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| Special Guests Saturday, February 18, 2006 Chuck Hedges Clarinetist Chuck Hedges built his reputation in Chicago-his hometown-in the early 1950s, playing with jazz greats like George Brunies, Muggsy Spanier and Art Hodes. He also toured the U.S. and Europe with Wild Bill Davison. In the '60s, Chuck moved to Milwaukee and was part of the Dick Ruedebusch Band. With that group, he made a number of recordings and performed on Ed Sullivan's popular Sunday-night TV show. Chuck has traveled worldwide playing at jazz festivals. He's a perennial favorite at the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, where he'll appear again this coming May. Milwaukee-area fans catch Chuck and his group, The Milwaukee Connection, at Selen's Supper Club every Friday night, and at The Grove restaurant on Thursdays. The most recent of Chuck's many albums is titled Chicago Live (Voltaire).The Exotics The Exotics first got together in the mid-'90s-to play music that's decidedly mid-'60s. The four veterans of the Chicago and Milwaukee music scenes were inspired by the likes of the Ventures, Sandy Nelson and Link Wray, who first popularize the twangy, reverb-drenched sound. With Don Nelson on drums, Jon Ziegler on bass, Brandt Zacher on lead guitar, and Paul Wall on rhythm guitar, The Exotics have toured the Midwest, including appearances in Chicago, Minneapolis. They are a favorite at Milwaukee's Summerfest Big Gig, and they've shared billing a number of times with the king of surf guitar himself, Dick Dale. The Exotics' CD is called Go Go Guitars (Tiki Tone Records).Andy Stein Violinist and saxophonist Andy Stein collaborated with Garrison Keillor to create the opera Mr. and Mrs. Olson. He has appeared on Saturday Night Live and Late Night with David Letterman, and has performed with artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Eric Clapton, Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Joel, Tony Bennett, Ray Charles and Bob Dylan. | | | | |
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