Summer/August 2013 Rambler

Provide, Preserve,
Promote and Enjoy
Traditional Jazz
Thanks to all of you who chose to
be a band or musician sponsor last
year and in previous years. You have
helped to offset the expenses of
bringing the finest bands and
musicians available to our Festival.
We heard your voices loud and clear
and we will present a lineup of Trad
Jazz favorites and some new variations
to accommodate the many swing
dancers.
It is easy to become a sponsor at
the $250/500 level. For a $500 donation
you will receive:
• 2 5-day all-event badges
• Preferred seating in all venues
• Web and Program recognition
• Invitation to Sponsors’ Reception
• Free parking at the Town & Country
Hotel
• Recognition of your sponsorship
when your band performs
• Access to the musicians’
hospitality room
• One-year AFCDJS membership
The difference between the price of
a 5-day badge and the sponsorship is
tax deductible. To start the process,
first you select a band or musician you
wish to sponsor, then decide if you
want to have 1 badge ($250) or 2 badges
($500), and you finish by sending a
check with a note indicating your name,
continued on p. 8
Published by America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society • San Diego, CA • www.SDjazzfest.org
$5.00 Per Issue
Summer (August) 2013
Swing Out at Annual SD Fest
When Swing Dancers participate
in a Jazz festival, it really livens up the
weekend! The 34th Annual San Diego
Jazz Fest will salute our friends in the
Swing Dance community with a
special “Swing Dance Extravaganza”
on Saturday night, Nov. 30, 2013 in
the Golden Ballroom of the Town &
Country Resort and Convention
Center in San Diego’s Hotel Circle.
The featured bands will be Glenn
Crytzer and his Syncopators and
Stompy Jones. Both groups are
renowned for playing perfect
repertoires and perfect tempos for
dancers, yet each band has a unique
style and approach to Swing music.
The Extravaganza, organized by
2toGroove’s Margie Adams and SDJF
Executive Director Paul Daspit, will
begin at 9:30pm with continuous music
and performances by the SwingFX
Dance Team until 12:30am on Sunday,
Dec. 1.
Leading up to the Extravaganza,
the Festival will present a “Battle of
the Bands” between the Syncopators
and Stompy Jones at 5:45pm, then
performances by two more bands that
the dancers follow — The Red Skunk
Band and Sue Palmer and her Motel
Swing Orchestra. From Saturday
evening until early Sunday morning,
the Golden Ballroom promises to be
the best spot in Southern California
for Lindy, Shag, Balboa and all the
other vintage dance steps!
Fans of small-band Swing may
enjoy the sets played by Ray
Skjelbred and his Cubs, the Dave
Bennett Quartet and the Reynolds
Brothers. In addition to Swing music,
the Festival program includes
performances by some of the best
Traditional Jazz bands to be heard
anywhere — The High Sierra Jazz
Band, Grand Dominion Jazz Band,
Yerba Buena Stompers, Bob Schulz’s
Frisco Jazz Band, Original Wildcat
Jass Band, Buck Creek Jazz Band,
Titanic Jazz Band and the Night
Blooming Jazzmen.
For a musical change of pace,
continued on p. 3
The AFCDJS
Monthly Concert Series
Third Sunday of the Month
except Dec.
Aug. 18 – Hotel Wolverine Jazz Band
Sept. 15 – Dixie Express
Oct. 20 – High Society Jazz Band
~~~~~
The Mississippi Room at the
Lafayette Hotel & Suites
2223 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA
Take I-805, exit El Cajon Blvd West. The
Lafayette Hotel is 2 blocks West of Texas
Street. The Mississippi Room is located
downstairs, in the northwest corner of the
building. Enter from the El Cajon Blvd.
entrance door.
All concerts are from 1-4pm.
Food and Bar Service Available.
Vol. XXXI No. 3
Stompy Jones
Jazz Alive
SUMMER (AUG.) 2013 VOL. XXXI - NO. 3
The JAZZ RAMBLER is published quarterly for
$15 per year ($20 foreign) by America’s Finest
City Dixieland Jazz Society. Address all correspondence to P.O. Box 880387, San Diego,
CA 92168-0387.
America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society is
a Non-Profit 501 (c)3 organization. For information about the Society, call (619) 297-5277.
Website: www.SDjazzfest.org
Fax number (619) 297-5281. Single copy
price $5.00. Editorial contributions welcome.
Contents of Jazz Rambler are copyrighted
© (2013) by America’s Finest City Dixieland
Jazz Society and may not be reprinted
without permission. Jazz Publications and
Jazz Club Newsletters may reprint articles
provided the following credit is included:
“Reprinted from the Jazz Rambler, San
Diego, California.” The Jazz Rambler and
Society functions are funded in part by the
City of San Diego Commission for Arts and
Culture.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bill Adams, President
Myrna Goodwin, Secretary
Gretchen Haugen, Treasurer
Jane Brown, Alice Contreras, Curtis
McKee, Ruthe Monteith, Jim
McNaughton, Lisa Richardson, Carey
Jo Thoza.
AFCDJS STAFF
Paul Daspit, Executive Director
Hal Smith, Artistic Director
Shea Schultze, Office Manager
RAMBLER STAFF
Editor: Jay F. Levine
Staff Writers: Paul Daspit • Myrna Goodwin
Hal Smith • Jim McNaughton
Staff Photographer: Jerry Jones
Advertise in the Rambler
Advertising in the Jazz Rambler is one of
the best ways to reach a large exclusive audience
of Trad Jazz fans. With our circulation of
approximately 2,000 and an estimated readership of 3,500, you will be reaching thousands
of people who are interested in all aspects of
Traditional Jazz.
The Rambler is published quarterly. Deadlines are the 5th of the month, prior to the date
of issue. Feb. 1, May 1, Aug. 1 and Nov. 1.
Advertising Rates
Full page — $275.00
One Half page — 150.00
One Third page — 110.00
One Quarter page — 85.00
One Eighth page — 50.00
For a rate sheet, write AFCDJS, P.O.
Box 880387, San Diego, CA 92168-0387
or call (619) 297-5277.
AFCDJS is a member of:
• International Association of
Classic Jazz Festivals
• San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
• San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau
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— Here, There, Everywhere
(To have events included in the Jazz
Rambler or on the AFCDJS website,
submit updates by the 28th of each
month to Myrna Goodwin at
[email protected].)
DIXIE EXPRESS
Fuddruckers, Wednesdays, 6-8pm,
5500 Grossmont Center Dr., La Mesa.
http://www.dixieexpressjbsandiego.com
[email protected] or (619) 561-8236
SAN DIEGO BANJO BAND
McDonald’s at El Cajon Blvd. & 54th
St. every Tuesday from 5:30-7:30pm
UPTOWN RHYTHM MAKERS
First Friday of each month, 8-11pm,
Claire de Lune, 2906 University Ave.
San Diego. www.facebook.com/URMjazz
SOUTH BAY JAZZ RAMBLERS
First Monday of each month, 6-8pm,
Grossmont Fuddruckers, 5500
Grossmont Center Dr., La Mesa
LAKESIDE JAZZ CLUB
1st Sundays (951-245-9504), Lake
Elsinore Elks Club, 33700 Mission Trail,
Wildomar, CA, 1:30-4:30 pm (Featured
band at 3pm)
August 4—Coyote Hills Jazz Band
Sept. 8—Royale Garden
Oct. 6—Mt San Jacinto Big Band
Nov. 3—Open Jam Session
JAZZ ASSOCIATION OF
GREATER SAN DIEGO
Concert Schedule: www.jazz4u.org/
events.html or 760-753-0456 or 858-4592559.
RAMONA SENIOR CENTER
Fridays, George Newman, Dixieland
and “oldies” piano, 11:30am-1pm.
Musicians welcome, 434 Aqua Lane,
Ramona, (619) 876-4300 X146
THE RAMONA TERRACE
BAYSIDE DIXIE STOMPERS
Dixieland to Rock & Roll, Fridays,
3-5pm, musicians welcome, (760) 3152912, 1212 “H” St. #152, Ramona
Tuesdays, 6-8pm, Fuddruckers, 8285
Mira Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA
GOLDEN EAGLES
REY VINOLE’S
WORKSHOP
DIXIELAND
Tuesdays, 7-9 pm, The Orchard, 4040
Hancock, San Diego (858) 581-9293.
PARAGON JAZZ BAND
Paradise Village, 2700 East 4th
National City; Fridays, Aug.16, Sept. 20,
Oct. 18, 3-5pm
Coronado Ferry Landing, August 3,
2-4 pm
St. Paul’s Villa, Thurs. (except 2nd
Thurs.) 6:30-8pm, 2340 4th Ave., San
Diego.
La Mesa Adult Center, 8450 La Mesa
Blvd., La Mesa, Friday, Sept. 6, Nov. 1,
7-10pm. More Info: 619 435-3931 or
[email protected]
RED PEPPER JAZZ BAND
Check our website for upcoming gigs,
www.redpepperjazz.com
THE SAINTS
St. Paul’s Villa Senior Facility,
2340 4th Ave., San Diego. Friday, 2-3:30
pm, (619) 384-7574. Musicians, dancers,
listeners invited.
HIGH SOCIETY JAZZ BAND
Encinitas Library, Sunday, August
4, 2-3 pm. www.highsocietyjazzband.com
More info Larry (858) 277-5294
SUMMER (AUGUST) 2013
Sundays, 1-4 pm, call for dates.
Steamer’s Restaurant, 138 W.
Commonwealth Ave. in Fullerton. Call
for info at (626) 799-1761
CJ SAMS and KATIE CAVERA
Wednesdays, Curley’s Café, 1999 E.
Willow (at Cherry), Signal Hill, CA. Free.
Best to confirm dates and times. Info:
www.katiecavera.net.
ROYALE GARDEN DIXIE BAND
1st & 3rd Mon., 7pm, El Patio
Restaurant, 1750 W. La Palma Ave.,
Anaheim. More info – 951-898-2174
AUNTIE SKINNER’S LUCKY
WINNERS JAZZ BAND
1st & 3rd Monday, El Patio
Restaurant, 1750 W. La Palma Ave.,
Anaheim, 7-9pm
CROWN
BAND
CITY
DIXIELAND
Wednesdays from 6:30-9pm, Burger
Continental Restaurant, Pasadena (626)
792-6634
BALDY MOUNTAIN SWING
1st and 3rd Thursdays, 8-10:30pm, at
The Press, 129 Harvard Ave., Claremont
Info: (909) 625-4808
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JAZZ RAMBLER
Swing Out . . .
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Festival attendees will be able to hear
authentic ragtime played by the
Heliotrope Ragtime Orchestra; Red
Hot Rockabilly music performed by
the Memphis Boys; and virtuoso
performances of Trad Jazz, Dixieland
and Swing classics by Cornet Chop
Suey. Besides Sue Palmer’s, the
outstanding local groups performing
at the Festival in 2013 are The High
Society Jazz Band; Euphoria Brass
Band; Dixie Express; Mission Bay
High School Preservationists; Red
Pepper Jazz Band; Uptown Rhythm
Makers; the SD Banjo Band, Paragon
Quartet; South Bay Jazz Ramblers;
and the San Fernando Valley Banjo
Band.
Guest artists at Festival #34
include fan favorites Bob Draga,
Brady McKay and Katie Cavera plus
solo pianists Jason Wanner, Paolo
Alderighi, Carl Sonny Leyland and
Stephanie Trick. Finally, Dick
Williams will once again lead the
organized JazzSea Jam sessions and
Hal and Georgia Myers will hold their
popular dance instruction classes.
Order badges now for the 34th
Annual San Diego Jazz Festival —
Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 2013. Please check
out the advertisement on page 5 of
the Jazz Rambler to order badges,
Festival 34, An Abundance of Talent!
By Jim McNaughton
While looking at the lineup for this
year’s Festival I became excited and
concerned. As a fan how can I possibly
catch all of the sets? We have the
largest number and best selection of
Trad Jazz Bands in years as well as a
variety of outstanding bands and
musicians. Ray Skjelbred Cubs are
new and the Bob Schulz Frisco Jazz
Band, High Sierra and Buck Creek are
back after an absence.
WOW! I can’t miss the Pianorama
with all the great musicians and two
newcomers Paolo Alderighi and Jason
Wanner. Paolo Alderighi will team
with favorite Stephanie Trick for two
sets. For a preview of the pairing you
can go to YouTube and search for
their version of “Running Wild.”
Popular performers Bob Draga and
Brady McKay will be doing guest
appearances with a number of the
bands. The 34th Festival will surely be
one of our biggest and best!
make hotel reservations at the Town &
Country and to sponsor a Festival
performance venue, band and/or
musician. Whatever you do, make sure
to attend this event, which promises
to be a full weekend of swingin’,
stompin’, Fidgety Feet!
We were disappointed to learn that
Chloe will not be with us for the first
time in many years. She is touring
Europe the month of November with
the Pokey LaFarge band. However
she is sponsoring the Glenn Crytzer
Band who will be featured in our
Saturday Extraganza. I will definitely
make time for the Extravaganza which
also will include Stompy Jones, Sue
Palmer, and the Red Skunk Band — a
swing dancer’s delight! Hope to see
all of you in November.
AFCDJS PRESENTS
FREE 2013
DIXIE WORKSHOPS
(2nd Thurs. of month, 7-9 pm)
Aug. 8 • Sept. 12 • Oct. 10
Nov. 14 • Dec. dark
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AFCDJS-sponsored workshops are
held the second Thursday of every
month (except December) from 7 to
9pm at the San Diego Musicians
Hall, 1717 Morena Blvd., San Diego.
Requirement:
Desire to play Dixieland Jazz!
Furnished:
Drums, piano and a core
group of instructors.
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ALL LEVELS OF
TALENT WELCOME!
~~~~~~~
(619) 297-JASS (5277)
www.SDjazzfest.org
The personnel of many of the local
Bands that have appeared at our
Festivals have been participants
in the AFCDJS free Jazz
Workshops.
AFCDJS Website
The AFCDJS Website has
been updated and upgraded.
Check out our line-up for the
2013 Festival and look over the
new site at the same time.
www.SDjazzfest.org
Glenn Crytzer and His Syncopators
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Jazz Alive . . .
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SOUTHSIDE CHICAGO SEVEN
Mondays, 7-10 pm, at Le Carousse
Roughe, White Lane, Bakersfield. Info:
(909) 625-4808
SEAL BEACH, CA
Tuesdays, 6-9pm, Leisure World
Dixieland Workshop, 13550 Seal Beach
Blvd., Club House 3, rm. 8, (562) 5945722
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ CLUB
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3rd Sunday, 1pm. Westminster
Lanes, 6471 Westminster Ave.,
Westminster
SOUTH BAY
JAZZ CLUB
N.
ORLEANS
2nd Sunday, 12:30-5pm, Knights of
Columbus Hall, 214 Avenue I, Redondo
Beach. (310) 374-3174
Monthly Jazz Concerts
Sponsored by America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society
Third Sunday of each month except December
Aug. 18 – Hotel Wolverine Jazz Band
Sept. 15 – Dixie Express
Oct. 20 – High Society Jazz Band
Lafayette Hotel & Suites
Mississippi Room • 2223 El Cajon Blvd. • San Diego
All Programs: 1-4pm • Admission-$15 • Members-$10 • Under 30 (with photo ID)-$5
PLEASE SUPPORT LIVE TRADITIONAL JAZZ!
ATTEND OUR MONTHLY CONCERT/DANCES!
Check the AFCDJS website for the latest information at
www.sdjazzfest.org.
PENTICTON BC, CANADA
17th Annual Pentastic Hot Jazz
Festival Sept. 6-8. (866) 599-3494 or
www.pentasticjazz.com
SO CAL HOT JAZZ SOCIETY
AURORA, CO
1st Sunday. American Legion Post
335, Southgate. (323) 566-9128. 1pm
35th Annual Summit Jazz,Sept. 2729, 303-670-8471, www.summitjazz.org
SIMI VALLEY JAZZ CLUB
KALISPELL, MT
2nd Sunday, 1-5pm, Simi Valley
Senior Center, 3900 Avenida Simi, Simi
Valley.
20th Anniversary Glacier Jazz
Stampede, Oct. 3-6, (406) 892-2115
www.glacierjazzstampede.com
GOLDEN EMPIRE HOT JAZZ
SOC.
MEDFORD, OR
1st Sunday; 1-5 pm, Kern City Town
Hall, 1003 Pebble Beach Dr., Bakersfield
WEST COAST TRAD JASS
CLUB
25th Annual Medford Jazz Jubilee,
Oct. 11-13, www.medfordjazz.com, (800)
599-0039
Jazz Roots is heard on
Sunday evening, 8-10 pm, on
KSDS FM (88.3 on the dial).
The program features the
roots of jazz — ragtime, blues,
country music and more.
Jazz Roots is hosted by Lou
Curtiss, proprietor of Folk Arts
Rare Records and founder of
the San Diego Folk Festival
and the Adams Avenue Roots
Festival.
SUN VALLEY, ID
24th Annual Sun Valley Jazz
Jamboree, Oct. 16-20, (877) 478-5277,
www.sunvalleyjazz.com
The Untouchables – host band, 1st
Sunday Every Month 1-5pm
The Saloon at Piper’s Winery, 6500
Casitas Pass Road, Ventura - 805-6846494 http://www.westcoasttradjass.com,
[email protected]
PISMO BEACH, CA
DAVENPORT, IA
CHANDLER, AZ
42nd Annual Bix Memorial Jazz
Festival, Aug. 1-4, www.bixsociety.org,
(563) 324-7170
23rd Annual Arizona Classic Jazz
Festival, Nov. 7-10, (480) 620-3941
www.azclassicjazz.org
SUTTER CREEK, CA
CLEARWATER BEACH, FL
15th Annual Sutter Creek Ragtime
Festival, Aug. 9-11, (209) 405-1563
www.suttercreekragtime.com
23rd Suncoast Jazz Classic, Nov.
22-24. www.jazzclassic.net or (727) 5360064
RANCHO CORDOVA, CA
SACRAMENTO, CA
Inaugural Hot Jazz Jubilee
Aug. 30-Sept. 2, www.hotjazzjubilee.com
or (916) 822-2210
27th Annual West Coast Ragtime
Festival Nov. 22-24. (866) 724-9273,
www.westcoastragtime.com
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Jazz Roots on KSDS FM
37th Annual Jubilee By The Sea
Oct 24-27. www.pismojazz.com, (805)
773-3750
SUMMER (AUGUST) 2013
Town & Country Pet
Policy for Fest 2013
The Town & Country Resort
will continue its pet (dog) policy
for the 2013 Jazz Fest. This
policy is in effect only for the
Thanksgiving Festival. It is
limited to one dog per room.
The Garden Rooms (two story
building)
near
Kelly’s
Restaurant have been assigned
for those who wish to bring
their dog to the Festival this
year. When you make your
reservation, simply indicate you
will be bringing your dog.
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Continuing Society Concert Series
Means Great Jazz Entertainment
Hotel Wolverines Aug. 18
The Hotel Wolverine Jazz Band
(also known as The Hotel Wolverine
Bombardiers) is a seven-piece
traditional jazz band consisting of
cornet, clarinet, trombone, piano, tuba
or bass, drums and banjo or guitar.
The band plays music from the
wonderful era of the 1920s, the 1930s
and through the mid 1940s. Its
repertoire consists of very danceable/
listenable songs, and you will be taken
on a captivating journey back to those
memorable musical years. Band
personnel are Jay Rice, Kelly Dean,
Jack Doerr, Frank Sano, Paul Goldman,
Bill Breau, Howard Wheaton and Hal
Groody. Don’t miss out on a great
Trad Concert/Dance at the Mississippi
Room of the Lafayette Hotel in August.
Hotel Woverine Band
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Dixie Express Sept. 15
Dixie Express has its roots in the
AFCDJS Adult Traditional Jazz Camp
and the monthly jazz workshops. DE
has played at Fuddruckers in La Mesa
for 14 years. In addition, the band has
performed regularly at the Lawrence
Welk Resort in Escondido and has
played
numerous
concerts
throughout San Diego including the
Twilight in Balboa Park Summer
Concerts. Leader John Contreras is
the reedman and vocalist. Other
continued on p. 9
Jazz on Radio/Online
Doug Best Swings:7-11am every
Sat. ’30s thru ’50s big band with a
touch of New Orleans Jazz. Call
760.736.8375 or 619.540.5715 for
requests or feedback.
Sharon’s Show by Sharon Prince:
11am-1pm every Sat. All types and
eras of music usually with a theme or
focusing on one particular artist or
composer. Contact: 619.997.4045 or
[email protected] for requests or
feedback
Both shows are available at AM
1320 radio, www.palomar.edu/kksm
internet and Cox Cable 957.
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Dixie Express
Look for AFCDJS on Facebook!
AFCDJS now has its own page on the popular Facebook social
networking site.
The Facebook page contains up-to-the-minute news and photos
regarding the San Diego Jazz Fest, Adult Jazz Camp, Monthly Concerts
and other AFCDJS-sponsored activities, plus photo albums from the
Festival and Jazz Camps.
Log on to Facebook today and become a fan of AFCDJS!
SUMMER (AUGUST) 2013
JAZZ RAMBLER
AFCDJS Was Jazz Festival Volunteers Info
The volunteer letters and
application. Or, for more information
Represented at applications
for the 34th Annual San
contact Ruthe Monteith at 619-665Diego Jazz Fest over the Thanksgiving
6588 or send her an email at
(11/27-12/1/13) will be mailed
[email protected].
Gator by the Bay weekend
the first week of August. Scheduling
We sincerely thank those of you
will begin around the 20th of
who have volunteered in the past and
Festival
September, so please return your form
hope you will be able to help again
The second weekend in May, San
Diego had its annual Gator by the Bay
Zydeco, Blues and Crawfish Festival
at Spanish Landing. This year, the
San Diego Jazz Fest and AFCDJS
sponsored a band at the event and
had a booth to promote our festival in
November.
Uptown Rhythm Makers under
the leadership of Bob Andersen
(trombone) played three different
times during the weekend. They
played near the west entrance of the
event greeting early arrivers on
Saturday, led the Gator parade through
the entire festival grounds Saturday
afternoon, and returned on Sunday to
perform on the Fountain Stage.
Other band members included
Bruce Vermazen (cornet), Jim Fiedler
(clarinet), Jim Goodwin (guitar/banjo),
Frank Highly (tuba), Bob Drisko
(bass), and Kenny Powell (drums).
Throughout the two-day event,
AFCDJS handed out fliers, Jazz
Ramblers, and programs from past
Festivals promoting our SD Jazz Fest.
Paul Daspit (Executive Director) and
Bill Adams (President) coordinated
the event and set up the booth. Board
members Carey Thoza, Jim
McNaughton, Ruthe Monteith,
Gretchen Haugen, Myrna Goodwin,
and AFCDJS Office Manager, Shea
Schultze, took turns staffing the
booth.
Uptown Rhythm Makers along with
two other bands from the Gator event,
Sue Palmer and her Motel Swing
Orchestra and the Euphoria Brass
Band, will also play at this year’s 34th
San Diego Jazz Festival over
Thanksgiving. Don’t miss these
groups at our Fest!!
JAZZ RAMBLER
as quickly as possible. If you are an
AFCDJS member and have your
application to us by September 20,
you will be scheduled first.
We need a few volunteers for
Cabaret Manager and Band Hostess.
If you would like to help in these
areas, please note that on your
this year. If you do not receive a letter,
please check our website at
www.SDjazzfest.org. Or, you can
contact Ruthe Monteith directly or
leave a message at the AFCDJS office
(619) 297-5277. New volunteers are
always welcome so talk to friends who
might be interested.
Ways to Support Traditional Jazz
Since many of you are approaching
the time for the required distribution
from your IRA, you may want to
consider donating all or part of the
money as a charitable gift. The Relief
Act of 2012 ensured that in 2013
anyone age 70½ or older is allowed to
donate directly to charity without
paying income tax on that required
distribution.
You can do this by donating stock
in your IRA account or your broker
can transfer funds by check from your
account. The amount may be counted
as part of the mandatory required
minimum distribution and no federal
income tax is due as a result of this
charitable donation.
This donation could also be in the
form of a band or musician
sponsorship. A charitable gift is a
great way to see your dollars go to
work right now!
For additional information, check
with your tax and financial advisor. If
you have any questions about
sponsorship,
contact
Jim
McNaughton at 619-435-0806 or
[email protected] You'll
be glad you did!
Uptown Rhythm Makers
SUMMER (AUGUST) 2013
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Provide . . .
Continued on front page
phone number, address, and name of
the band or musician you wish to
sponsor to AFCDJS, PO Box 880387,
San Diego, CA 92168-0387. If you have
the envelope that came with the appeal
letter please use that OR go to our
website at www.SDjazzfest.org.
If you have any questions please
call Jim McNaughton at 619-435-0806.
Note, in order to have your
sponsorship acknowledged on our
website, in the Festival program and
on the band signs, we must receive
your sponsorship no later than Oct.
31, 2013.
A New
Traditional
Jazz Festival!
2013 GUEST
ARTISTS
Bob Draga
Jason Wanner
Yve Evans
Gary Ryan
Shelley Burns
Big Mama Sue
2013 • RANCHO CORDOVA, CA
Announces Its
Inaugural Dates
INTRODUCING…
Meschiya Lake &
The Lil’ Big Horns
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
AUG. 30th through SEPT. 2nd 2013
2013 BAND LIST
Marriott Hotel ~ Rancho Cordova, CA
Highway 50 & Sunrise Blvd.
Bob Draga Quartet
Blue Street Jazz Band
High Street Band
High Sierra Jazz Band
Tom Rigney &
Flambeau
Bob Ringwald’s Fulton
Street Jazz Band
Au Bros w/
Howard Miyata
New Orleans
Racket Makers
w/ Sherri Colby
Gator Beat
The Crescent Katz
Sister Swing
Shelley, Bill & Eddie
Hot Flashes
6 VENUES
14 BANDS
120 SETS ALL AT ONE HOTEL
Friday Pool Side Welcome Party - 5 to 7pm
Saturday Wine Tasting - 4 to 6pm
Sunday Patrons Lunch - 12 to 1:30
SPONSORED BY
(Kristy Reed, Bonnie Otto)
For Ticket Sales and Information Call 916-822-2210
Or visit Our Website www.HotJazzJubilee.com
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Darnell . . .
Continued from page 13
on bass playing intermissions at
Earthquake McGoon’s! Howard also
appeared with a band led by Muggsy
Spanier on a broadcast of jazz critic
Ralph Gleason’s “Jazz Casual” TV
program. Besides Spanier and Howard,
the high-energy band on this occasion
included Joe Sullivan, piano; Pops
Foster, bass; Earl Watkins, drums; and
the young trombonist Bob Mielke.
Howard’s onscreen expressions are
a joy to watch; especially as he uses
body language to indicate the rhythms
used on Jelly Roll Morton’s record of
“Someday, Sweetheart” to Mielke, and
when he sticks his tongue out — on
national television!
In 1966 Howard toured Europe with
the New Orleans All Stars. This group
was led by British trumpeter Keith
Smith and included Alvin Alcorn,
trumpet; Jimmy Archey, trombone;
Alton Purnell, piano; Pops Foster,
bass; and Cie Frazier, drums.
Unfortunately, following the tour, he
suffered a stroke and was forced to
give up playing music. He developed
a brain tumor and died in September,
1966.
Darnell Howard surely led one of
the most interesting and rewarding
careers in Classic Jazz, from pre-Jazz
days with W.C. Handy to appearances
with the most respected bandleaders
of the Classic Jazz era and the
Traditional Jazz Revival. He came up
with a distinct, and instantly
recognizable style that will always
appeal to Jazz fans with good taste.
Fortunately, those who read this article
may enjoy the many highlights of
Howard’s career since — at the time of
this writing — all of his recordings are
currently available on CD!
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Entertainment . . .
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vocalists you will hear include
trombonist Lee Fugal, drummer Kenny
Powell and bassist Tim Smith. Phil
Kirk (trumpet), Ken Dillard (piano),
and Jim Goodwin (banjo/guitar)
complete the lineup. Dixie Express
plays danceable and entertaining
Dixieland and swing. Be sure to hear
them on September 15.
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High Society Oct. 20
The High Society Jazz Band puts a
fresh twist on the lively sounds of
traditional jazz. All audiences are
bound to be pleased with the band’s
variety of styles and arrangements —
New Orleans and Chicago-style jazz
and Dixieland, swing, big band, Latin
and even oldies rock n’ roll. High
Society has entertained around San
Diego and beyond for nearly 30 years,
performing concerts, at jazz festivals,
dances, night clubs and at private
events. HSJB consists of Larry Okmin,
clarinet and leader; Rick Evans,
trumpet; Billy Hawkins, trombone; Jay
Berman, piano and vocals; Joe Meza,
bass; and John Hall, drums. Enjoy the
music, humor and energy of High
Society in October!
High Society Jazz Band
Paragon Jazz Band
recently performed for
over 200 students at
Roosevelt Middle School
in Oceanside. It was
Heritage Day for the
eighth graders, and all
were dressed in Civil War
era costumes. Diane
Mensch and the Paragon
Jazz Band presented four
sessions demonstrating
and explaining the
history of traditional jazz.
Don’t miss the Paragon
Quartet at the 34th
Annual San Diego Jazz
Festival as they welcome
Festival-goers on Friday
and Saturday morning.
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‘Jazz Rhythm’ Programs Offer
A Wealth of Information
Bay Area Jazz researcher Dave
Radlauer has produced a number of
award-winning radio programs under
the “Jazz Rhythm” banner.
The programs cover a fascinating
array of subjects, from Buddy Bolden
to “Cowboy Jazz” to Sound
Restoration. Several of Radlauer’s
San Francisco Jazz programs feature
interviews with Jazzmen such as Bob
Helm, Bill Bardin, Wally Rose and Bob
Mielke.
Recently, Radlauer worked with
AFCDJS Artistic Director Hal Smith
and former Jazz Camp instructor Chris
Tyle on programs devoted to trumpeter
Benny Strickler and cornetist Danny
Alguire. Tyle is also contributing
material on the Castle Jazz Band for an
upcoming Jazz Rhythm show and
Smith is gathering material for a
program on Chicago pianist Frank
Melrose.
All the Jazz Rhythm programs are
available online, accompanied by rare
photographs and expertly-written
notes, at www.jazzhotbigstep.com.
The website is an invaluable
resource for anyone who is interested
in the history of Jazz, though even the
Get your reservations at the Town
& Country now to
ensure your fantastic
weekend of jazz.
Phone (800) 7728527 and ask for the
“Jazz Festival” rates.
Rooms start at $105
/night plus tax.
DON’T DELAY. Rooms
go quickly!
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most knowledgeable Jazz fans may
hear something new when they visit
the Jazz Rhythm web page!
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phone at (619) 992-3787.
2014 Adult Trad
Jazz Camp
The 2014 San Diego Adult
Traditional Jazz Camp is set
for January 16-19, 2014, at
the Lafayette Hotel, 2223 El
Cajon Blvd., San Diego.
Start making your plans to
attend. More information is
available on our website or
see page 14 in this Jazz
Rambler.
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Small Band
Music Archives
Deering Banjo of Spring Valley, CA, and America’s Finest City
Dixieland Jazz Society have been working together to provide
banjos for the Mission Bay High School Music Department. Isaac
Unger-Weiss (left) (grade 12) and Anthony Wilson (grade 10) used
the Deering banjos at the “Jazz on the Green” concert held last
May at MBHS. Isaac and Anthony will be performing with the
Mission Bay Preservationists, under the direction of JP Balmat, at
this year’s San Diego Jazz Fest. Don’t miss their sets.
AFCDJS maintains an archive of
over 2400 small band music
arrangements, which we make
available to school and youth bands,
community, church, start-up, and
professional music groups.
Ask about the Top Thousand
most-requested small band music
arrangements, on a DVD disc.
Contact Howie Nielson at
[email protected], or go to
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Jubilee By the Sea
PISMO BEACH — OCTOBER 24-27, 2013
Guest Artists: Bob Draga, Larry Scala, Eddie Erickson, Carl Sonny Leyland, Gordon Au, Brady McKay
***********
TWO Thursday Night Special Events (10/24):
#1 Marie Callenders: 3 Guitars: Eddie Erickson, Larry Scala & Jerry Krahn
#2 Veterans Hall: We Three (Draga, Barnhart & Coots)!
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. — Admission $25.00 each — Limited Seating!!
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BANDS: Titan Hot 7, Wally’s Warehouse Waifs, Blue Street, Night Blooming Jazzmen, High Sierra Jazz Band, Ivory
and Gold, Cornet Chop Suey, Creole Syncopators, South Burgundy Street Jazz Band, Midiri Brothers, Red Skunk
Band, Au Brothers Band with Uncle Howard Miyata, Three Clarinets, Three Trumpets, Piano Solos, Clam Chowder,
Dick Williams Jammers, Cal Poly Jazz Band, Dos Pueblos High School Jazz Band, Royal Garden Swing Orchestra,
Central City Swing Band, plus Igor with Pat Yankee and Bob Ringwald.
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Monthly Concert Highlights
Rev
elation Jazz Band — April 21
Revelation
Heliotrope Ragtime Orchestra — May 19
Nannette & Her Hotsy Totsy Bo
ys — June 16
Boys
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JAZZ RAMBLER
PASSINGS
Wayne Jones
(1933-2013)
by Hal Smith
AFCDJS Artistic Director
Wayne Jones, an icon of
Traditional Jazz drumming, passed
away on May 20, 2013 in Elmhurst,
Illinois as a result of complications
from Parkinson’s Disease.
Jones began a long association
with the Salty Dogs Jazz Band in the
late 1950s, when the group was still a
student band at Purdue University.
When the Dogs became a professional
working band, Jones was the drummer.
His approach to Traditional Jazz
drumming was to play lightly, with a
lift — gently urging the ensemble and
soloists to swing. Jones often used
ride cymbal, Chinese cymbal and hihats in addition to the press rolls,
choke cymbal and blocks that are
usually associated with the music. His
distinct sound was a hallmark of the
Salty Dogs, as well as other Traditional
groups he worked with, such as
Waldo’s Gutbucket Syncopators, Bob
Schulz’s Frisco Jazz Band, the West
End Jazz Band, Ernie Carson’s Capital
City Jazz Band and the Red Rose
Ragtime Band.
Wayne Jones was Turk Murphy’s
favorite drummer, and though he never
worked full-time with the band, he did
play with the band on special
occasions, including a concert at Grace
Cathedral in San Francisco and a
concert at Carnegie Hall, just prior to
Murphy’s death.
In addition to his work with
Traditional groups, Jones also played
big band music with the Chicago
Footwarmers and small-band swing
with James Dapogny’s Chicago Jazz
Band, the Neo-Passe’ Jazz Band,
Soprano Summit and the HedgesDeMichael Swingtet. San Diego Jazz
Festival attendees heard Jones in years
past with the West End Jazz Band,
James Dapogny’s Chicago Jazz Band
and Bob Schulz’s Frisco Jazz Band.
Besides his skill as a drummer, he was
an excellent writer, whose reviews
appeared in Down Beat, Coda and
Mississippi Rag.
Wayne Jones is survived by his
JAZZ RAMBLER
Darnell . . .
Continued from back page
with Lu Watters’ Yerba Buena Jazz
Band at Hambone Kelly’s and also
took part in an early recording session
with ex-Yerba Buena trumpeter Bob
Scobey. (The session was originally
issued on the Jazz Man label as
“Darnell Howard and his Frisco
Footwarmers”). Howard also played
occasional sessions with the other
member of the Yerba Buena triumvirate
— Turk Murphy. A trip back to the
Midwest resulted in a number of gigs
with a young ensemble that would
eventually become one of the greatest
of all Traditional Jazz bands — The
Salty Dogs. Hearing Darnell Howard
with the Salty Dogs made a lasting
impression on a young Chicago
clarinetist who would eventually
become the Dogs’ regular reedman —
Kim Cusack.
After returning to San Francisco,
Howard settled in for a long stay at
wife, Charlotte. His drum style has
been a major inspiration to this writer,
and also to several drummers whose
names should be familiar to readers of
the Jazz Rambler including Chris
Tyle, John Gill, Steve Apple, Kevin
Dorn, Clint Baker and Ray Templin.
Jones made numerous recordings
which were issued on GHB,
Jazzology, Stomp Off, Delmark and
Discovery. Most are available on CD
and are definitely worth seeking out
— especially to hear the masterful
drumming!
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Club Hangover with a six-piece band
led by his old colleague Earl Hines.
The years in the Bay Area were
musically rewarding for the middleaged Darnell Howard. Besides the
steady work with Hines, he freelanced
on record dates with Kid Ory, Barbara
Dane, Don Ewell and others. The
Ewell sessions, recorded for Good
Time Jazz, featured Howard as the
only horn with Ewell on piano, Minor
Hall on drums and (on several cuts)
Pops Foster on bass. Unsurprisingly,
this was some of Howard’s best
playing on record. “South Side Strut”
and “Bush Street Scramble” illustrate
his swinging phrasing and his ability
to go from a bubbling penultimate
chorus to a boiling rideout. “Love Me
Or Leave Me” and “Am I Blue”
showcase his thick, blurry tone in the
low register as well as the joyous,
unexpected whoops into the upper
register.
Howard was once again freelancing
in 1964, when he met the young pianist
Ray Skjelbred. Skjelbred was a
student of Johnny Wittwer and Burt
Bales, both acquaintances of Howard,
and was fascinated by the music of
pianist Joe Sullivan, who had played
intermissions at Club Hangover when
Howard played there with Earl Hines.
Once, Skjelbred and Howard went to
hear Sullivan play intermissions at
Turk Murphy’s nightclub Earthquake
McGoon’s. When the band returned
to the stage, Sullivan climbed the stairs
to the balcony with a drink in each
hand. Howard observed, “He’s good
— unless he plays nose piano,”
drooping his head to indicate
Sullivan’s condition after too many
double highballs.
Skjelbred took Howard to visit
many friends in the Bay Area and was
fortunate to play a couple of sessions
with the clarinetist during the summer
of 1964. Once he asked what would
happen if someone called Howard to
play a gig on violin. Howard replied,
“You’d see such scramblin’!”
Apparently he “scrambled” at least
once during this time period. Jazz
author Richard Hadlock recalled
hearing Howard on violin, with Elmer
Snowden on banjo and Pops Foster
continued on page 8
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SAN DIEGO
ADULT TRADITIONAL JAZZ CAMP
The original and only music camp by AFCDJS
January 16-19, 2014
All facilities are located at the Lafayette Hotel & Suites in San Diego.
Instruction will include sectionals for front line and rhythm. Students play
music together and with faculty members throughout the weekend.
2014 FACULTY:
Clint Baker, Asst. Camp Dir. - trumpet/cornet
Howard Miyata - trombone
Dan Levinson- reeds
John Royen - piano SOLD OUT
Katie Cavera - banjo, guitar
Marty Eggers - bass, tuba
Steve Apple - drums
TUITION: $420 Enrollment is limited.
* There is a $60.00 tuition discount for Jazz Camp students staying at the Lafayette Hotel for at least
3 nights, and who register for camp no later than 11/15/2013 (limit 2 discounts per room). For
room reservations, contact the hotel at 1-888-272-6343 or make email requests to
[email protected]. Ask for the “Jazz Camp rate.”
Register and pay tuition on-line at www.SDjazzfest.org or complete this form and make your check
payable to AFCDJS. Mail to AFCDJS, PO Box 880387, San Diego, CA 92168-0387. Please provide
your hotel reservation number in the space provided below or in the comments section on-line.
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They Called it Jazz
Darnell Howard - Rejuvinated Career For the Revival
(This is a continuation from the
Spring 2013 Rambler of a series of
biographies of great traditional jazz
musicians. The series started with the
March/April 1991 issue and was
developed by Rambler founding
publisher and Board Member, the late
Len Levine.)
By Hal Smith
AFCDJS Artistic Director
In 1937, Darnell Howard left Earl
Hines’ Orchestra. He could already
look back with pride on a career that
included appearances with W.C.
Handy, Jelly Roll Morton, James P.
Johnson, King Oliver and, of course
Hines. But within a few short years,
he added two more illustrious names
to his resumé after working with
Fletcher Henderson and Coleman
Hawkins!
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During World War II, Howard led
his own groups in Chicago, and also
operated a small business. The
Traditional Jazz Revival of the 1940s
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really helped to kickstart Howard’s
career. In 1945 he traveled to California
where he played and recorded with
the revitalized Kid Ory Creole Jazz
Band. Howard is heard to good
advantage on the Ory’s Crescent
recordings — particularly on “Down
Home Rag.”
Following the brief stay with Ory,
he returned to Chicago where he
worked with Doc Evans and in the
house band at the Bee Hive, which
also included such luminaries as Don
Ewell, Lee Wiley, Miff Mole and Baby
Dodds.
In 1948, Howard joined Muggsy
Spanier’s band, performing at the
Chicago Railroad Fair and also making
a trip to San Francisco, to play at Doc
Daugherty’s famous Club Hangover.
While in the Bay Area, Howard sat in
continued on page 13
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