Featured Artists: Made in the Shade
February 11, 2005

Made in the Shade is an exciting acoustic group that entertains audiences worldwide with the exuberant spirit of New Orleans street music. Their unique blend of New Orleans jazz, swing, ethnic folk, and original music delights listeners and dancers of all ages. The members include Dan Fox (trombone); Mike Peipman (trumpet); Paul Dosier (tuba); Crick Diefendorf (banjo); and John McLellan (drums). Clarinetist Lee Childs has been added as a special guest on Concerto for New Orleans. Lee is one of the busiest jazz musicians in New England, having performed with legends Bobby Hackett, Vic Dickenson, and Flip Phillips, among others.

Made in the Shade was originally formed in 1990 for a student recital at Berklee College of Music. That summer they ventured to the Boston Common on the 4th of July. Knowing only a handful of tunes didn't deter them from playing all day while appreciative passersby threw money into the banjo case. The sweet taste of success that summer led them to the seemingly logical conclusion that the next step was an international tour. The summer of 1992 saw the scrappy young lads embarking on a three-month, twelve-country street tour of Europe. Since then they have gone on to play at the Boston Globe and Newport Jazz Festivals as well as on radio and television shows, and at social functions throughout the U.S. and Europe. Since 1994 Made in the Shade has performed their educational show, Jazz: America's Music, at hundreds of schools around the country in conjunction with Young Audiences of Massachusetts. More information on the group can be found at www.madeintheshademusic.com.

Made in the Shade performed at BCO's Valentine's concert on February 11, 2005.

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