That's a Plenty

Lew Pollack was born in New York City, among his best-known songs are Charmaine and Diane. That's a Plenty is a 1914 ragtime piano composition by Pollack. Lyrics were added decades later and a number of popular vocal versions have been recorded, but it is more often performed as an instrumental. The composition started out as a rag but is nowadays more often than not played as part of the Dixieland jazz repertoire. The song has been recorded by numerous artists and is considered a jazz standard.

Jock McKenzie studied trumpet at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester where he was a joint recipient of the college’s concerto prize. From 1987 Jock based his musical career in Hampshire, working as a freelance trumpeter, conductor, composer, arranger and brass teacher. Jock is a former Professional Leader (Brass) for Hampshire Music Service and was the Director of the Hampshire County Youth Band from 2004 until 2020. It is the mix of all of these musical roles that has led to Jock establishing a reputation as a leading creator of brass music resources, particularly in the field of education and brass ensemble music. In 2020 Jock was awarded an “Honorary Fellowship of the University of Winchester” for services to music education. Currently Jock is working part-time for the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama; providing tuition for their Brass Teaching Module. In 2024 Jock was given the award for “Services to Youth” by Brass Bands England.