DEVIL MOUNTAIN - south bay traditional jazz society
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DEVIL MOUNTAIN - south bay traditional jazz society
Volume 39 Presents MARCH 2014 Number 3 DEVIL MOUNTAIN JAZZ BAND Upcoming Events APRIL 27 Zinfandel Stompers MAY 25 Silicon Gulch Jazz Band JUNE 22 Rich Owens’ Thrown Together Jazz Band MARCH 23, 2014 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Sunnyvale Elks Lodge #2128 375 Pastoria Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 www.sbtjs.org Non-members - $10.00 Members and Members of other Jazz Societies - $8.00 THE SOUTH BAY BEAT is published by SOUTH BAY TRADITIONAL JAZZ SOCIETY A non-profit organization dedicated to the performance, promotion and preservation of jazz. BOARD OF DIRECTORS SBTJS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Barbara Kinney Mal Silva Jack Ford Cecelia Maloney Jon B. Schermer OPEN President 510-792-5484 Past President Emeritus [email protected] Treasurer 650-575-2307 Secretary [email protected] 408-266-3449 Chief Financial Officer [email protected] 408-573-9220 Vice President BOARD MEMBERS George Trollman Jim Harget PUBLICITY Music Director JoAnn Schwartz Distribution South Bay Beat 408-318-7473 Jam Set Director Community Outreach Co-Music Director 408-483-7220 [email protected] Open SBTJS Board of Directors Barbara Kinney 510-792-5484 Joy Stone Open Coastal Graphics P.O. Box 714 Middletown, CA 95461 707-280-2477 [email protected] EDITOR Kay McIntyre Raffle Chairperson 408-796-2141 [email protected] Hostess/Parasols Sallie Morton Jim Rouse Stage & Equipment 408-241-2745 [email protected] HOST Open MEMBERSHIP Open Kendric Smith Website Manager 408-356-4340 [email protected] Medius Printing 408-519-5000 Jim O’Briant Director, Youth Activities [email protected] Member-at-large ALL YOU JAZZ LOVERS . . . PLEASE HELP by contributing articles to the newsletter. This is YOUR paper. You are welcome to write about anything that would be of interest to our readers. We would like to hear from writers, cartoonists, artists, critics, etc. Send your contribution to JoAnn Schwartz, P.O. Box 714, Middletown, CA 95461. THE MUSIC BORN IN AMERICA FOR THE WORLD TO ENJOY ADVERTISING RATES (effective January, 2005) SIZE PER ISSUE 1/8 Page 1/4 Page 1/2 Page Full Page $15.00 $35.00 $65.00 $100.00 Non-Profit ID #23-7335388 S O U T H B AY T R A D I T I O N A L J A Z Z S O C I E T Y M E M B E R S H I P A P P L I C AT I O N Please take this opportunity to show your support for preserving trad jazz. We invite you to join by filling in the form below. c Please enroll c Renew c You may contact me regarding volunteer work MEMBERSHIP DUES: c SUSTAINING - $100 c PATRON - $250 c ANGEL - $500 c Individual - $30 c Couple - $40 c Musician - $15 c Musician Couple - $20 Would you prefer to read your South Bay Beat online? c Yes c No Membership includes subscription to our South Bay Beat newsletter. Name(s) ___________________________________________________ Phone No.__________________ Address ________________________________________________________________________________ City, State & Zip________________________________________________________________________ Email ________________________________________________________________________________ Make check payable to: SOUTH BAY TRADITIONAL JAZZ SOCIETY and mail with this form to: SBTJS, P.O. BOX 3980, SAN JOSE, CA 95150 The South Bay Traditional Jazz Society is a non-profit tax exempt organization dedicated to the performance, promotion, and preservation of Traditional Jazz. Your membership and contributions are tax-deductible. Your cancelled check is your receipt. Non-Profit ID #23-7335388. 2 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE BARBARA KINNEY H ow enjoyable it was, seeing all those young people on stage during the first jam set last Sunday. Hats off to Jim O’Briant who drove from Gilroy to Fremont Christian High School (Dixie Dominus) for a 7 a.m. rehearsal, also making contacts at the Fresno Dixieland Festival. Jim Harget worked these players into the set and Dick Williams managed that large group on stage. Dixie Dominus gave us Rebekah Rodrigues, Clarinet and Caleb Caidang, Trumpet. John Soulis’s Jazzinators gave us Zach Maher, Tuba and Aditya Sriram, Piano. We also had Justin Lipper (a former Raisin Baby) Trombone, now at Cogswell Poly. SBTJS is making every effort to keep our kind of music alive through these talented and hard working young people. Let’s give them a warm welcome when they join us another time. Pat Dutrow’s Jazzmeisters gave us a great afternoon of music, and now we look to March 23 for Devil Mountain to give us more!! MEMBERS WHO HAVEN’T RENEWED FOR 2014, PLEASE DO........we want you back!! Barbara Kinney, President Have you checked our Website? www.sbtjs.org There are now bright photos from our monthly Sunday music sessions! Thank you to two good photographers! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ------- REMINDER Have you renewed for 2014? The South Bay Beat is mailed only to current members BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, APR. 1, 2014 The ELKS Lodge 11:00 a.m. 375 N. Pastoria Ave., Sunnyvale, CA SBTJS JAM SETS March 23 Set One Bring Me Sunshine Atlanta Blues Deed I Do Home Second Line Smile Up The Lazy River Set Two When You’re Smiling At Sundown Breeze Honeysuckle Rose It’s A Sin To Tell A Lie Rockin Chair Indiana Who were those Masked Jammers? FEBRUARY 23, 2014 Dick Williams . . . . . . Trumpet, Leader Don Abel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trumpet Manny Alcantar . . . . . . . . . . Trumpet Caleb Cadaing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trumpet Lyle Gillison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reeds Jack Mangan . . . . . . . . . Clarinet, Vocal Rebekah Rodrigues . . . . . . . . . . Clarinet Brian Richardson . . . . . . . . . . Trombone Philip Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trombone Justin Lippert . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trombone John Soulis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trombone Ed Bacho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piano Aditya Srira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piano Sam Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . String bass Jean Avram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Banjo Joyce Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Banjo Jim O’Briant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuba Zack Maher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tuba Tomas Banuelos . . . . . . . . . . . . Drums Bill Todd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drums Carlos Tahmazian . . . . . . . . . Washboard Patty deRidder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vocal Don Brayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vocal Bb Thanks and apologies for anyone missed. Musicians who wish to participate in the jam Ab Ab or C sets need to sign up in advance with Jim Harget. Eb F Ab Special Memberships F Bb F Eb F C Eb F DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES March 31, 2014. Please send all news, articles and announcements to: JoAnn Schwartz P.O. Box 714, Middletown, CA 95461 Email: [email protected] SUSTAINING Clifford & Zelda Barnett Jack Gerken Rolfe & Becky Cuthbert James & Helen Goodwine Suzanne Shynne Sallie Morton Ron Segel Cecelia Maloney James Harget ANGELS ($500) (double) Richard & Amy Magnuson 3 FESTIVALS & Coming Attractions INFORMATION TAKEN FROM THE AMERICAN RAG. Any feedback on the format would be appreciated. Mar. 27-30 Eureka, CA. Redwood Coast Jazz Festival. Hdqtrs: Adorni Center. Guest Artists: Brian Casserly, trumpet; Bob Draga, clarinet. Special Guests: Gordon Au, Justin Au, John Cocuzzi, Otis Mourning. Featured Bands: Blue Street J.B., High Street Band, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Gator Beat, Red Skunk, Jipzee Swing Band, Stompy Jones, Au Brothers, Dave Bennett & the Memphis Boys, New Orleans Racketmakers, Le Hot Club de Rue Blu, Twice As Good 2XG, Sister Swing, Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s, Delta Nationals, Donna Landry & Swing Set, Hall Street Honkers Horn Band. AE Badges $75 until 1/31 then $80 until 3/26 then $85. Daily badges and youth badges available. Info: 707-445-3378. Email: [email protected] Website: www.redwoodjazz.org Lodging: Red Lion, 4th & T St., Eureka, CA 866-365-9867. Apr. 5-6 Pensacola FL 31st Annual Pensacola Jazz Festival. Info: 850-433-8382. www.jazzpensacola.com Apr. 11-13 Three Rivers, CA. 41st Annual Jazzaffair. Hdqtrs: Veterans Memorial Bldg., Hwy 198 & Skyline Dr. Host Band: High Sierra. Guest Artists: Bob Draga, Jerry Krahn. Featured Bands: Blue Street J.B., Cornet Chop Suey, High Street J.B., Ivory & Gold, Night Blooming Jazzmen, Reedley River Rats, Titan Hot Seven, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Wally’s Warehouse Waifs. A.E. Badges: $90. till 3/15/14 then $95. Additional sponsor levels available. Daily badges available. Info: 559-561-4549. Email: [email protected] Website: www.jazzaffair.info Lodging: Call for brochure. May 2-4 Chattanooga, TN. 2014 Chattanooga Trad Jazz Festival. Hdqtrs: Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel. Premier seating available at several levels. Info: Hotel 800-872-2529 or 423-265-0771. Email: [email protected] Website: www.choochoo.com Hotel room rate: $105. plus tax. May 23-26 Sacramento, CA. Sacramento Music Festival. Hdqtrs: In Old Sac. 106 K St., Suite 1. Guest Artists: Bob Draga, Pat Yankee, Eddie Erickson and Vince Bartels All Stars. Featured Bands: Au Bros, Beth Duncan Quintet, Bill & Eddie, Bob Draga Quartet, Bob Schulz’ Frisco J.B., Dave Bennett & the Memphis Boys, Grand Dominion, Midiri Bros, Ray Skjelbred and His Cubs, and fourteen others listed and more promised. AE Badges $110. Kids age 12 and under free, Daily badges available. Info: 916-444-2004. Email: [email protected] Website www.sacmusicfest.com Lodging: Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau, 916-808-7777. RV parking, West Sacramento KOA, 916-371-6771. Jun. 16-18 Fox Lake, WI. Bunny Berrigan Jazz Jubilee. Info: 920-928-6094, www.bunnyberriganjazzjubilee.com July 12 Sonoma, CA. 18th Annual Cline Wine & Dixieland Jazz Festival. Hdqtrs: Cline Cellars. Guest Artists: Pat Yankee, Ray Skjelbred, Frederick Hodges, Marty Eggers, Virginia Tichenor, Bob Hirsch. Featured Bands: Black Diamond Five, Devil Mountain J.B., Golden Gate Rhythm Machine, Jambalaya Big Swing Band, Natural Gas J.B., Ragtime Skedaddlers, Ray Skjelbred & His Cubs, Royal Society Jazz Orch., Admission: 11 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. $30 until 7/11, $35 at the gate. Info: Cline Cellars 24737 Arnold Dr., Hwy 121, Sonoma, CA., 707-940-4025. Email: [email protected] Website: www.jazznut.com or www.clinecellars.com July 16-20 Mammoth Lakes, CA. 26th Annual Mammoth Lakes Jazz Jubilee. Hdqtrs: The Holler. Featured Bands: The Professors, Temple of Folly/Yve Evans, Ivory & Gold, Tom Hook, Gator Nation, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Midiri Bros Sextet, Bill Allred’s Classic J.B., Side Street Strutters, Cornet Chop Suey, Blue Renditions, High Street, Scott Martin. A.E. Badges: $95. before 3/31 then $120 until 7/4 then $140 and at the gate. College badges (I.D. required) $45. Youth badges (Ages 14-17) $15. Daily Badges available. Info: 877-686-5299 or 760-709-5299. Email: [email protected] Website: www.mammothjazz.org Lodging: 800-367-6572 July 25-27 Evergreen, CO. 2014 Evergreen Jazz Festival. Hdqtrs: Evergreen Elks Lodge, plus four more venues. Featured Bands: Ivory & Gold, James Dapogny’s Chicago J.B., After Midnight, Big Mama Sue/w Eddie Erickson, Queen City J.B./Wende Harston, Peter Eklund Trio, Your Father’s Mustache, Joni Janek & Centerpiece Jazz, Hot Tomatoes Dance Orch., Bogalusa Strutters. AE Badges: $95. until 5/31 then $120. Daily badges available. Info: 303-697-5467. Email: [email protected] Website: www.evergreenjazz.org Lodging: Comfort Suites of Evergreen. Ask for jazz rate. CRUISES & TOURS Mar. 17-30 Depart from Valparaiso, Chile to Buenos Aires, South America around Cape Horn. Aboard ms Zaandam. Featured bands: High Sierra J.B., Tom Hook Trio w/Danny Coots & Bobby Durham. Fares: Starting at $1600 PPDO Airfare EXTRA. Info: Jazzdagan Tours: 800-433-0078 or 323-650-0950. Email: [email protected] Website: www.jazzdagan.com June 1-13 Depart from New York. New York to Reykjavik, Iceland. Aboard ms Crystal Symphony. Featured Bands Wally’s Warehouse Waifs, Pieter Meijers Quartet /Nicki Parrott Danny Coots, Randy Morris. Fares : Starting at $3,910.PPDO Airfares: EXTRA. Info: Jazzdagan Tours 800-433-0078 or 323-650-0255. Email [email protected] Website: www.jazzdagan.com Sept. 16-30 2014 Germany & Austria Tour with Cornet Chop Suey. Cost: $5750. PPDO Airfare included Info: Tom & Gina at Crisp Tours, 800-901-8044. Email: [email protected] 4 5 THE SOUNDS OF MARDI GRAS T he Fresno Dixieland Society celebrated their 30 years of existence in grand style with a knockout festival. Four venues provided over 30 hours of music and extra events: Thursday night and a WindDown dinner Sunday evening. With fourteen fine bands, two of the best youth bands and many very colorful features, this was a first rate festival that shouldn’t be missed. There was even a quality 34 page program describing Mardi Gras, Dixieland, every band and more. Again local musician Clint Baker seemed to be everywhere. He headed an All Stars group to open Thursday night with four hot groups for an extra $15. and well worth it. The recently revived Buck Creek J.B. from Virginia proved to have all the skill that left fans mourning when they quit. Toronto’s Climax J.B. and Grand Dominion from the NorthWest again showed why they are brought back year after year. Airline difficulties were responsible for giving clarinetist Gerry Green from Grand Dominion a real workout; he played in three of the four sets and well deserved the plaudits he received through it all. Bands we’ve been proud to feature as guest bands at monthly sessions, Devil Mountain, High Sierra and Bob Schulz‘ Frisco J.B. were good to hear again. Dick Williams did lead the the JazzSea Jammers, and they were truly jammers who had played on JazzSea Cruises. Katie Cavera played banjo/ guitar with Ray Skjelbred’s Cubs and filled in as a very strong bassist with Grand Dominion. The Fremont youth band Dixie Dominus may have a different line-up than appeared before us last year, but they put on great sets with talented vocalists. The other youth band, Reedley River Rats, benefits from the strong support to youth that Fresno musicians provide and did fine sets, too. Tom Rigney & Flambeau may seem an inappropriate choice for a Dixieland festival, but those five musicians are good ones and audience pleasers too. The broad range of music they play has a great beat for dancers and adds spice to the program. Fresno’s Blue Street J.B. leader told his audience where they stood by announcing that his band’s play would be practice sessions for getting new members ready for the next festival they’d be playing in a couple of weeks. Their best songs were when Doug Finke sat in for the blended sounds of two trombones together with leader, Dave Ruffner. Finke’s Hot Cookie’s was a foursome: Doug Finke, trombone; Bob Schulz, cornet; Howard Miyata, tuba and Scott Anthony, banjo who played like old friends gathering in someone’s den to play for fun. It was low key and a lot of chat. Yosemite J.B. was the local group from the Sierra foothills around Yosemite that played a good traditional jazz program. This festival proved to be ideal for a clarinet fan. Grand Dominion is always fun to hear with the unique vocals of trombonist, Jim Armstrong. Clint Baker kept the front line moving as leader on trumpet, but he often joined Gerry Green 6 IN FRESNO, CA BY CECELIA MALONEY so that two clarinets played great choruses together. The rhythm section behind them really cooked making this the band to be sure to listen to every day. Ray Skjelbred & His Cubs had a clarinet surprise, too. The regular Kim Cusak was ill so John Otto was brought from Chicago. He played with Frisco J.B. too, but in this Cubs’ band he was the only horn, and he was great. Friday and Saturday evenings the Cubs’ last set was in the smallest meeting room with a smaller audience. Leader Skjelbred on piano played to that intimate feeling and voiced his admiration for the band as well. It was the perfect way to end a day of wonderful music. Music may have been the main focus, but the organizers never let us forget that it was also Mardi Gras. Many fans had multiple costume changes, and there was a parade through all the concert rooms every day and a coronation of the year’s chosen King and Queen with their own parade. The Saturday Masquerade Costume Parade must have been 50 to 60 people in all kinds of amazing dress, and masked, too. The bands on stage cooperated by playing Bourbon Street Parade, beads were tossed to the seated listeners and all appreciated the effort that had been made. It should not be forgotten that this festival is one with room for lots of dancers. The Fresno Dixieland Society has done it again, and all fans are grateful for it. TUNING IN . . . KCSM fm 91.1 Radio Programming for Mar./Apr. 2014 Live from The Landing on KCSM, 91.1 fm radio from San Mateo College. The schedule of Sunday night at 6:00 p.m. broadcasts of the Jim Cullum Jazz Band. Date Program Name March 23 All the Cats Join In: Catherine Russell in Concert. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band keeps America’s rich jazz tradition alive with the rhythms of hot jazz, swing and blues as they share the stage with pianist Dick Hyman and vocalist Catherine Russell - “the real deal,” according to jazz critic Nat Hentoff. March 30 A Night at Bricktop’s: Jazz in 1930’s Montmartre. Vernel Bagneris and Topsy Chapman join the Jim Cullum Jazz Band to perform music from Montmartre’s Bohemian jazz scene in the 1930’s. And they celebrate Ada “Bricktop” Smith, the red-haired American chanteuse who taught Paris how to Charleston. April 6 Clarinet Marmalade: Hot Jazz to Smooth Ballads. Clarinet takes center stage as Ron Hockett, Ken Peplowski, Allan Vache, and Evan Christopher join the Jim Cullum Jazz Band Fresno Dixieland Society Box 16399, Fresno, CA 93755 HOTLINE (209) 292-3999 12- 5 p.m. RADISSON HOTEL - ATRIUM www.fresnodixie.com MODESTO DIXIELAND JAZZ SOCIETY EVERY 3RD SUNDAY CLARION INN - 1612 SISK RD. - MODESTO www.modestojazz.com 12-5 p.m. Info: 209-524-3517 $8 members - $12 public SACRAMENTO TRAD. JAZZ SOCIETY www.sacjazz.org Apr. 13 Le Jazz Hot Django-style Quartet THE DANTE CLUB 2330 FAIR OAKS BLVD. Between Howe & Fulton 11:30 -5 p.m. Members: $10.00 Non-Members: $12.00 SAN JOAQUIN DIXIELAND JAZZ SOCIETY 2 dance floors Guest bands plus jam sets 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. April 6 Cell Block Seven www.stocktondixielandjazz.org ELKS LODGE 8900 Thornton Road, Stockton For more information, write P.O. Box 4746, Stockton, CA 95204 FRIENDS OF JAZZ Dance Party in Danville Grange Hall, 743 Diablo Rd. More info: www.jazznut.com 510-655-6728 April 19 Devil Mountain Jazz Band CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF KEEPING IT HOT! 1989 - 2013 http://www.riverwalk.org http://www.landing.com http://riverwalk.org audionet.html Program now available On-Demand at www.riverwalk.org to swap stories about their careers with this most versatile of woodwinds. They’re cooking up a clarinet marmalade - hot jazz, smooth ballads, and more. April 13 Dence Ambience: The Jazz Guitars of Marty Grosz and Howard Alden. The guitar. Portable, popular, and sheer magic in the right hands - like those of Lonnie Johnson or Eddie Lang, Carl Kress or Django Reinhardt. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band welcome Marty Grosz and Howard Alden to talk jazz guitar and the legendary players who made magic with the instrument. April 20 Inventive Mr. Edison: The Life and Music of Harry “Sweets” Edison. His name was Harry, but everyone called him Sweets - Harry “Sweets” Edison, the trumpet wizard who’s spare, blues-rooted solos gave the Count Basie Band that unmistakable sound. Join the Jim Cullum Jazz Band as they reflect on the life and music of the inventive Mr. Edison. The Napa Valley DIXIELAND JAZZ SOCIETY MEETS EVERY 2ND SUNDAY FROM 1:00 - 5:00 P.M. Website: www.jazzdance.org/NapaJazz Chardonnay Room, Embassy Suites, 1075 California Blvd., Napa $8 Members, $9 Other Jazz Societies, $10 Public P.O. BOX 2765 MONTEREY, CA 93942 1:00 - 5:00 P.M. EVERY 2ND SUNDAY April 13 Creole Jazz Kings at the Elks Lodge located in 150 MAR VISTA DRIVE, MONTEREY Info. (831) 626-3146 (831) 449-3204 www.montereyhotjazzsociety.org AT THE DOOR - $15 Members/active military/students/club members - $8 NEW ORLEANS JAZZ CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA P.O. BOX 27232, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94127 MEET S ON THE THIRD SUNDA Y MEETS SUNDAY 1:00 - 7:00 P .M. www.nojcnc.org P.M. April 20 - Flying Eagles Champa Thai Restaurant, 3550 San Pablo Dam Rd., San Pablo, CA For Info: Becky Kesweder: 650-341-7370 or Tom Belmessieri: 925-432-6532 TRAD JASS SANTA ROSA NEW ADDRESS! La Rose Hotel www.tradjass.org TRAD JASS - P.O. Box 2861 Santa Rosa, CA 95405 707-328-0939 1:00 - 5:30 p.m. each first Sunday 308 Wilson St., Santa Rosa April 6 - Gold Coast Jazz Band ADMISSION: MEMBERS $8.00 OTHER CLUBS $9.00 NON-MEMBERS $10.00 7 South Bay Traditional Jazz Society FIRST CLASS U.S. POSTAGE P.O. Box 3980, San Jose, CA 95150 www.sbtjs.org Return Service Requested PAID FIRST CLASS SAN MATEO, CA Permit No. 52 TIME SENSITIVE Visit our new website www.sbtjs.org Calendar of Events APRIL 27 Zinfandel Stompers MAY 25 Silicon Gulch Jazz Band JUNE 22 Rich Owens’ Thrown Together Jazz Band DEVIL MOUNTAIN JAZZ BAND MARCH 23, 2014 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Sunnyvale Elks Lodge #2128 KEN KEELER - Leader, Banjo, Guitar VIRGINIA TICHENOR - Piano KEITH BALTZ - Tuba ALLAN GRISSETTE - Drums PETE MAIN - Reeds TOM BELMESSIERI - Cornet NOEL WEIDKAMP - Cornet, Reeds GLENN CALKINS - Trombone 375 Pastoria Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086