Skip Parsons' Riverboat Jazz Band
by Cliff Lamere, a fan
November 27, 2004, most recent revision August 18, 2019
This webpage was made for my friends in the Skip Parsons' Riverboat Jazz Band.
This terrific 7-piece dixieland/traditional jazz group performed monthly at the
Fountain Restaurant in Albany, NY from January 1971 until February 9, 2019 (48 years).
(Albany Times Union article)
Skip Parsons founded the Skip Parsons' Riverboat Jazz Band in 1956.
The photo shows him with his clarinet and soprano saxophone.
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PHOTOS of the whole band |
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PHOTOS of the celebration of Skip's 80th birthday at the Fountain Restaurant, Albany, NY. |
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PHOTOS and BIOGRAPHIES of recent band members, including alternates (alphabetical by last name) |
BIOGRAPHIES |
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Ernie Belanger in FL 1 |
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Ernie Belanger in FL 2 |
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Ernie Belanger in FL 2010 |
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Ernie Belanger at Saratoga Nat Cem |
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Saratoga National Cemetery |
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Ernie Belanger youngster |
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His new website |
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Bio is on Skip's website |
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Times Union feature |
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Mo Rancourt Quintet - part 1 |
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Mo Rancourt Quintet - part 2 |
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Mo Rancourt Quintet - videos |
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Bio contains early photo. |
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Video by Matt Chauvin |
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Jazz musician |
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bass saxophone |
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bass saxophone #2 |
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soprano sax |
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contrabass sax |
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contrabass sax #2 |
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with Clarinet Marmalade |
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Miscellaneous Photos
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PHOTOS of Clarinet Marmalade Groups |
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PHOTOS of Past Band Members |
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PHOTOS of Guest Musicians I Have Seen |
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PHOTOS of Riverboat Jazz Band Fans |
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Miscellaneous PHOTOS |
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LIST OF ALL KNOWN MUSICIANS who played with the Riverboat Six and the Skip Parsons' Riverboat Jazz Band since 1956 - includes links to online photos and bios, plus over 50 obituaries. The list contains information about more than 160 musicians. |
Hear the sound of Skip Parsons & his Clarinet Marmalade Swing Quartet
"Squeeze
Me" - a Fats Waller tune (3:52) Size: 3.62 Mb.
Dec 16, 2010.
Skip Parsons (clarinet), Rennie Crain (piano), Ernie Belanger (electric bass), Tim Coakley (drums)
MUSIC FORMERLY FOR SALE
Skip Parsons - 2 of his many CDs
Skip Parsons' Riverboat Dixieland Jazz Band (CD). Featuring Skip Parsons (clarinet, soprano sax &
vocals).
With Ed Hubble (trombone & alto horn), Paul Monat (cornet & a vocal), Ernie Belanger (tuba & bass),
Rennie Crain (piano), Tom D'Andrea (drums), Ed Kebabjian (banjo, guitar,
and a vocal).
Skip Parsons' Clarinet
Marmalade Trio (CD). Skip Parsons' Clarinet Marmalade Trio featuring Skip
Parson
on clarinet & soprano sax. With Ernie Belanger (tuba & bass), Don LaVoie (banjo),
Ed Kebabjian (banjo), and Dick Hunsberger (tuba). Only three musicians play on each cut.
Skip
Parsons: Joe 'n' Me
(audio tape). Skip Parsons on clarinet & soprano sax. With
Joe Slovak on clarinet,
Ernie Belanger on tuba & bass, Tom D'Andrea on drums, and Paul Mastriani on piano.
Eddy Kebabjian - 2 CDs
By
the Sea - The Jazz Banjos of Steve Caddick & Eddy Kebabjian
(CD).
Old
Cape Cod
- The Jazz Banjos of Steve Caddick & Eddy Kebabjian
(CD).
Other band members appear on CDs as part of a group. See their individual or biographical webpage for more information. Click on the CD icon following a CD title to get more information about the CD.
Members of the 7-piece Riverboat Jazz Band I saw in 2006
Skip Parsons - clarinet / soprano sax / vocals / leader
Ron Joseph - clarinet
Mo Rancourt - cornet / trumpet / Satchmo vocals
Sam Ponder - trumpet
Woody Strobeck - trombone
Eddy Kebabjian - banjo / vocals
Ron Bill - guitar, banjo
Bernie Mulleda - guitar
Arvid Allen - keyboard
Rich Skrika - keyboard
Ernie Belanger - tuba / sousaphone / electric bass / vocals
Rich Downs - acoustic bass, cornet
Tom Wetmore - acoustic bass
Tom D'Andrea - drums
Tim Coakley - drums
Mike Benedict - drums
Forrest Gabriels - drums
Just a few of the members seen after 2006
Giampaolo Biagi
Mike Canonico - cornet (2010-2011)
Dino Cimino - electric bass (2007)
Rennie Crain - keyboard (2011)
Crick Diefendorf (2011)
Joe Hetko - guitar (2010)
Paul Mastriani (2010)
Ken Olsen (2012)
Johnathan Steenstra - bass & soprano sax (2009-2012)
Members I saw at the Fountain Restaurant in earlier years
Paul Monat - tuba (well-known cornetist)
Tom Scannell - cornet
Ed Hubble - trombone
Guests I have seen at the Fountain Restaurant have included:
Jerry Gordon, washboard (Feb 10, 2006 & Sep 8, 2006)
Oakley Frost, electric stick bass (Nov 13, 2004)
Don Arnold, trumpet (Dec 10, 2010)
Jill Hughes, vocals
Brian Brundige, tuba
Jonathan Greene, clarinet (Dec 12, 2015)
MY OTHER JAZZ WEBPAGES
Burial Places of Jazz and Other Musicians
Includes photos of most gravestones and some signatures.
Tom Wickman - an 80th birthday celebration of a Riverboat Jazz Band fan
Read a biography of Skip Parsons.
View Skip's website.
Visitors since 21
May 2004
