs. One was a 47th anniversary, another a appriciation day at a yacht club and the other a 70th birthday. They were all fun events and really appreciated being asked to play for our friends and community. The event in Port Credit at the Yacht Club was Dinny's 3rd time and was asked back by special request. It felt good to think that the people enjoyed his music that much.

Jazz blog - We are now here

You may have noticed the web address has changed, but if you are reading this you found us. If you already had this jazz site in your favorites or bookmarks, delete the existing bookmark and create a new one so you can find us easily in the future. Thanks.

Haiti Fund Raiser (Jordan Klapman and band) - St Andrews Church

That same Feb. 14th only in the evening we attended a jazz concert at St Andrews Church on King St by Roy Thompson Hall.

It was a Haiti fund raiser and Jordan Klapman put together an excellent band. This band really cooked. How could it not be excellent with musicians such as Jordan Klapman, Glenn Anderson, Jack Zorwarski, Jamie Macpherson, Tom Skublics, Rob Somerville Jon Seiger and special guest vocalist Julie Michels. It was a night to remember. The church was packed and the sound in this church is excellent. 


These musicians really know how to put on a show.

Thank you Jordan for putting this together

Dinny & Do Dinsdale

Mardi Gras - Port Credit, Mississauga

Jakes Boathouse ReUnion - 30 years - Thanks everyone

Just recently on Sunday January 24th Dinny arranged to have a reunion at Jake's Boathouse in Brampton, owned by Mike Cuttle for 30 years.

Mike was celebrating his 30th year in business and was bringing in some of the old entertainment he had had in the past. Dinny happened to see the advertising and went to see Mike about bringing back the band that started the Trad Jazz there. Mike gave him the opportunity and he was able to round up 5 of the originals plus 7 other musicians. They were nothing but the best who still play around town with different bands. The musicians were very helpful in getting this reunion together with Dinny. It was a pleasure to play with them. The attendance was fantastic. We had a turnout of 114 fans. This pleased all of us very much and the music was a complete blast. It will long be remembered. We were fortunate to have Ross Wooldridge as a guest.

Thank you musicians and fans for your total support and Mike Cuttle for giving us the chance to bring the old music back to Jake's.

Jake's Boathouse ReUnion - 30 years

Jake's Boathouse 30th year reunion.
Will be happening .January 24th 2010 - Sunday from 5.30pm onwards.

The cost is $25.00 per person that includes dinner and band cost.
Brian (Dinny) played at Jake's Boathouse Friday and Saturday nights for two years in the 80's and many of the musicians playing are the originals. Brian has been put in charge of the entertainment and getting people interested to come. All of you Jazz Fans bring your friends and make this a memorable occasion.

The line up so far :
Dinny-trumpet
Ross Woolridge-clarinet
Glenn Anderson-drums
Brian Towers-trombone
Janet Shaw-clarinet and Sax
Reiner Hunck-bass and banjo
Jack King-banjo
Brian Graville-keyboard-clarinet-trumpet
Brian Day-bass
Yeurgen Hess-banjo
Malcom Higgins-trumpet
Manfred Koch-trombone

Jake's Boathouse - 59 First Gulf Boulevard, Brampton, ON L6W 4P9
Telephone (905) 451-9695

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.

Wayne, Nancy and Mike (Kitchener, Ontario) Thanks

Dinny and The Allstars plus many other bands are fortunate enough to have a spectacular jazz venue in Kitchener. Wayne & Nancy Pauli keep this place hopping with great bands all year round. It is a lot of hard work and planning and we should and are all very greatful to them and to Mike Kelly who owns and lets us use it for this wonderful jazz these bands play.

Thanks Wayne, Nancy & Mike

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.

Collingwood's First Jazz Festival

Brian (Dinny) and I attended this festival (14th August 2009) Brian was playing with The Figleaf Jazz Band. It was a fun experience and they hope this is going to be a yearly gig. There was a good assortment of music and singers at this festival. The jazz festival was held in the day time from 12.30pm to 6pm and then again from 7pm to 10pm. They did not close the street off it just goes on while people shop. Collingwood has much improved their main street and town. It was a pleasure to go there. They also have that wonderful Blue Mountain Village with many hotels, stores and restauants. There was live music and outside entertainment plus out door movies on Wednesday night. It is really a lot of fun.

So take the time to go there for a day visit or a weekend, and watch for the jazz festival to come next year.

Lakefield Jazz Festival

Can't believe it has been a whole year. Looking forward to seeing the other artist performing (Lakefield Jazz Festival - Line up 2009) as well as getting a chance to check out all the Arts and Crafts, which vary from jumpers, paintings to furniture.

Lakefield is one of our favorite events, it's very informal and the breeze off the river drifts the music along on hidden currents of air. The big white tents and strings of fairy lights make it welcoming in the morning, late into the evening and magical once the sun sets.

Dinny is performing with the The Ragweed Jazz Band in the afternoon so we will get to dance the night away in the pavilion.

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. 

Alexandria Bay Ragtime Jass Festival - here we come

Another big gig for Dinny.  He has been asked to put together a band for The Alexandria Bay Ragtime Jazz Festival (New York).  The festival runs from the 22nd to the 24th May 2009 so Dinny had a lot of ringing around to gather together the band members at such short notice.

Dinny has played the festival in  previous years, so he had a good idea of what would be required from the band and how much fun the festival is.  It is a great coming together of very talented musicians in a very beautiful location and we're really pleased to have been asked to participate.  

After working hard at making it happen I'm glad to be able to say Alexandria Bay here we come.