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00:00 They're telling the young musicians who play favorite standards from the big band era here
00:06 to perform a medley of In the Mood and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.
00:09 Please welcome the Toronto All-Star Big Band.
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02:04 ♪ He was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way ♪
02:14 ♪ He had a boogie style that no one else could play ♪
02:16 ♪ He was a time man, had his craft ♪
02:19 ♪ But then his number came up and he was gone with the draft ♪
02:21 ♪ He made the army now, a blown revelry ♪
02:24 ♪ He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B ♪
02:27 ♪ He made them blow a bugle for his uncle Sam ♪
02:30 ♪ It really brought him down because he couldn't jam ♪
02:33 ♪ The cab seemed to understand ♪
02:35 ♪ Because the next to the cab went out and drafted a ban ♪
02:38 ♪ And now the company jumps when he plays revelry ♪
02:41 ♪ He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B ♪
02:44 ♪ A tune, a tune, a tune, the other tune ♪
02:46 ♪ He blows it A to the bar ♪
02:48 ♪ In boogie rhythm, he can't blow a note ♪
02:50 ♪ Unless a bass and guitarist play with him ♪
02:54 ♪ He makes the company jump when he plays revelry ♪
02:57 ♪ He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B ♪
03:01 ♪ He was a boogie woogie bugle boy of company B ♪
03:06 ♪ And when he plays boogie woogie bugle ♪
03:09 ♪ He is busy as a bzzz-bee ♪
03:11 ♪ And when he plays, he makes the company jump ♪
03:13 ♪ In A to the bar ♪
03:14 ♪ He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B ♪
03:17 ♪ Da da da da dee ya da dee ya da ♪
03:19 ♪ Toot toot, he blows it A to the bar ♪
03:23 ♪ He can't play a note ♪
03:24 ♪ Unless a bass and guitarist sit with him ♪
03:28 ♪ And the company jumps when he plays revelry ♪
03:31 ♪ He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B ♪
03:35 ♪ Da da da dee ya da dee ya da ♪
03:38 ♪ Da da da da dee ya da dee ya da ♪
03:42 ♪ Da da da da dee ya da dee ya da ♪
03:45 ♪ And the company jumps when he plays revelry ♪
03:48 ♪ He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of company B ♪
03:53 [audience cheering]
03:56 Yes.
04:08 Jenny Petsch, ladies and gentlemen,
04:10 from the Toronto All-Star Big Band.
04:12 Now, that's pretty exciting genre music.
04:14 It's probably one of the most beloved.
04:16 You must get old and young out to hear that.
04:18 Yeah, it's great for us 'cause, you know,
04:21 it's better than practicing in your basement.
04:23 Yeah.
04:24 And, you know, people really respond well to us
04:27 and we get a lot of really good feedback,
04:29 so we really, really enjoy it.
04:30 Now, what's it like in Canadian showbiz
04:32 to split the money 75 ways?
04:34 Is that exciting to you?
04:35 What do they do, toss it up in the air
04:36 at the end of the night and all of you go after your share?
04:38 Well, we're students, so we're just happy to get something.
04:40 Yeah, good, good, good.
04:41 Now, I heard you had a chance to play
04:43 with some pretty big stars?
04:44 Yeah, we've had a few really great opportunities.
04:46 We've opened for Jeff Healy.
04:49 Last, in the fall, we played with Peter Appleyard,
04:52 amazing vibraphone player.
04:54 And actually, the vocalist section of our band
04:57 had kind of an interesting experience.
04:58 We went to do a fancy gig in a Toronto hotel
05:02 and there was a famous musician there,
05:04 Canadian musician, and we were all really pumped
05:06 to meet him 'cause, you know, we're fans or whatever.
05:09 So we make sure we get there early
05:11 and that we're all set and we're ready to go
05:13 and we walk in, you know, with our pieces of paper
05:16 waiting to get his autograph and we're looking around
05:18 and he's not anywhere.
05:19 And he strolls in about 45 minutes late
05:22 with two beautiful blondes on his arm,
05:24 spends the whole time talking to them
05:26 and then his band is kind of backstage, you know,
05:28 partaking in illegal substances.
05:31 And we just kind of said,
05:35 "Okay, do we have your autograph? Thanks."
05:37 And they just kind of walked away.
05:38 Now, when he gave you the autograph, what did it say?
05:41 I think it just said, "Love from..."
05:44 Who?
05:45 Well, I don't want to say it. I'll tell you afterwards.
05:47 Brian Adams?
05:48 No.
05:50 Do you know Ben Ali?
05:51 I'm not going to say it.
05:52 That's every famous male Canadian musician.
05:56 There's a 50/50 chance I got it right there.
05:58 A 50/50 chance.
06:00 Oh, I'm sorry, except for you guys. Sorry.
06:03 They're somewhat famous too. Was it Orrin Isaacs?
06:05 No.
06:06 All right. Okay.
06:07 All right, well, that's pretty much everybody then.
06:09 Tony Padileno, that's my last stab.
06:11 No.
06:12 Okay.
06:13 My mouth seals 'cause see, we're young musicians.
06:14 We don't want to cause problems right off the bat.
06:17 Yeah, you don't need a lawsuit.
06:18 Yeah, no.
06:19 You're not at this stage in your career.
06:20 Now, the uniforms are fantastic.
06:22 Thank you.
06:23 On the one hand, that's a great thing.
06:24 On the other, it's more of a budget than our own military is.
06:27 Yeah.
06:28 We think we'll go in there as reserves if they need us.
06:30 Yeah, good.
06:31 Now, where are you off to next?
06:32 We have a big show coming up on May 24th.
06:35 It's at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Performing Arts
06:38 with the famous singer Tommy Ambrose.
06:40 Aha.
06:41 Is he the guy? Tommy Ambrose?
06:42 Is he the guy?
06:43 Yeah.
06:44 [audience laughing]
06:45 Well, alright.
06:46 I'll tell you after.
06:47 Alright.
06:48 And we have a 2 o'clock show and a 7 o'clock show,
06:50 and we're just gonna have a good time.
06:52 Good.
06:53 Well, it's a great sound.
06:54 I really, really enjoyed it.
06:55 Thank you very much.
06:56 Now, Jenny, you have been chosen to exhibit your knowledge
06:58 of Canada in the Canadian Quiz.
07:00 Are you ready?
07:01 [audience cheering]
07:05 Practice, Ross, practice by our good friends at Canadian Tire,
07:08 and here's what you could win, Jenny.
07:11 With 3 correct answers, you'll win the Mastercraft Spin Saw.
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07:29 Good luck.
07:30 [audience cheering]
07:31 I really, I really need all of those.
07:33 I know.
07:34 Alright.
07:35 You have to get 3 right, and in that uniform,
07:37 you better get them all.
07:38 But I'm a singer. You better remember that.
07:40 Alright.
07:41 You can sing the answers, that's fine.
07:43 What is the name of Canada's longest bridge?
07:46 Longest bridge?
07:47 Yeah.
07:49 I'm sorry, did I say that wrong?
07:51 Longest bridge.
07:54 I have no--
07:55 Well, 1867 was the year of--
07:58 1860--
08:00 [audience groaning]
08:03 Confederation.
08:04 Confederation.
08:05 Okay, we'll give that to you.
08:06 Yeah!
08:07 [audience cheering]
08:09 True or false,
08:10 O Canada was not proclaimed Canada's national anthem
08:13 until 1980.
08:14 That's true.
08:15 Absolutely right.
08:16 [audience cheering]
08:18 The chicken cannon is a skit
08:20 from what Canadian television series?
08:23 I've seen this before,
08:24 'cause they load all the vegetables and stuff in there
08:26 and shoot it.
08:27 That's Royal Canadian Air First.
08:29 Absolutely right.
08:30 [audience cheering]
08:31 There you go, there's your Spin Saw.
08:34 Congratulations.
08:35 And thanks to John Hatch,
08:36 the Nutrient Performing Dogs,
08:38 and the Toronto All-Star Big Band.
08:40 Join us Monday, folks.
08:41 We've got Brent Michaels,
08:42 Jen Levine,
08:43 and the Ataris.
08:44 Good night.
08:45 Have a good weekend.
08:46 See you Monday.
08:47 Good job.
08:48 [audience cheering]
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