NEWS - I have not said much for a couple of months. My wife Elsa has been seriously ill and most of my time has been spent helping her. I am not playing music a lot but I have had some satisfying jobs, even though I have had to cancel a few trips. In May I will be playing at Camp Jitterbug, a large swing dance festival that takes place on the Memorial Day weekend. Saturday I will play with Jonathan Doyle and Sunday with Josh Roberts. Both dance nights will be at Washington Hall, a wonderful old place from 1908. Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday performed there long ago.