Rosetta - Dixieland Crackerjacks with Bob Erwig

Rosetta - Dixieland Crackerjacks with Bob Erwig 2007
A few weeks ago, when on holiday in my home country Holland, I met the Dixieland Crackerjacks. They were playing at a weddingparty near Edam. While in Canada I had admired their skill and talent via youtube and I had corresponded several times with leader Bert Brandsma.
It was with great pleasure that they gave me the chance to play a few tunes with the band. They only played in their smaller quartet setting at this gig but I enjoyed every minute. Bert is a woderful supportive bass sax player. Together with their young and skillful banjoplayer Rocky van Schaik it was such a joy to sit in. Bert’s wife, Sliding Selena is a treasure by itself. She is only just thirty but plays with a sincere maturity that I usually only find with much older musicians. I was the rusty old fellow,
It was certainly nice to sit in with such energetic, young and talented traditional jazz musicians. Also compliments for the nice filming by Crackerjack’s trumpetplayer Michael Muller. A creative man!
Find them on their website at
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