November / December, 2007

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Published by America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society • San Diego, CA • www.dixielandjazzfestival.org
$2.00 Per Issue
Nov. - Dec., 2007
Vol. XXV No. 6
It’s Time for Festival #28
The event we have been waiting for
all year is here! Make room for the 28th
Annual San Diego Thanksgiving
Dixieland Jazz Festival – Nov. 21-25,
2007 at the Town & Country Resort and
Hotel in San Diego’s Hotel Circle.
This year’s program features a
wide variety of vintage sounds, from
Ragtime to Rockabilly. AFCDJS is
proud to present bands and musicians
from around the globe, playing worldclass music.
Our traditional jazz bands should
please the most dyed-in-the-wool trad
buffs. They will delight to the music of
Yerba Buena Stompers, Queen City
JB, Buck Creek JB, Grand Dominion
JB, Uptown Lowdown, Gremoli and
the Titanic JB. The Climax JBand Sac
à Pulses lend an international flavor to
the lineup and the Heliotrope Ragtime
Orchestra plays authentic ragtime and
“pre-jazz” music.
Dixieland disciples are sure to dig
the sounds of the Night Blooming
Jazzmen, Wally’s Warehouse
Attention Festival
Volunteers
The volunteer assignment
letters have been mailed. In some
letters, the day (Wed., Thurs.,
Fri., etc.) each volunteer is
assigned to work is correct, but
the date may be incorrect.
Waifs, the High Society Jazz Band
and the Coyote Hills Jazz Band.
Lovers of piano music will be
thrilled to hear solo performances by
Mimi Blais, Butch Thompson, Carl
Sonny Leyland, Ray Skjelbred,
Virginia Tichenor and Sue Palmer.
Devotees of small-band swing will
enjoy the sounds of the Pieter Meijers
Quartet with Brady McKay, OzChi, the combos led by Katie Cavera
and vibraphonist John Cocuzzi.
Jazz fans who like a different twist
on the traditional sound will want to
check out Cornet Chop Suey, Mighty
continued on p. 3
Chloe Feoranzo
Studies with a
Master Musician
Last year at the San Diego
Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz
Festival, a young tenor saxophonist
named Chloe Feoranzo turned heads
throughout the weekend as she sat in
with the Mighty Aphrodite Jazz Band,
Paris Washboard, Blue Street Jazz
Band, Uptown Lowdown, Hal’s
Angels, Nice &Easy and several other
groups. Since the Festival, she has
appeared in the San Diego area with
the High Society Jazz Band, Dixie
Express, the Jazz Camp Instructors,
the South Bay Jazz Ramblers and the
San Diego Banjo Band.
In 2007, Chloe studied with Ron
Hockett, the world-class reedman
with Jim Cullum’s Jazz Band in San
Antonio. During the week Chloe
worked with Ron in a master class.
On the weekend she played with the
Cullum Band at the band’s own
“Landing” nightclub, located on the
San Antonio Riverwalk.
In September, she had another
opportunity to study with Ron. The
AFCDJS Board of Directors voted
unanimously to provide financial
assistance for Chloe’s return to San
Antonio and her studies with Ron
Hockett.
Education is an important aspect
of our jazz society. AFCDJS is
delighted to assist promising young
continued on p.4
The AFCDJS
Monthly Concert Series
All concerts take place on the
Third Sunday of the Month
except Nov., Dec. & Jan.
The Mississippi Room at the
Lafayette Hotel & Suites
2223 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA
NO CONCERTS IN NOV. and DEC.
• Sun., Jan. 27 – Jazz Camp Instructors
(Fourth Sunday)
• Sun., Feb. 17 – Nannette and her Hotsy
Totsy Boys
• Sun., Mar. 16 – High Society JB
All concerts begin at 1pm
and end at 4pm.
Sac à Pulses will perform at Festival #28
Full bar service is available.
Jazz Alive
NOV. - DEC., 2007
VOL. XXV - NO. 6
The JAZZ RAMBLER is published bi-monthly
for $10 per year ($15 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.dixielandjazzfestival.org.
Fax number (619) 297-5281. Single copy
price $2.00. Editorial contributions
welcome. Contents of Jazz Rambler are
copyrighted © (2007) 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
Hal Smith, President
Bill Adams, Vice President
Alice Contreras, Treasurer
Myrna Goodwin, Secretary
Jane Brown, Everett Crouse, Paul
Daspit, Curtis McKee, Hans Reuter,
Carey Jo Thoza.
AFCDJS STAFF
Alan Adams, Executive Director
Hal Smith, Assistant Director
RAMBLER STAFF
Editor: Jay F. Levine
Staff Writers: Hal Smith • Alan Adams
Myrna Goodwin
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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 bi-monthly, six
times a year. Deadlines are the 15th of the
month, prior to the date of issue. Dec. 15, Feb.
15, April 15, June 15, Aug. 15 and Oct. 15.
Advertising Rates
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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:
• American Federation of Jazz Societies
• International Association of
Jazz Educators
• 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 be included in updates, submit
material for the Jazz Alive Column to
[email protected]
attention Myrna or 619-992-3787 by
the 10th of the month.)
HIGH SOCIETY
Wednesdays 7-10pm - Tio Leo’s
Lounge, 5302 Napa St., San Diego
DIXIE EXPRESS
Wednesday, 6-8pm at Fuddruckers,
5500 Grossmont Center Drive, La Mesa.
BAYSIDE DIXIE STOMPERS
Tuesdays, 6-8pm at Fuddruckers, 8285
Mira Mesa Blvd., San Diego Info at
www.baysidedixie.freeservers.com
SOUTH BAY JAZZ RAMBLERS
Mondays, 6-8pm at Fuddruckers, 340
Third Ave., Chula Vista
SAN DIEGO BANJO BAND
Mission Trail, Wildomar, CA (Featured
band at 3) Nov. 4 - Red Pepper Jazz
Band; Dec. - No Concert
RAMONA SENIOR CENTER
Fridays, George Newman, Dixieland
and “oldies” piano, 11:30am-1pm.
Musicians welcome, 434 Aqua Lane,
Ramona, (619) 233-4720
GOLDEN EAGLES
Sundays, Nov. 4 & 18; Dec. 2 & 16.
Steamer’s Café, www.steamersjazz.com
(714) 871-8800 138 W. Commonwealth
Ave. Fullerton. GEJB Info (626) 799-1761,
[email protected]
AUNTIE SKINNER’S LUCKY
WINNERS JAZZ BAND
1st & 3rd Monday, El Patio
Restaurant, 1750 W. La Palma Ave.,
Anaheim, 7-9pm
CROWN CITY DIXIELAND BAND
McDonald’s at El Cajon Blvd. & 54th
St. every Tuesday from 5:30-7:30pm
Wednesdays from 6:30-9pm, Burger
Continental Restaurant, Pasadena (626)
792-6634
UPTOWN RHYTHM MAKERS
ROYALE GARDEN DIXIELAND JB
Sat.,Nov. 10 & Dec. 8, 8-11pm, Claire
de Lune, 2906 University Ave. San Diego
RED PEPPER JAZZ BAND
Rico Coffe, 1st & 3rd Fridays, 810pm, 2320-A Foothill Blvd., La Vern,
CA (909) 392-1999 or (951) 898-2174
Last Sunday of each month,
OceanHouse (aka Nieman’s), Coast Hwy
& Carlsbad Village Rd., Carlsbad, 2-5
pm, No Cover
SOUTHERN COMFORT JAZZ BAND
REY VINOLE’S DIXIELAND
WORKSHOP
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY BANJO
BAND
Tuesdays, 7-9pm, Casa de Mañana,
849 Coast Blvd., La Jolla, (858) 581-9293
PARAGON JAZZ BAND
Doubletree Inn, , Every Wed. 6:309pm, 555 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont,
(909) 626-2411, or (951) 898-2174
2nd Thursday, 7pm, (818) 882-1877,
Lamplighter Family Restaurant, 9110 De
Soto Ave., Chatsworth
1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th Thursdays, 6:30-8pm,
St. Paul’s Villa, 2340 4th Ave., San Diego.
Fridays: Nov. 16, Dec. 7, La Mesa Center,
8450 La Mesa Blvd. La Mesa, CA, 710pm
BALDY MOUNTAIN SWING
THE SAINTS
Mondays, 7-10 pm, at Le Carousse
Roughe, White Lane, Bakersfield Info:
(909) 625-4808
Friday, 2-4pm at St. Paul’s Villa Senior
Facility, 2340 4th Ave., San Diego.
Musicians, dancers, listeners invited. (619)
384-7574
LAKE SAN MARCOS JAZZ CLUB
2-4:30 pm, Lake San Marcos Resort, 1035
La Bonita Dr., Lake San Marcos, Nov. 4
Bonita Jazz Band. $10 at the door (760) 5914231.
LAKESIDE JAZZ CLUB
1st Sunday 1:30-5:30 pm (951-6998646) Lake Elsinore Elks, 33700
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2007
1st and 3rd Thursdays, 8-10:30pm, at
The Press, 129 Harvard Ave., Claremont
(909) 625-4808
SOUTHSIDE CHICAGO SEVEN
JERRY ROTHSCHILD’S RAGTIMERS
Mondays, 6-9pm Curley’s Signal Hill
(562) 424-0018 www.curleyscafe.com,
[email protected] or (310) 4125985
SEAL BEACH, CA
Tuesdays, 6-9pm, Leisure World
Dixieland Workshop, 13550 Seal Beach
Blvd., Club House 3, rm. 8, (562) 594-5722
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JAZZ RAMBLER
PASSINGS
George Olson
(1924-2007)
George Olson, longtime bassist with
the Night Blooming Jazzmen, died at
home on Sept. 6, 2007. A native
Californian, Mr. Olson started as a
violinist, but soon switched to string
bass. He served with the U.S. Navy
during World War II.
In the years following the war, he
played in USO shows and in a new
band organized by a rather famous
relative.... Mr. Olson played with the
San Gabriel Valley Blue Blowers — a
precursor to the Firehouse Five Plus
Two — led by his cousin Ward
Kimball!
Mr. Olson married in 1949 and settled
permanently in Arcadia, California. He
worked in the Los Angeles County
Marshals Office for 25 years. He gave
up the bass temporarily, but resumed
playing in 1968 after becoming
involved in the Society For The
Preservation of Dixieland Jazz. He
was an SPDJ Board Member and also
served as President of the organization.
AFCDJS PRESENTS
FREE 2008 DIXIE
WORKSHOPS
(2nd Thurs. of month, 7-9 pm)
Jan 10 • Feb. 14 • Mar. 13
Apr. 10 • May 8 • June 12
July 11 • Aug. 8 • Sept. 11
Oct. 9 • Nov. 13
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.
Requirement:
Desire to play Dixieland Jazz!
Furnished:
Drums, piano and a core
group of instructors.
~~~~~~~
ALL LEVELS OF
TALENT WELCOME!
~~~~~~~
(619) 297-JASS (5277)
www.dixielandjazzfestival.org
The personnel of many of the
Community Bands that have
appeared in our Festivals have
been participants in the AFCDJS
free Jazz Workshops.
JAZZ RAMBLER
In 1975 he joined the newly-organized
Night Blooming Jazzmen, performing
with them at festivals and cruises around
the globe. His last appearance with the
band was on July 4, 2007.
George Olson is survived by his wife
Gloria and two sons, Mike and Craig.
~~~~~~~~~
Thomas J. Stillings
(1935-2007)
Pianist and banjoist Thomas J. “Tom”
Stillings passed away at home on Sept.
15, 2007. Mr. Stillings was born in
Columbus, OH and was a graduate of
Ohio State University. He served in the
U.S. Navy for 10 years aboard the U.S.S.
Forrestal and was honorably discharged
as Lt. Commander.
Following his discharge, Mr. Stillings
worked as a mathematician and engineer
in the aerospace industry, including stints
with NASA and Lockheed-Martin.
During this time he also taught
mathematics and other subjects at
Pasadena Community College and, later,
at community colleges in Riverside
County.
He was also active in the Southern
California jazz scene as performer and
organizer. He founded the Just-For-Fun
Jazz Band and was involved in the
formation of the Coyote Hills Jazz Band,
Big Easy Jazz Band and the Hotsy Totsy
Boys. He was the President of the
Lakeside Jazz Club in Lake Elsinore
and worked as a sideman with the Good
Time Jazz Band, New Bull Moose Party
Band, Tailgate Ramblers, San Diego
Banjo Band, Second Avenue Jazz Band,
Crazy Rhythm Orchestra and Nannette
and her Hotsy Totsy Boys.
Mr. Stillings is survived by his wife,
Susan, two children and three
grandchildren. The family has requested
that donations in memory of Tom
Stillings be sent to: Education Fund America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz
Society, P.O. Box 880387, San Diego,
CA 92168-0387.
Festival Time ...
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Aphrodite Jazz Band with Melissa
Collard and the Side Street
Strutters.
Young musicians — youth guest
artist Chloe Feoranzo and the
Mission Bay High Dixie Band —
will perform throughout the weekend.
The Hayriders will perform
Rockabilly/Roots Music with a
personnel that includes several wellknown traditional jazz and swing
musicians.
In addition to the cornucopia of
music listed above, Festival No. 28
also features a Pianorama, Special
Theme Sets by Festival bands, Gospel
Music and Swing Dance exhibitions
(by the OC Swing and 2toGroove
dance groups). And cornetist Dick
Williams will lead the JazzSea Jams
where visiting musicians, both
professional and amateur alike, are
welcome to sit in and play traditional
jazz in organized sessions.
AFCDJS believes that the program
at Festival No. 28 is one of our best to
date. We hope you will join us Nov.
21-25 to experience a fantastic
weekend of music!
Please use the coupon on page 5 to
order Festival badges and for
information on hotel reservations at
our wonderful venue — the Town &
Country Resort and Hotel. Also,
please
check
our
website:
www.dixielandjazzfestival.org for the
latest information on the Festival, our
Adult Jazz Camp, monthly concertdances, free Dixieland workshops,
small band music archive, live area
events and much more!
AFCDJS
Music for Youth Bands
Small instrumental combo and
Dixie-style musical arrangements are available for school
and youth bands and other
community or start-up bands.
Check our updated website:
and click Small Band Music, or
you may contact our Archives
volunteer by email at:
[email protected].
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Jazz Alive . . .
continued from page 2
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ CLUB OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3rd Sunday, 1pm. Westminster
Lanes, 6471 Westminster Ave.,
Westminster
SOUTH BAY NEW ORLEANS
JAZZ CLUB
2nd Sunday, 12:30-5pm, Knights of
Columbus Hall, 224½ S. Sepulveda
Blvd., Manhattan Beach. (310) 376-7083
SO CAL HOT JAZZ SOCIETY
1st Sunday. American Legion Post
335, Southgate. (323) 566-9128
SIMI VALLEY JAZZ CLUB
2nd Sunday, 1-5pm, Paul’s Italian
Villa, 2585 Cochran St., Simi Valley
GOLDEN EMPIRE HOT JAZZ SOC.
1st Sunday; 1-5 pm, Kern City Town
Hall, 1003 Pebble Beach Dr.., Bakersfield
OCEAN SHORES, WA
25th Annual Diggin Dixie at the
Beach Dixieland Jazz Festival, Nov. 24. http://users.techline.com/diggindixie
(360) 289-4094
CHANDLER, AZ
18th Annual Arizona Classic Jazz
Festival Nov. 8-11, (480) 620-3941,
www.azclassicjazz.org .
Monthly Jazz Concerts
Sponsored by America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society
(Every Third Sunday of the month except Nov. ,Dec. & Jan.).
NO CONCERTS IN NOV. and DEC.
Sun, Jan.27 - Jazz Camp Instructors (Fourth Sunday)
Sun., Feb. 17 - Nannette and her Hotsy Totsy Boys
All Programs:
Sun., Mar. 16 - High Society JB
1-4pm
Admission-$10 • Members-$7
Under 22 (with photo ID)-$5
Lafayette Hotel & Suites
Mississippi Room • 2223 El Cajon Blvd. • San Diego
PLEASE SUPPORT LIVE TRADITIONAL JAZZ!
ATTEND OUR MONTHLY CONCERT/DANCES!
Check the AFCDJS website at www.dixielandjazzfestival.org
for the latest information.
Chloe ...
continued from front page
musicians who are interested in
learning to play jazz. We are
especially proud of Chloe Feoranzo
and the rapid strides she has made as
a jazz musician.
Chloe will be a Youth Guest Artist
at the 28th Annual San Diego
Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival.
During the weekend. She will guest
with the Pieter Meijers Quartet,
Cornet Chop Suey, Katie Cavera,
High Society Jazz Band, Oz-Chi and
the Night Blooming Jazzmen. Be
sure to hear this talented young artist.
She is playing better than ever —
especially after studying with master
musician Ron Hockett!
CLEARWATER BEACH, FL
17th Annual Suncoast Dixieland
Jazz Classic, Nov. 16-18. (727) 5360064, www.jazzclassic.net
SACRAMENTO, CA
21st Annual West Coast Ragtime
Festival, Nov. 16-18. (800)724-8273.
www.westcoastragtime.com
SAN DIEGO, CA
Rhythmic Arts Festival, Dec. 29-31.
Silvergate Ballroom, Sunset Ballroom,
featuring Carl Sonny Leyland Trio, Hal
Smith's Rhythmakers and others.
Information: www.rhythmicarts.com.
SUNDAY DIXIE HOUR
The Dixie Hour, one of
the few trad jazz radio
shows in San Diego, is
heard Sundays, 3-4pm on
KSDS FM 88.3 on the dial.
The show is hosted by
AFCDJS Executive Director, Alan
Adams. It also streams live at http://
jazz88online.org.
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Chloe Feoranzo and Ron Hockett with the Jim Cullum Jazz Band
JAZZ RAMBLER
Don’t Wait — Plan for Fest #28
America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society Presents
The 28th Annual San Diego
Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival
Nov. 21-25, 2007
Town & Country Resort and Convention Center
500 Hotel Circle North (I-8 & SR-163) San Diego
Featured Bands and Guest Artists
Yerba Buena Stompers • Cornet Chop Suey • Queen City JB • Side Street Strutters • Gremoli
Mighty Aphrodite JB with Melissa Collard • Buck Creek JB • Wally’s Warehouse Waifs • John Cocuzzi
Pieter Meijers Quartet with Brady McKay • Sac à Pulses (France) • Climax JB • Titanic JB
Dick Williams’ JazzSea Jam • Uptown Lowdown • Grand Dominion JB • Katie Cavera
Night Blooming Jazzmen • Mission Bay High Dixie Band • Carl Sonny Leyland • High Society JB
Butch Thompson • Oz Chi Connection with Anita Thomas, Ray Skjelbred, Mike Earls
Heliotrope Ragtime Orchestra • Coyote Hills JB • Chloe Feoranzo • Mimi Blais
• The Hayriders (Rockabilly) with John Gill, Sue Palmer, Johnny D’Artenay and others
FOR 2007 HOTEL RESERVATIONS, CONTACT THE TOWN & COUNTRY
500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA 92108 • Phone: (Toll-Free) 1-800-772-8527 or (619) 291-7131
Room Rates: Garden: $104 • Regency Tower: $114 • Royal Palm Tower: $124 (Ask for Jazz Festival Reservations)
~~~~~~~~
Parking is limited at the Town & Country. The San Diego Trolley is a convenient alternative.
The Festival is funded in part by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture.
BADGE REGISTRATION
Festival Sponsorships are Available for 2007
AMERICA'S FINEST CITY DIXIELAND JAZZ SOCIETY
P.O. BOX 880387, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92168-0387
Telephone: (619) 297-5277
email: [email protected] • website: www.dixielandjazzfestival.org
The 2006 Festival experienced an overwhelming
and heartening amount of sponsorships which
contributed to the continuation and success of this
great event. Thanks to all who participated. 2007 is
another year.
Take an active role in producing the Festival.
AFCDJS encourages our Festival attendees to consider
sponsoring a room, band or musician at the 28th
Annual San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival
— Nov. 21-25, 2007.
E-mail [email protected] or call Paul Daspit
directly at 619-222-9535. Multiple sponsors for the
same room, band, or musician are welcome.
No. of 5-Day All Event Badges (Wed- Sun) ___ @$85 ea. Total $ _______________
No. of 4-Day Badges (Thur - Sun) _______
@$80 ea. Total $ ______________
No. of 3-Day Badges (Fri - Sun) _________
@$75 ea. Total $ ______________
Deduct $5 from the price of each multi-day badge when you stay at the Town & Country Hotel.
You must reserve by 10/31/07 to receive discount
Town & Country confirmation number: __________________________________
I would like to join the Society. (Check one) Single $15 Couple $25
Amount of check or money order
TOTAL $ _______________
Name ____________________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________________________________________
City ____________________________________State___________Zip_______________
Email: ___________________________________________________________________
DAILY BADGES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE FESTIVAL
From Nov. 24 to Dec. 1, join Jazzdagen Tours for a round-trip cruise to the Mexican Riviera on the Holland America Lines’
MS Oosterdam featuring Wally’s Warehouse Waifs, Peter Meijers Quartet with Brady McKay, Mighty Aphrodite Jazz Band with
Melissa Collard and the Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band. — www.jazzdagen.com • 1-800-433-0078
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Meet the People of AFCDJS
Bob Solsbak
Festival Sound
From the beginning of his
involvement with the Thanksgiving Jazz
Festival, Bobby Solsbak has shown that
his appreciation of music drives his
enthusiasm for the highest quality audio
during every Thanksgiving Weekend
for the last 20 years.
Bob handles the audio and audio
operators for the Thanksgiving Jazz
Festival and works with sound provider
Desmond Warren throughout the
the music started has been so frequent
that many never notice any problems.
During the Festival you will see Bob
walking throughout the venues checking
on the audio levels to insure they do not
get too loud and working with the hotel
and the bands for a smooth and
comfortable experience for everyone.
For Bob this is not an unusual task as
he developed his talents in the
entertainment industry working first at
Sea World for eight years running the
Shamu Stadium audio and managing all
of the audio and video operators. He
later became the Logistics Manager for
a major production company here in
San Diego where he still works today.
Bob is married and has two children.
Bob’s family is musically talented and
many a weekend is spent playing folk
songs in their living room.
Feel free to say hello this
Thanksgiving Weekend to Bob Solsbak.
You’re guaranteed a smile.
Jean Nielson
Membership Table
Festival to insure an ear- pleasing
weekend.
For those of you who do not know
Bobby, he is the son of Mary and Bob
Solsbak, who both gave many years of
hard work and dedication to our Society
from the inception of the Festival.
While Bobby (now called Bob) was
still in high school, his mother Mary
brought him down to the Festival in the
early ’80s to experience — and become
involved in — the weekend festivities.
Bob handled many duties in the first
couple of years including setting up the
drums, learning how to adjust audio for
the bands, delivering fliers throughout
the hotel and helping Mom and Dad
when needed.
Bob quickly became a valuable and
integral part of the Thanksgiving
weekend with his can-do attitude, his
analytical ability to solve problems and
his quick thinking in times of urgency.
Bob’s uncanny ability to work with the
musicians to alleviate problems and get
JAZZ RAMBLER
At the San Diego Thanksgiving
Dixieland Jazz Festival, the Atlas Foyer
is alive with activities. Music fans are
picking up their badges, checking for
directions at the information booth,
hustling to prime music venues, and
getting ice cream sundaes. One
additional feature in the Atlas Foyer
that cannot be overlooked is actually
the very “foundation” of the festival —
America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz
Society’s membership table, supervised
by Jean Nielson.
Stop at the table and meet Jean and
her staff of volunteers to learn more
about AFCDJS’s philosophy, goals and
year-round activities. If you are not an
AFCDJS member, the Festival is a
perfect place to sign up. You not only
get your membership and a year’s
subscription to our Jazz Rambler, but
the first 35 to join at Jean’s table will
receive a framed piece of contemporary
art as a “thank you.”
Jean has been a volunteer ever since
our first Festival in 1980. She served
on the AFCDJS Board of Directors for
many years and has overseen the Society
Table for at least 20 years. When not
involved with music, Jean is active with
numerous other philanthropic
organizations. She is a member of Alpha
Iota, a sorority for business women
which supports County Mental Health
programs. She also works with
Elizabeth Hospice of North County and
the Escondido History Center.
Throughout the Festival, Jean’s
husband Howie Nielson will also be at
the Society Table. He is the AFCDJS
Archivist maintaining over 2,000 sheet
music arrangements, so if you would
like information on the Small Band
Music available, contact Howie.
The Festival is a busy event but find
time to stop by the Society Table, say
“hi” to Jean and Howie, check on your
membership, pick up a lanyard, or get a
banjo drawing ticket to support the
Mission Bay Dixie Jazz Band and our
other education programs.
Change of Address?
Please tell AFCDJS!
If you have changed your
address, or plan to, please notify
AFCJDS — P.O. Box 880387,
San Diego, CA 92168. Each copy
of the Jazz Rambler that is
returned to us costs the Society
63 cents. That may seem like a
small amount, but it adds up
quickly, adding more expense to
our operations.
A convenient alternative to the
printed newsletter is the online
version of the Jazz Rambler.
Subscribers who prefer to join
the “digital age” may switch
simply by e-mailing the Society:
[email protected].
Be sure to include your name and
e-mail address in the message so
that we can send you a password
to access the online edition.
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Society’s Concerts at the Lafayette Hotel
Titanic Jazz Band – Aug. 19 • Heliotrope Ragtime Orchestra – Sept. 16
Mike Baird and Carl
Sonny Leyland of
Titanic JB
John and Lois MacGregor, winners of the 2006
AFCDJS Banjo Drawing enjoy the Heliotrope
concert. (Banjo not pictured)
Dancers doing their ‘thang’
SAN DIEGO
ADULT TRADITIONAL JAZZ CAMP
The original and only music camp by AFCDJS
January 24-27, 2008
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.
THE 2008 FACULTY:
Clint Baker - cornet SOLD OUT
Alan Adams, Director - trombone
Jim Buchmann - clarinet, sax
John Royen - piano SOLD OUT
Katie Cavera - banjo, guitar SOLD OUT
Marty Eggers - tuba, bass
Hal Smith, Assistant Director - drums
Quite the crowd enjoyed the Titanic JB on Aug. 19 . . .
TUITION: $355.00 * Enrollment is limited.
* There is a $50.00 tuition discount for Jazz Camp students who stay at the Lafayette Hotel &
Suites. For room reservations, contact the hotel at 1-800-468-3531 or (619) 296-2101;
www.lafayettehotelsd.com. Ask for the “Jazz Camp Suite rate” which includes breakfast each day.
Make checks to AFCDJS (deduct discount if staying at the Lafayette Hotel & Suites).
Complete the form below and mail it with your check to: AFCDJS, PO Box 880387, San Diego, CA 92168-0387
To receive further information, call (619) 297-5277 or E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.dixielandjazzfestival.org
Instrument
Name
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Address
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City, State, Zip
. . . including Al Adams (l) and Paul Daspit pictured
discussing the merits of Mike Baird’s clarinet solo.
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E-mail
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Celebrate Your
Special Celebrations
With AFCDJS
Recently, several AFCDJS
members have celebrated anniversaries or birthdays at our Sunday
Concerts in the Mississippi Room at
the Lafayette Hotel. If you plan to
have such a celebration, please,
contact Alice Contreras at 619-5618236, so we can help to coordinate it
with the hotel.
Jazz Roots on KSDS FM
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.
New Orleans Drummer Returns
To 2008 AFCDJS Jazz Camp
By Hal Smith
AFCDJS President
In Post-Katrina New Orleans, the
majority of Crescent City musicians
are struggling to find work. Sue
Fischer is no exception. She has been
fortunate to play a few out-of-town
gigs (such as a Tribute to Bix
Beiderbecke Festival in Racine, WI)
but the local jobs are few and far
between.
She is a drummer with a passion for
the music of Baby Dodds, Zutty
Singleton, Paul Barbarin, Ray Bauduc
and jazzers from “Up the River” —
Chauncey Morehouse, Vic Berton,
Stan King and Ben Pollack.
On occasion Sue is able to play
clubs like the Palm Court, with top
New Orleans jazzmen such as Steve
Pistorius, Tom Fischer, David
Boeddinghaus, Al Bernard and
Freddie Lonzo. Those gigs, while
rare, provide Sue with an opportunity
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to play the classic ’20s style with
musicians who appreciate her
dedication to vintage drumming.
Sue spends quite a bit of time
studying the drumming on historic
recordings and once in a while is able
to pick up some pointers from local
drummers like Herlin Riley and
Gerald French. When Sue attended
the 2007 AFCDJS Adult Jazz Camp,
she found the instrumental instruction
and the student band sessions to be
particularly helpful. It was a pleasure
for the Jazz Camp faculty to work
with a student who is interested in the
historical aspects of the music and
who understands how those traditions
have shaped the traditional jazz we
enjoy today.
At the October, 2007 AFCDJS
Board of Directors meeting, a motion
was made to offer Sue a scholarship
to next year’s camp. The motion was
immediately seconded and carried,
with a heartfelt comment from Board
Member Jane Brown, “Let’s support
a New Orleans musician!” The
officers and directors of AFCDJS
agree wholeheartedly. We are looking
forward to working with Sue Fischer
once again at the 2008 Adult
Traditional Jazz Camp!
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Albert Ammons. . .
AFCDJS Salutes our 2007 Sponsors!
continued from back page
and Jimmy Yancey and refined into something finer. When
listening to Albert’s wonderful recordings such as “Shout
for Joy,” “Boogie Woogie Blues,” “Chicago in Mind” and
“The Boogie Rocks” one is struck by the purity of his
playing and his musical vision. There is a notable absence of
flashiness but there is a great deal of genuine power and
feeling is present.
Living the musician’s lifestyle was tough on Albert and
when he died in 1949 he was only 42 years old. He had
experienced some bumps in the road along the way including
cutting off the tip of one of his fingers while making a
sandwich (male musicians should always have their wives
do this for them). Also, he suffered paralyses in his hands for
a period. I have heard that when he did return to playing he
used only the little finger and thumb of his left hand. Indeed
his later recordings for Commodore and Mercury do feature
bass patterns composed of single notes as opposed to the
thicker chordal basses of the earlier sides such as “Boogie
Woogie Stomp” and “Shout for Joy.”
Shortly before his death Albert played at President Harry
S. Truman’s inauguration. We devotees of the boogie woogie
genre would tend to agree that it is Albert Ammons who
qualifies as president of that particular domain.
Carl Sonny Leyland is an internationally-recognized
authority on Boogie Woogie Piano and is considered to be
one of the best living pianists playing the style.
Support the AFCDJS Education Fund!
SD Thanksgiving Dixieland
Jazz Festival Drawing
$10 per Ticket
1st Prize
Brand-New Deering Banjo
Tenor—Goodtime Special 2
Valued at over $650
2nd Prize
Two 5-day all events Badges for 2008
SD Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival
3rd Prize
Two 5-day all events Badges for 2008
SD Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival
In addition, all prize winners will receive a
one-year membership in
America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society.
The drawing will be held at 2pm on Sunday, Nov. 25,
2007. Winners do not need to be present to win.
AFCDJS is a Non-Profit 501c(3) Organization.
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FESTIVAL SPONSORS
Atlas Hotels / Town & Country Resorts & Convention
Center ; DSR Audio; City of San Diego Commission for
Arts and Culture; Jazzdagen Tours; Greyhound
Exposition Services, Inc ; PIP Printing & Jay Levine
TRAD JAZZ SPONSORS
George Harbaugh; AARP; Shell Vacation Club
BAND AND MUSICIAN SPONSORS
BUCK CREEK JAZZ BAND - Bill & Thalia Evenson /
Pat Batterton / Carol Glover / JazzSea Cruises
CARL SONNY LEYLAND TRIO - Nan Bostick &
Phyllis McCoy
CLIMAX JAZZ BAND - Stanford Redisch & Ede DaviFord; June Hendershot; Jeremiah Marik
CORNET CHOP SUEY - Joy Michaels & George
Zimmerman; Joel & Lorraine Wing; Dona McFerrin; Jim
& Anna Decker
COYOTE HILLS JAZZ BAND - K. Hovnanian Homes
GREMOLI - Doug Parker; David Lamott; “Cass” Cacciatore,
Dave Parker & Joy Madison
GRAND DOMINION JAZZ BAND - Stanford Redisch &
Ede Davi-Ford; JazzSea Cruises; Jeremiah Marik
THE HAYRIDERS - Janet Mathews
HELIOTROPE RAGTIME ORCHESTRA - Paul Carasik
HIGH SOCIETY JAZZ BAND - Nicki Biggs; Ed & Carol
Stampfli and Donald Ward & the Estate of Shirley Pierce
“In Memory of Larry Channave”
MIGHTY APHRODITE JAZZ BAND with MELISSA
COLLARD - Don & Bobbie Hodges
NIGHT BLOOMING JAZZMEN - Joel & Lorraine Wing;
Joy & Bill McCormack; Joy Michaels & George
Zimmerman
OZ-CHI CONNECTION - Darlene Brown
PIETER MEIJERS QUARTET with BRADY MCKAY Bruce Fischer
QUEEN CITY JAZZ BAND - Jack Althouse
SAC À PULSES - Bob & Seward Clark; Dewey Williams;
Allene Harding
SIDE STREET STRUTTERS - Steve Balch
TITANIC JAZZ BAND - Doug Parker; Betty Hansen and
Bud Kester; “Cass” Cacciatore
UPTOWN LOWDOWN JAZZ BAND - Jack Althouse
YERBA BUENA STOMPERS - Mary Helen Jones; James
McNaughton
MIMI BLAIS - Nan Bostick & Phyllis McCoy
KATIE CAVERA - Hal Smith
JOHN COCUZZI - J. Barker Hickox
CHLOE FEORANZO - Stanford Redisch; Anonymous
CARL SONNY LEYLAND - Tom & Helen Karnes; Nan
Bostick & Phyllis McCoy
ANITA THOMAS - Anonymous; Rae Ann Berry
BUTCH THOMPSON - June Smith; Dona McFerrin; Jim &
Anna Decker
ADDITIONAL SPONSORS - Alan & Joan Adams
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Welcome
September - October
Leigh & Marcia Bernstein
Richard L. Bivin
Joe & Patsy Botkin
Jeanne Bowers
Doris M. Brannon
Nancy Brock
William Chattleton,Capt USN Ret
Thomas L. Conti
Ronald & Jo Ann Dennis
Ed & Frances Ehrhart
Jim Fiedler
Mike Ford
Diane Fortel
New and Renewal Members
Denis & Samantha Gilmore
Tanya Hatch
Mary Christian-Heising
Wallace Henshaw
Mary Ann Huiras
Robert J. & Mary E. Kaiser
Hal & Mitzi Koch
Terry La Maida
Dwight & Eleanor Little
Edward & Sherre Lovick, Jr.
Jim Machin
Bill & Joy McCormack
Mac & Lyn McDaniel
Darleen J. McKim
Robert & Cora Meier
Sandra C. Millard
Leon & Brenda Oakley
Ruth Ohlund
Curtis Parker
Milt Parker
Don Powell
Wanda Pugh
Josef & Bonnie Sedivec
Willis H. Sellhorn
A.E. Smith
Margo Spears
Arnold E. Stark
Sylvia Wong
Society’s Monthly Sunday Concerts
Aug. 19 - Mississippi Room
BAND: Titanic Jazz Band
PERSONNEL:Dan Comins, cornet/
leader; Keith Elliott, trombone; Mike
Baird, reeds; Carl Sonny Leyland,
piano; Hal Groody, banjo; Ray Cadd,
sousaphone.
• First Set: Blues My Naughty
Sweetie Gives to Me; Storyville Blues;
Mandy, Make Up Your Mind; Sister
Kate; Sonny’s Boogie (piano solo);
Some of These Days; Melancholy;
Shake that Thing
• Second Set: Marie; I Want a Little
Girl; Honky Tonk Train Blues (piano
solo); Dallas Blues; 219 Blues; One
Sweet Letter From You; Someday,
You’ll Be Sorry
• Third Set: East Coast Trot;
Darktown Strutters’ Ball; Darkness
on the Delta; Doctor Jazz; Argyle
Avenue Breakdown (piano solo);
Pretty Baby; Sweethearts on Parade;
Cakewalkin’ Babies From Home
Sept. 16 - Mississippi Room
BAND: Heliotrope Ragtime Orchestra
PERSONNEL: Bruce Vermazen,
trumpet/co-leader; Bob Pinsker,
piano/co-leader; Jason Ford, trumpet;
Alan Adams, trombone; Fernando
Herrera, flute/piccolo; Eddie Blough,
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clarinet; Patrick McMahon, tenor sax;
Cheryl Swem, Daniel Swem, violins;
John Winkleman, tuba; Robert
Wishner, drums.
• First Set: Are You From Dixie?;
Ridin’ De Goat; Blues My Naughty
Sweetie Gives to Me; In My Merry
Oldsmobile; Wall Street Rag;
Egyptia; Panama; Weary Blues;
That’s A-Plenty
• Second Set: Alabama Jubilee:
Walkin’ the Dog; Kansas City Blues;
Suwanee Echoes; Baltimore Todalo;
Jamaica Jinjer; Tambourines and
Oranges; American Beauty; Some
Sweet Day
• Third Set: Down in Honky Tonky
Town; Lucy’s Sextette; International
Rag; Euphonic Sounds; Jelly Roll
Blues; Georgia Sunset; Memphis
Blues; Till We Meet Again; Red Wing.
Jazz Alive Contact Info
Bandleaders and musicians —
you can help to inform your fans
of upcoming gigs through the “Jazz
Alive” listing in the Jazz Rambler
and on the AFCDJS website at
(www.dixielandjazzfestival.org).
E-mail info on your appearances to Myrna Goodwin:
[email protected]
or phone (619) 992-3787.
Remember that the deadline for
submitting information to the Jazz
Rambler is the 10th of the month
prior to publication (see dates on p.
2). Please keep your submissions
brief and to the point.
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They Called it Jazz
Albert Ammons — Boogie Woogie Piano Giant
(This is the 66th in a series of
biographies of great traditional jazz
musicians.)
By Carl Sonny Leyland
Albert Ammons, along with Meade
“Lux” Lewis and Pete Johnson was
one of the “Big Three” of boogie
woogie piano.
Like Lewis, Ammons was a
Chicagoan. In fact the two had known
each other as teenagers and had gone
on to live in the same apartment block
on Prairie Avenue. Also present there
was boogie pioneer Clarence
“Pinetop” Smith who influenced the
two pianists. Smith’s “Pinetop’s
Boogie Woogie” of 1928 was the first
record to contain the term boogie
woogie in the title. It is reputed that
before his untimely death (the unlucky
result of his being hit by a stray bullet)
Pinetop asked Albert to learn his
boogie woogie which Albert did —
reworking it into his powerhouse
piece “Boogie Woogie Stomp.” His
first recording of the tune was made
in 1936 with his group “Albert
Ammons Rhythm Kings.”
Over the years that group
contained such notables as Guy Kelly,
Hot Lips Page, Israel Crosby, Ike
Perkins, Don Byas and Vic
Dickenson. Their recording of
“Swanee River Boogie” was a million
seller.
Albert’s early learning came from
watching piano rolls and trying to put
his fingers on the keys as they went
down. It is said that the special sound
of his chordal tremolos was the result
of this practice. Other early influences include Hersal Thomas, a
teenage pianist from Texas who died
at age 18. Thomas was one of the
most popular rent party players around
Chicago as was Jimmy Blythe who
also influenced Ammons. Doug
Suggs, a shadowy figure who had
brought the tune “Sweet Patootie”
from St Louis to Chicago, had given
Albert some pointers. Albert did
record “Sweet Patootie” for the
Library of Congress and he mentions
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Doug Suggs in the spoken part of the
session. The influence of Alabama
pianist Charles “Cow Cow” Davenport can be heard in Albert’s “Bass
Goin’ Crazy” which resembles
Davenport’s piano roll performance
of “5th Street Blues” — a tune which
he also recorded with vocalist Ivy
Smith as “State Street Jive.”
Ammons, Johnson and Lewis along
with blues shouter Big Joe Turner
achieved widespread popularity after
their performance at John Hammond’s
Spirituals to Swing concert at
Carnegie Hall. The concert included
such notables as Benny Goodman,
Count Basie and Big Bill Broonzy
who Ammons accompanied. However
it was the Boogie Woogie Boys who
reputedly stole the show that night —
bringing boogie woogie into the
public eye and starting a nationwide
craze which spawned such popular
spinoffs as “Down the Road Apiece,”
“Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar”
and “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” to
name a few.
Though entertaining, the pop tunes
of the boogie idiom were far removed
from the original concept of Ammons,
Johnson and Lewis. It is their playing
that represents the zenith of the form
born out of the influence of Pinetop
Smith, Cow Cow Davenport, Doug
Suggs, Hersal Thomas, Eddie Miller
continued on page 10
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