W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars
The W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars is a group of jazz musicians who collectively form the roster of musicians which play every year at the W. C. Handy Music Festival in Florence, Alabama. Every year, usually during the last week of July, these musicians, from all over the united States, gather in Florence and perform in various combinations. A number of Birmingham musicians participate in this festival.
The Roster of Musicians
- Mundell Lowe – Film composer and guitarist with Andre Pevin, residing in San Diego, California.
- Tom Wolfe – Guitarist, Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Alabama.
- Mel Deal- Guitarist, residing in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Chuck Redd- Vibraphonist & percussionist, residing in Takoma Park, Maryland.
- Bill Goodwin – Percussionist with Phil Woods, residing in New Jersey.
- Sonny Harris – Percussionist, residing in brimingham, Alabama.
- Mike Shepherd – percussion
Robert Redd- keyboard Ray Reach – keyboard & vocal Mike Wofford – keyboard Laszlo Gardony – keyboard http://www.lgjazz.com/pages/quotes.html Tim Goodwin – bass Ike Harris – bass Neal Starkey – bass Gary Lamb – trumpet & vocals Holly Hofmann – flute http://www.hollyhofmann.com Howard Lamb – trombone & Memphis Jazz Orchestra Ken Watters – trumpet http://www.wattersbrothers.com Rick Bell – Saxophone
- Mundell Lowe – guitar http://www.mundelllowe.com/index.html
Tom Wolfe – guitar Mel Deal- guitar
- Chuck Redd- vibes & percussion http://www.chuckredd.com
Bill Goodwin – percussion http://www.philwoods.com/goodwin.htm
- Sonny Harris – percussion
- Mike Shepherd – percussion
Robert Redd- keyboard Ray Reach – keyboard & vocal Mike Wofford – keyboard Laszlo Gardony – keyboard http://www.lgjazz.com/pages/quotes.html Tim Goodwin – bass Ike Harris – bass Neal Starkey – bass Gary Lamb – trumpet & vocals Holly Hofmann – flute http://www.hollyhofmann.com Howard Lamb – trombone & Memphis Jazz Orchestra Ken Watters – trumpet http://www.wattersbrothers.com Rick Bell – Saxophone