| July 2, 2008 - Wakefield The seventeen
piece "Big Woods Big Band" came to
the Big Top at Eddy Park this afternoon. Spectators
came by boat, bicycle and automobile to hear this terrific
jazz band performing under the big top on
the shore of Sunday Lake.
The seventeen piece dance band playing music mostly from
the 30's and 40's jazz era as the audience danced away the
afternoon to the wonderful sounds of Tommy Dorsey and Benny
Goodman.
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| The band is mostly made up of
musicians living between Ashland and Duluth. There are two
local members of the Jazz Band; playing Trumpet was Steve
Boyd, Music Director of the Ironwood School District and on
Keyboard was Dan Mykkanen Music Director of the Hurley
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On a side note Steve Boyd will be
playing July 5th with the Duluth Symphony Orchestra. Steve
is an accomplished musician with a versatile repertoire. The
students in the Gogebic Ontonagon ISD are fortunate to have
the great music instructors that they have, as are the
Hurley students.
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Photo
above: Dan Mykkanen Music Director of the Hurley School
District.
Photo below: Steve Boyd, Music Director of the Ironwood
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| This is the first time the Big Woods
Big Band has played in Wakefield. We certainly hope they
return again. |
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They came by car |
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They came by foot and
they came by bike |
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and they even came by
boat |
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and they all came to
dance |
