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Young isle musicians to
play Denny’s music
at jazz fest

The Martin Denny Tribute at this year's Hawaii International Jazz Festival July 30 at the Hawaii Theatre will be performed by Waitiki, a group of young local musicians who are keeping Martin's "Exotica" music alive. The band is led by Abe Lagrimas Jr., a Waipahu High graduate, and Randy Wong, an Iolani grad. Gabe Baltazar and Lopaka Colon will join the group. On July 29, opening night of the festival, the Hawaiian Strings segment will feature singer-musician Owana Salazar on steel guitar, guitarist Jeff Peterson and Lagrimas Jr., who will play jazz ukulele. Some of the music from Owana's Hoku Award-winning "Hula Jazz" album will be presented ...

Harry Soria celebrates the 26th anniversary of his "Territorial Airways" radio show tomorrow from 5 to 6 p.m. on Hawaiian 105, KINE FM. Harry will recall memorable moments from shows over the years ...

Longhi's Ala Moana restaurant is combining live classical music at 6:45 p.m. with wine tasting at 6:30 p.m. every other Tuesday, starting this coming week. The Paradise String Quintet kicks off the event which will feature five wines from "around the world," according to restaurant manager Ian Wetzel. The tasting, with pupu, is $25. Call 947-9899 for reservations ... Kincaid's at Ward will have a tasting of wines "From the Heart of Italy" tomorrow, 5 to 6 p.m., for $30 ...

Isle troops in Iraq winners of Mid-Pac tourney

Mid-Pacific Country Club's Operation Phone Home Golf Tourney raised $30,000 to buy 3,000 phone cards for Hawaii's National Guard and Reserve troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The club also donated 40 cases of local goodies for the isle troops. Right on! ...

Eleanor Bilsborrow, former chair of the UH Speech Dept., was taken to On On Chop Suey for a 90th birthday dinner Thursday by her One Kalakaua girlfriends -- Alice Clay, Lila Chrystal and Pat O'Brien, 93. Eleanor was my freshman UH English teacher in 1950 and steered me to journalism. Pat was also a UH professor at that time. Those gals are tough ... Artist Peggy Chun's name was incorrect in Wednesday's column. In another recent column, Olive Kruse's age should have been 95, not 92 ...

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