DELTARAC - San Joaquin Dixieland Jazz Society

DELTARAC APRIL, 1987
Number 90
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KBLUES BAND The Riverbank Blues Band was organized in 1973 to play
at the first annual Sacramento Dixieland Jubilee. Members of
this group were veterans of many years of playing traditional
jazz. Since that time the band has performed often in the Sac­
ramento area, including the historic Edward's Hotel, the Lola
Montez, the Mansion Inn, over two years at the Saddlerock in
Old Sacramento, and Saturday nights since October 1983 at
the original Shakey's Pizza Parlor at 57th & J Streets in Sac­
ramento. The band has been featured at numerous jazz fes­
tivals including Santa Rosa, Stockton, San Jose,Three Rivers,
Jackson, Chico, Paradise, Santa Cruz, The Avalon ballroom
on Catalina, and Helena, Mo ntana. This band has a perfect
record of consecutive performances at the annual Sac­
ramento Jazz Jubilee. By tradition, RBB plays the last set at
each J ubilee, an emotional ceremony that offiC ially ends the
Jubilee festivities.
WES GRANT - Trumpet, valve trombone, piano. Wes is a
school teacher who adds a great deal of versatility to the band.
His musical training and performance backgro und provide
teh basis for some very interesting solos.
JILL JOHNSO N HARPER - Pia no, vocals, co-leader. Jill
is a charter member of the Sacramento Traditional Jazz
SOciety, and was an organizer of the first Sacramento Dix­
ieland Jubilee. She worked with Father John 's Jazz Mission
Band a nd the Resurrection Jazz Band. Her vocals are o ut­
star d ing! She is an a dministrato r with the Head Start Pro­
gram a nd is an admin istrative and accou nti ng consultant.
ROY HARPER - Drums, co-leader. Roy is one of the
founders of the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society and the
annual Dixieland Jubilee. Originally from Riverbank, Califor­
nia, Roy played jazz with the Delta Moonlighters, the New
Arcade Jazz Band, The Resurrection Jazz Band, and others.
Roy's vocals are unique! He works at Sierra College in
Rocklin .
JIM HOPPERSTAD - Tuba, string bass. Jim has played
symp hony, big bands, and small combos for many years. His
steady rhythm provides the perfect foundation for the band 's
swinging style.
DAVE METZ - Banjo. Formerly an Air Force pilot and now
a banker, Dave learned to play banjo in cold, frozen Thule,
Greenland. He is now especially fond of playing the HOT Dix­
ieland tunes.
JIM PAINTER - Clarinet. Jim lends many years of jazz and
big band experiene to the band. His quiet reserved demeanor
gives little warning for the thrills and chills he provides with
his horn!
ROY PIERCE - Trombone , vocals. A Texan o ri ginally,
Roy still has a trace of Southern influence in his blues and
vocals. Roy is an "original" member of RBB. He is chairman of
Math Sciences & Business Department at Folsom High
School. Roy's distinctive tailgate sound is one of the band 's
trademarks.
BILL THARP - Trumpet, flugelho rn. This is Bill's third tour
of duty with RBB after playing with other local jazz and big
bands. This construction worker really knows how to build
exciteme nt with his ho rn.
JAZZ FESTIVALS
MOTHERLODE DIXIELAND JAZZ BENEFrT CONCERT
- Jackso n, CA Ma rch 29 . (2 09) 26 7-5632.
SHASTA DIXIELAN D JAZZ FEST IVAL · Redding, CA.
April 3.4, 5. (916) 246 -7 206.
HIGH SIERRA J AZZ-AFFAIR - T hree Rivers. CA. April 1 1,
12. (209 ) 561-4418.
SACRAM ENTO DIX IELAND JUBrLEE . 2 787 De l Monte
Street Wes Sacramen to, CA 9 5 691 or (916) 372-527 7. Ma y
23-26 .
FATS WALLER MEMORIAL JAZZ FESTNAL - Watson­
vill e. CA. (408) 728-3948.
FRESNO DIXIELAND SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY BASH ­
June 13 14. (209 ) 29 1 -395 5.
JAM ESTOWN JAZZ JUBILEE - J une 14.
CHRISTMAS IN J ULY - J uly 18 - S utter Creek.
JAZZ ON THE WATERFRONT 198 7 - Stockto n - Septem­
ber 25,2 6 & 2 7. (209) 478-6 311.
HANFORD JAZZ FESTIVAL - OCtober 18.
MUSICAL NOTES
TAIL-GATE TALES by Earl Ewins
We ll we ve survived the foo tball se ason, rains, chan ge of
meeting place. Now we ca n sa fe ly say that our 1st Sunday of
the mon th TAIL-GATE briga de is well an d JAZZING . We may
be a bi t short on licorice sticks and Ivory bangers, but we have
plenty of drums. By the size of the crowds, I'd say we are hav­
ing some great sets JAZZING up a storm. I might suggest to
you m usicians who wan t to p lay - get your "ax", sticks, doll/
guy whatever and come o ut early to sign up, first come first
served (play). By the way, a good way to start off a Sunday
morning is to tune your radio to KUOP FM 91.3 hosted by our
own Pa st President Vince Marino, 8:00a-12:00 JAZZ at its
best. S pea king of JAZZ, how about the grea t job Scotty is
doing by scheduling o ur mon thly gu est bands for the Ma in
room? A special thanks also to the uns ung ga ng who set up
a nd dismantles the eq uipment fo r the stages each mon th;
Jack Coates, Jo hn Ha nnan, Fred Fovinci. If I fo rgot an yo ne, I
owe th em .
My wife, Uta, says she still has a few one hour slots o pen for
volu nte ers to help at the front door a t our regula r sessions;
take admissio ns, mem bership cards and easy stuff. This little
tour of duty pays your admission for the day too, what a dea l!
See you at the next one, April 5 - Bring a musician and/or
friend.
by Scot ty Baughman
The reorganiz ed NEW HANGTOWN JAZZ CO. certain~y
SJDJS CALENDAR
were not disorganized as they put it together for us at our last
May 3 - Port City session. They played tight and danceable music. Thanks to
June 7 - Blue Street Jazz Band . togelh eL llH:~JJ
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J ammers:
Aug. 2 - Churchill S treet Sept. 6 - J ubilee J az z Band TRUMPET
Oct. 4 - No S ession TROMBONE
Nov.
1
- Natural Gas Jazz Band Howen
Zito
Dec.
6
- Magnolia Jazz Band Lancelle
Talbert
Gard ne r
Flippins
Haywood
Arnett
Romans
Bouska
Last month comments were offered as a forum for d is­
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cussions about the featu res of traditional jazz that distinguish
Thieme
it from other types of jazz. There is probably no definition of
Beckman
traditional jazz that will satisfy every fan and musician, but
jazz lovers all have their personal notions.
BANJO / GUITAR
DRUMS
Regarding the Two Beat vs. Four Beat school of tho ught,
Coates
Sq uillance
pe
rhaps the number of beats per bar is less important than the
Fun k
Krafft
steadiness
of the beats. T he early Dixieland Bands were,
Castles
Assenza
among
other
things, marching ba nds playing fo r funerals. Rag
Poffinba rger
Martin
Time, Two Beat, Pia nos and other less porta ble instruments
Silva
came in later whe n they started playi ng at the "houses" in
PIANO
Courtway
Storyville. Turk Murphy mad e a rema rk when someone
Blatherwic k
DiGiornio
characterized the Murphy band as a Two Beat gro up. Turk's
La ncelle
Renwic k
response was to the effect that people who think that way a re
Martin
Warmdahl
not listening carefully. His band makes use of two beat, fo ur
Hackett
beat and occasionally three beat meters.
VOCAL
Charles "Buddy" Bolden, who led o ne of the earliest
Greco
marching bands, is frequently credited with establishing the
BASS/TUBA
instru me ntation used in the era. Bolden stopped playin g
SAX
Greco
entirely in 1907 . Unfortunately, there are no record ings of
Arnett
Ricker
Bolden.
Greco
Myers
Another important point is that a given jazz band altered its
Radmore
Russell
style according to the job.
WHATISTRADITIO ALJAZZ?
REGULAR JAZZ EVENTS 1ST S UNDAY:
San Joaquin Dixieland Jazz Society. Elks Club, 8900
Thornton Rd., Stockton, 1 :00 to 6:00.
TRAD JAZZ CLUB, Santa Rosa, El Rancho Tropicana
Hotel. (707) 542-3315. 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Central California Traditional Jazz Society, Hacienda Cen­
ter Fresno. (2 09) 431-2815.1:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Chico Jazz SOciety, Holiday Inn. (916) 342-8422.
2ND SUNDAY:
Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society Elk's Lodge # 6,
6466 Riverside Blvd., (916) 422-JASS
Monterey Bay Hot J azz Society, Moose Lodge. (408) 438­
1600, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.
The Fresno Dixieland SOciety. Fresno Hilton, 1055 Van
Ness Ave. (209) 292-3999. 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Tuol umne Dixieland Sunday, Eproson House, Twain
Harte. (209) 586-5600. 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Feather River Jazz Society, Community Hall, Graeagle, CA.
(916) 836-2162 .
3RDSUNDAY:
New Orlea ns Jazz Club of Northern Ca lifornia. (415) 369­
NOJC. 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Rivercity Jazz Society, Elks Lodge, Redding, CA. (9 16)
241-4888.
4TH SUNDAY:
Modesto Dixieland Jazz Society, Elks Lodge, 945 Mc­
Henry Ave. 1 :00 p.m.
South Bay Traditional Jazz Society, Bold Knight, Su nny­
vale. (4 15) 355-2559. 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.
2ND SATURDAY:
High Sierra Jazz Club, Three R'ivers Veterans Hall. (209)
561 -9996, 8:00 p.m. to?
lAST S UNDAY:
Sacrame nto Ragtime SOCiety, Alhambra Fuel and Trans­
portatio n, Alhambra Blvd. and Capitol Ave. (916) 961 -6056.
ON THE AIR:
WHERE THE BANDS ARE CALIFORNIA EXPRESS
Saturday, May 9 - South Bay Jazz Club's Spring Fling,
San Jose.
S unday, J une 7 - New Orleans Jazz Society Guest Band,
Alameda, CA.
Saturday, June 13 - Fresno Jazz SOCiety Anniversary
Party.
Sunday, June 14 - J a mestown Jamboree.
Saturday, July 18 - Christmas in July, Sutter Creek.
Sunday, October 18 - Hanford Jazz Festival.
CELL BLOCK 7 JAZZ BAND
Sat. & Sun., March 21 & 22 - Lincoln West Marina Boat
Show, 12 to 4 p.m.
Friday, April 3 - 7 to 12 p.m. Ann iversary of the "Back
Door", Old Town Sacramento.
Sunday, April 12 - Feather River Jazz SOCiety's Guest
Band Community Hall, Graeagle, CA. (91 6) 836-2 162. 12 to
4p.m.
Saturday, May 16 - Mondavi Winery in Lodi - Lodi
Memorial Hospital Charity Social. 5 to 9 p.m.
Fri., Sat. & Sun. May 29, 30, 3 1 - "Back Door" - Old Sac­
ramento during the Jazz Festival.
Sunday, June 14 - J amestown Jamboree.
RIVERBANK BLUES BAND
Every Saturday - 7 to 11 p.m. - Original Shakeys 57th and
J Street, Sacramento.
DEVIL MOUNTAIN JAZZ BAND
Friday, April 3 - 7 to 11 p.m. -Concert/Dance, Holiday In n,
Diamond and Burnett, Concord.
Sunday, April 5 - 6 to 9 p.m. - Chuck E. Cheese, Willows
Shopping Center, 1975 Diamond Blvd., Concord. (415) 825­
8644.
Sat. & Sun., April 11 & 12 - High S ierra Jazz Affair, Three
Rivers, CA. (209) 561-4418.
Sunday, April 26 - 5 to 9 p.m. Pleasanton Hotel, 8 55 Main
St., Pleasanton . (415) 846-8106.
GOODTIME LEVEE STOMPERS
Sunday, March 22 • Barn um's Ice Cream Parlour, Old
Sacramento.
Sunday, March 29 - Motherlode Benefit Concert,
Jackson .
EVERY SUNDAY:
KUOP-FM 91 .3 Stockton.
8 :00- Noon - Dixieland Is My Beat. Host: Vince Marino.
Noon-2:00 p.m. - Swing Bands Plus. Host: Hank Gaspar.
2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. - Swing Bands Plus. Host: Pete
Peterson .
BlACK DIAMOND J AZZ BAND
Sunday, March 29 - Motherlode Benefit Concert,
Jackson.
EVERY SATURDAY:
KBDG -FM 90.0 Turlock.
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. - Just Jazz. Host: Jack "Fatman" Fish.
TUESDAY - SATURDAY:
TURK MURPHY'S J AZZ BAND, New Orleans Room Fair­
mo nt Hotel, SF.
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MAGNOLIA Ht
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52nd STREET JB
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i Information :
WED. 8 APRIL 1987
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Chairm an: Re no Fo g li
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7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
FUN ORDER FORM
DONATI ON: PRESALE $8
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FLING" '87 BADGES
DOOR
$10
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Door sale badges - $12 each
badges - $ 10 each
415 7824357
408 2968 593
INFORMATION : (4 08) 296-8593
(415) 782-4357
Chairman Bi ll Ha m ilton (4 0 8 ) 446-2349
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2. Hold at will call desk 0 mail or hold as per checked box _ _ _
badges
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at $ 10.00 each.
i Total amount enclosed $_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Check or i money
order) paya ble to: ;
South Ba y Trad J azz Society, Treas.
Mail
to:
Helen
Rice , Trea surer SBTJS, i
77 Loucks Ave., Los Altos, CA 94022 i Name i Street Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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NEW ORLEANS UMBRELlA
MARCHERS - CAKE WALK
An umbrella march was done after a funeral in New
Orleans. This was at th e time jazz was beginning to flouri sh. A
fin e brass band led the procession of mourners. Two splen­
didly dressed grand mars halls moved out, setting the pace of
the long co rtage. The band, eac h member dressed in black,
preceded the horse-drawn hearse with its blankets of flowers.
The m usic was som ber. Along the way the drums beat out a
dirge. There were trumpets, slide trom bones, tubas and
clarinets. As the procession moved off, the second liners, mos­
tly local youngsters, joined in. At the cemetery, the preacher
stepped forward a nd gave a brief eulogy, after which the
deceased was laid to rest. While tearful mourners left the
cemetery an d made their way back to town, the band lost no
time in forming up. The ti me for sadness was over. It was now
time fo r "happy jazz" a nd cutting loose. Twirling their
umbrellas, the second-liners followed along in a jubilant out­
burst of leaping and dancing. Before long the band had
moved away, marching off gaily toward Rampart Street and
an evening of celebration.
Strutting and prancing with an umbrella is a part of our jazz.
It is a celebration of life a nd our love fo r a particular music that
brings us so much pleasure.
Cheryl Curtis
"ATTENTION lA IES"
We will be having an Easter Parad e again this yea r, at o ur
next session April 4th. So, all you lad ies put o n your Easter
Bonnets. There will be a special prize fo r the most unusual
Easter Bonnet
HOW TO KILL A JAZZ SOCIETY! The Santa Barbara society has folded. According to re­
ports, it had gradually changed from a Dixieland club into a
"this and that kind of music" club a nd dancer oriented. Sup­
port from tri ed -and-true Dixieland fa ns eroded until that base
of support was lost, a nd there was little left to sustain it.
Rumors are sprea ding that some of th e San J oaquin Dix­
ieland Jazz Society musicia ns would rather play swi ng or pop­
ular music from the '4 0s and '50s than Dixieland. Those of
you who a re gold card holders and want to play Dixiela nd can
solve the problem by participating in the jam sessions and
insist on playing traditional style Dixieland jazz.
reprinted fro m - MODESTO JAZETIE
ADMISSION DONATION S MEMBER .......... .. .. .... .... $ 3.00 NON-MEMBER .. . ..... ..... .... $5 .00 GOLD CARD S POUSE . . . .. . .. .. $ 1.00 G O LD CARD/MUSICIAN .. . No Charge KUOP'S ANNUAL
DIXIElAND
D NNER-DANCE
KUOP's An nual Dixieland Dinner-Dance, hosted by Vince
Mari no, will be held on Saturday, May 16, 1987 at the Stock­
to n Civic Auditorium (5 25 N. Center St., Stockton, CA) from
5 :0 0 p.m. until mid night.
This year, two international bands will be performing -- the
Vinta ge Jazz Band from New Zealand a nd the Monty Sun­
shi ne Jazz Band from England. Additionally, our state-side
jazz band will be the Black Diamond Jazz Band. There will
be contin uous music from 5:00 p.m. until midnight.
Dinner will be a "buffet-style," prepared by Manuel Rodri ~
q ues and staff "on-the-spot." The men u will consist of chic­
ken, cross-rib roast, ravioli, salad and wi ne.
Doors will open at 4:00 p.m. and a No-Host bar will be avail­
able throughout the evening. All beverages will be $1.00
each.
Donation is $20.00 per person (by reservation only), which
includes dinner, dancing and entertainment. No tickets will
be available at the door. Make checks payable to KUOP- FM
and mail to: KUOP-FM, Dixieland Dinner-Dance 3601 Pacific
Ave nue, Stockton, CA 95211. Deadline for reservations is
Wednesday, May 13, 1987 and checks must be received by
Friday, May 15, 1987.
For further information you can call KUOP, during regular
business hours, at (209) 946-2582.
MOTHERLODE
D XIELAND JAZZ BENEFIT CONCERT SUNDAY, MARCH 29,1 987
11
a. m . -
6 p. m.
Featuring 10 of Ca lifornia's
Most Renowned Jazz Bands!
Natural Gas Jaz z Band
Silicon Gulch J azz Band
Tule burg J azz Ba nd
Goodtime Leve e Stompers
J ubil ee Jazz Band
Port City Jazz Band
Riverbank Blues Band
S utterville Stompers
The Axxidentals
Chuck Eras &
The Illusions
This rema rkable assemblage of talent in sou nd will perform in rotating fashion ALL DAY SU NDAY, MARCH 29, 198 7 fo llowing Gold Country emporiums of
and
entertainment:
libation
Amador rnn (Jackson), Pony Express (Jackson), Big Art's
Club (Jackson), National Hotel (Jackson), Pioneer Rex
(Jackson) , Buscaglia's (Jackson Gate), Wells Fargo Club
(Jackson)
All proceeds from this festive event will go to the following non·
profit deserving organizations: Joseph's Disease (a Genetic
Disease) - (209) 267-5632 ; Christmas in July Committee ­
(2 0 9) 29 6- 706 9 ; Assn. for Reta r ded Citizens/Amador &
C al ave ras Co unties - (209) 274-2702.
$7 .50 PRESA LE, $1 0. 00 DAY OF CON CERT
Ba d g e w ill entit le bearer entry to all of the above emporiums and may be
pu rc hased from any p rt icipating merchant or by phoning one of the benefit
organizations listed above.
-O R FUR THER INFO. CALL NEIL OR BERNICE STARK - (209) 267-5632