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!! LIMITED EDITION: PICTURE-DISC! Get it while you can !! THE BELGIAN DIXIE KINGS At the end of the seventies a few dixieland-formations were formed in Limburg (Belgium-Europe) that revived the style of the twenties. With names as the Deep Creek Jazzuits, The Piccolo Dixieland Band and the Down Town Jazz Gang, Limburg-Belgium suddenly gained an important rang in the dixieland-scene. After muddling through of several Dixieland-bands, 4 musicians put their heads together to do something unique. Playing Dixieland-music with 'four' musicians: a revolution! The Dixieland-scene was turned upside down. Frank, Danny, Patrick and Carlo are the basic elements of a unique concept: THE BELGIAN DIXIE KINGS. The repertoire of the Belgian Dixie Kings does not just contain ordinary jazzmusic or boring New-Orleans-'stomps' ... but a mixture of contemporary dixieland & swingmusic with even sometimes a tinge of bebop and latin. Their recent CD 'Off The Record' has become the crown of their work. The Belgian Dixie Kings already were a guest at several jazz-festivals and jazz-club-concerts in Europe. THE MUSICIANS DANNY VERVOORT (trumpet & vocal) PATRICK GREVEN (banjo & vocal) CARLO STEEGMANS (clarinet & vocal) FRANK EHMANN (bass-tuba) - visit his site www.EHMANN.be THE GUESTS JACK 'MILLION' COENEN (trombone) PETER GOOSSENS (drums) THE JAMS France, Germany, the Netherlands, Luxembourg ... and of course Belgium ! THE VAULT On Saturday April 2nd,2005, The Belgian Dixie Kings won the 1st prize of The Highest Mountain Jazz Award '05 in the Netherlands (Vaals).