OCRS March 2026

March 2026: March Birthdays, Some 'Virtual February'

OCRS March 21, 2026
Set list

Bob Pinsker:
Jamaica Jinger (Van Alstyne, 1912), Georgia Grind (Dabney, 1915), Haytian Rag (Dabney, 1910), Mele Hula (Tyers, 1917), The Harlem Band (James P. Johnson, c. 1950, arr. RIP), Foolin' Around With Love (James P. Johnson, 1932), Georgia (Always on My Mind) ([NOT the Hoagy Carmichael tune] James P. Johnson, 1928), Lock and Key (James P. Johnson, 1927, transcr. John Farrell)

Barry Blakeley:
Sunflower Slow Drag (Hayden and Joplin, 1901), Cascades (Joplin, 1904), Leola (Joplin, 1905), Sugar Cane (Joplin, 1908), Fig Leaf Rag (Joplin, 1908), Victorian Rag (Blakeley, 2024)

Chris Palmese:
Body and Soul (Green, 1930), Untitled Original (Palmese, 2026), 12th Street Rag (Bowman, 1914, arr. Lambert)

Vincent Johnson:
French Pastry Rag (Copeland, 1914), Dockstader Rag (Copeland, 1912), Cabbage Leaf Rag (Copeland, 1909), Invitation Rag (Copeland, 1911)

John Reed-Torres:
The Peach (Marshall, 1908), Ham And! (Marshall, 1908), The Pippin (Marshall, 1908), Brown Bear Rag (Reed-Torres, 2018)

Bob:
(Complete Louis Chauvin) The Moon Is Shining in the Sky (Chauvin, 1903), Babe, It's Too Long Off (Chauvin, 1906), Heliotrope Bouquet (Chauvin and Joplin, 1907) Sweet Mistreater (James P. Johnson, transc. RIP)

Andrew Barrett:
Hold Me In Your Loving Arms (Hirsch, 1915), The Magic Melody (Kern, 1915), You're the Most Wonderful Girl (Maurice Abrahams,1913), Efficiency Rag (James Scott, 1917)

Vincent:
Sugar Cane (Joplin, 1908), Bluin' the Black Keys (Schutt, 1926), Piano Puzzle (Schutt, 1929)

Totals:
6 pianists, 36 selections (7 Scott Joplin rags, counting two collaborations, played by Barry, Vincent and Bob, 5 James P. Johnson tunes played by Bob)