Miss Maybell And The Jazz Age Artistes — band
Ah, the Jazz Age of the Roaring Twenties, that romanticized, Great Gatsby era of music and mayhem, the days of hot jazz, ladies in flapper outfits and well-dressed men, before the Crash of 1929 brought it all to a screeching stop. Gee, it sure was the bee’s knees, see, and now, in the not-so-roaring Twenties, everything old is new again, thanks to Miss Maybell & The Jazz Age Artistes. The band, founded by Lauren Sansaricq (Miss Maybell) and her fella, ragtime pianist extraordinaire Charlie Judkins, both barely into their thirties, brought us back a century with a swell couple of sets of nifty vintage tunes (and instruments). Many of the 15 songs were fairly obscure, which is part of the band’s charm, though “hot jazz” and ragtime fans would recognize most of them. Theater Pizzazz covered the second of four substantially different sets played over two nights (an impressive feat). Lauren (“Miss Maybell” going forward) played several instruments, all of Jazz Age vintage: an acoustic archtop guitar, a banjo, a bazooka, and the washboard. Charlie Judkins is a virtuoso pianist with specialties in ragtime, stride and blues. The duo was accompanied by Brian Nalepka on bass, tuba and vocals, and Andy Stein on violin and saxophone. Brian is an excellent harmonizer who speaks with an announcer’s voice. Though a large fellow, his face was completely obscured when he played the tuba.
Venues Miss Maybell And The Jazz Age Artistes has played
- The Flatiron Room NoMad — 7 shows, last played 2025
- St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club — 6 shows, last played 2024
- Barbès — 4 shows, last played 2024
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- Alex Simon — 1 shared venue, via St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
- Mike Davis — 1 shared venue, via St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
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- Gabriel Hermida — 1 shared venue, via St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
- Samoa Wilson — 1 shared venue, via St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
- Aaron M. Johnson — 1 shared venue, via St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
- Asher Ben-Or — 1 shared venue, via St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
- Sedi Donka Balkan Band — 1 shared venue, via St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
- Adrien Chevalier — 1 shared venue, via St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
- Ryan Weisheit — 1 shared venue, via St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
- The New Wonders — 1 shared venue, via St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
- Bill Malchow — 1 shared venue, via St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
- Q Morrow — 1 shared venue, via St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
- Koran Agan — 1 shared venue, via St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
- Diego Campo — 1 shared venue, via St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
- The Milkman & Sons — 1 shared venue, via St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
- Felix Slim — 1 shared venue, via St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
- Keita Ogawa — 1 shared venue, via Barbès
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