JAMBALAYA swing band - south bay traditional jazz society
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JAMBALAYA swing band - south bay traditional jazz society
Volume 40 APRIL 2015 Number 4 swing band JAMBALAYA APRIL 26, 2015 Sunnyvale Elks Lodge #2128 375 Pastoria Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. www.sbtjs.org UPCOMING EVENTS MAY 24 - SILICON GULCH JAZZ BAND JUNE 28 - DEVIL MOUNTAIN JAZZ BAND JULY 26 - CREOLE JAZZ KINGS 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 Editor Pro-Tem [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 408-409-9510 Jam Set Director Community Outreach Co-Music Director 408-483-7220 [email protected] Open SBTJS Board of Directors Barbara Kinney 510-792-5484 Coastal Graphics P.O. Box 714 Middletown, CA 95461 707-280-2477 [email protected] Jim Rouse Stage & Equipment 408-241-2745 [email protected] Kay McIntyre Hostess/Parasols Sallie Morton Member-at-large RAFFLE CHAIRPERSON HOST Open MEMBERSHIP Open EDITOR Open Open Kendric Smith Website Manager 408-483-7335 [email protected] Medius Printing 408-519-5000 Jim O’Briant Director, Youth Activities [email protected] 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 March 22 was another enjoyable afternoon of music. Thank you Mission Gold, our good Jammers and Dixie Dominus. Dixie Dominus played for an hour and were very warmly received. The youngest player is a eighth grader!! All players did a great job. These young people are our musical future. We plan to have them back sometime. We’ve had one member offer to share the raffle duties. So if we could get one or two more people to join in, a coordinated effort could be made and no one person would have to be responsible every month. It would put the raffle back on track. Please see any board member if you would like to help. April will be a new delight! An eleven piece band will present music from the Bob Crosby Bobcat charts. These musicians are tops in the Bay area. You won’t want to sit down all afternoon. Join us April 26 to hear Jambalaya Swing Band. You’ll love it!!! Barbara Kinney In Memorium Will Chaboya SBTJS JAM SETS APRIL 26 FIRST SET Will died January 19th, 2015 at 90 years old. He was one of the older musician Once In Awhile members who played bass in our jam Blue Turning Grey sets for many years. Even when he quit Goody, Goody playing he came to our music sessions What’ll I Do and carefully listened. When he was Swset Sue eighteen years old and a student of Mecca Flat Blues music at San Jose State, Will and his Shine fellow students were recruited as a SECOND SET group by the Army Air Corps. They Biogalusa Strut stayed together as musicians throughout It Had To Be You the African and Italian campaigns. Back When You Wore A Tulip in the San Jose area he played trumpet I’ll Take Care Of Your Cares with the Buddy King big band and on Let Me Call You Sweetheart bass in combos with Bob Russell in Second Line those earlier days. Later he played with When You’re Smiling the first Emperor Norton’s Jazz Band. He was retired from the Del Monte Canning Company Special Memberships where he did agricultural purchasing for them. He was SUSTAINING a descendant of an early James & Helen Goodwine California family. He leaves Suzanne Shynne Sallie Morton a wife, Laura, and three Ron Segel Bill Todd daughters. Cecelia Maloney James Harget Have you looked at the website recently? Your picture might be there! Bb C F C F C Eb C F Bb Bb Bb F Bb Who were those Masked Jammers? MARCH 22, 2015 Don Abel . . . . . . . . . . . Trumpet, Leader Hans Nilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trumpet Jack Gerken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trombone Philip Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trombone Ed Bacho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piano Bill Todd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drums Zachry Maher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tuba Carlos Tahmajian . . . . . . . . . Washboard Patty deRidder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vocals Don Brayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vocals Thanks and apologies for anyone missed. Musicians who wish to participate in the jam sets need to sign up in advance with Jim Harget. DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES Apr. 30, 2015. Please send all news, articles and announcements to: JoAnn Schwartz P.O. Box 714, Middletown, CA 95461 Email: [email protected] BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015 The ELKS Lodge 11:00 a.m. 375 N. Pastoria Ave., Sunnyvale, CA Jack & Rada Ford Jack Gerkin Scott Anthony & Karen Brooks Bill & Emily Carson ANGELS ($500) (double) Richard & Amy Magnuson Patrick & Shirley Campbell P ATRON www.sbtjs.org Donna King 3 A M E S M R J Jean Avram March 22 Lyle Gillison C a rl o s Ta h m a ji an Sam Morocco 4 Jack Gerkin and Philip Rice Paul Bostwick LET’S CELEBRATE OUR JAMMERS Jammers have been a mainstay of this organization since it’s founding in 1972. For a period in the earliest days, the Board was selecting a well known musician, usually from the Hollywood area where they were plentiful, and flying them here as a guest artist. The local guys got to be the sidemen for the star, who usually had good drawing power. The star was then taken to dinner and then put on a plane back to L.A. There weren’t as many dancers then. As more and more nearby good groups were discovered, the meeting plan was changed to having a guest band to play three sets, and our jammers play the second and fourth sets. It was set up in our by-laws that our sessions would run that way, and it still works well. We owe lots of thanks to Jim Harget who raised the quality level of our jam sets from a very low point when he became Music Director. His best decision was to get Dick Williams to be leader. They recruited professional men who happened to be successful musicians, too, to help them lead the lesser skilled volunteer ones with actual practice before playing. That has produced a level of play that often rivals the quality coming from the paid guest band. So kudos to all you good people who volunteer for jam sets. We know you play because you love to, and we thank you for your wonderful sounds. We’re proud to show photos of some of you this month. Dick Williams photo was shown last month, and we’ll try to get more pictures of other musicians for later issues. BLOWIN’ round the bay For a more updated and complete listing, visit www.sfraeann.com ALAMEDA FAIRFAX SAN MATEO High Street Station Cafe, 1303 19 Broadway Club, Dwnt. The Swinging Door, 106 E. 25th High Street, AND THAT’S JAZZ, every 4th Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m. (510) 995-8049. $10 cover. Fairfax. NATURAL GAS JAZZ BAND, 2nd Sunday, 35 p.m. Dance floor, No cover charge. Call 415-459-0293. COLMA Molloys Tavern, 1655 Mission Road, SAN FRANCISCO BANJO BAND, first Sat. of each month. 7:30-10:00 p.m. sfbanjo [email protected] COTATI Redwood Cafe, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy. GOLD COAST JAZZ BAND, 3rd Sunday. 4-7 p.m. 707-795-7868. CUPERTINO Britannia Arms, 1087 S. De Anza Blvd. TOOT SWEET JAZZ BAND. 2nd Sunday, 5:45- 8:00 p.m. 408-252-1711. DANVILLE Grange Hall, 743 Diablo Road. DEVIL MOUNTAIN JAZZ BAND. 3rd Saturday, 2-5 p.m. 510-655-6728. Also see Friends of Jazz on page 7. EL SOBRANTE Champa Restaurant, 3550 San Pablo Dam Road, JELLY ROLL J.B., most Fridays, 7-9:30 p.m., 510-222-1819. FREMONT Bronco Billy’s Pizza Palace, 41200 Blacow Rd., JAZZINATORS every other Tuesday, 7-8 p.m., EAST BAY STOMPERS, third Thursday each month, 7-9 p.m., call Charlie Mabie, 510-914-7304. Go to www. broncobillys pizza.com for specific dates. LIVERMORE Castle Rock Restaurant, 1848 Portola Avenue, JAMBALAYA SWING BAND, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. CHRIS BRADLEY’S JAZZ BAND, 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. 925-456-7100. MARTINEZ Erawan2 Thai Restaurant, 414 Ferry Street, MUIR STATION JAZZ BAND. Every 2nd Saturday, 6:00-8:00 p.m. 925-313-9185. MENLO PARK Cafe Borrone, 1010 El Camino Real, CLINT BAKER’S CAFE BORRONE ALL-STARS. MOST Fridays, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Check www.clintbakerjazz.com/ allstars.html MORGAN HILL Dutchman’s Pizza, 16375 Monterey St. THE ZINFANDEL STOMPERS, open rehearsal, public welcome. Second Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. (also half price pizza night). 408-848-8097. PALO ALTO Masonic Center, 461 Florence St., PAUL PRICE’S SOCIETY ORCHESTRA. Pomander Tea Dance on 3rd Sunday each month, 4-6:30 p.m. Call 1-800-647-0305 for more information. Ave., SILICON GULCH J.B., Tues. 7-10 p.m. 650-574-9723. SAN RAFAEL Panama Hotel, B Street & Bayview. SWING FEVER, Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m. Call 415-457-3993. Mayflower Inn, 1533 4th St., San Rafael, MARIN JAZZ GROUP every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Free admission. 415-456-1011. SAUSALITO No Name Bar, Bridgeway, MAL SHARPE’S - BIG MONEY IN DIXIELAND, Every Sun., 3-7 p.m. REDWOOD CITY WALNUT CREEK Harry’s Hofbrau, 1909 El Camino Rossmoor Jazz Club 101, Real. HAPPY TIME BANJOS. Every Tuesday from 7-8:30 p.m. 650-366-3733. Golden Rain Road Tahoe Room, CLINT BAKER’S NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND. April 22th, 7:00 p.m. to 9:20 p.m. 925934-1337. Club members $8. Guests $10. SAN FRANCISCO Pier 23, Embarcadero near Fil-. bert. Rotating pianists: Virginia Tichenor, Marty Eggers, Frederick Hodges. 5-8 p.m. 415-362-5125. SAN JOSE Harry’s Hofbrau, 390 Saratoga Ave., PENINSULA BANJO BAND, every Wednesday, 7 p.m. 408-243-0434. WOODSIDE The Little Store Restaurant, 3340 Woodside Road, (1.3 miles west of 280). THE BANJO GUYS, Every Monday 6-8 p.m. BANDS OR CLUBS DO NOT ALWAYS NOTIFY THE SOUTH BAY BEAT OF CHANGES. Please call in advance to verify information in these listings. 5 FESTIVALS & Coming Attractions INFORMATION TAKEN FROM THE AMERICAN RAG. Any feedback on the format would be appreciated. Apr. 17-19 Atlanta, GA. 26th Atlanta Jazz Party. Info.: 770-645-6844. Website: www.atlantajazzparty.com May 15-17 Fox Lake, WI. Bunny Berigan Jazz Jubilee. Info.: 920-928-6094. email: [email protected] Website: www.bunnyberiganjazzjubilee.com May 22-25 Sacramento, CA. 42nd Annual Sacramento Jazz Music Festival & Jubilee. Hdqtrs: Undetermined All Stars: Antii Sarpila, Bill Allred, Pieter Miejers, Paolo Alderighi, Danny Coots, Nikki Parrott, John Cocuzzi. Featured bands: Stephane Trick Trio, Sister Swing, Lisa Haley & the Zydekats, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Wonder Bread 5, Vivian Lee, Mick Martin and the Blues Rockers, Kyle Rowland Blues Band, Ray “Catfish” Copeland Band, James Garner’s Tribute to Johnny Cash, The Crescent Cats and more TBA. Info: 916-4442004. Website: www.sacmusicfest.com Lodging: 916-808-7777. RV Parking: West Sacramento KOA 916-371-6771. Jun. 19-21 Elkhart, IN. 28th Annual Elkhart Jazz Festival. Info: 800-597-7627. Website: www.elkhartjazzfestival.com Jun. 25-28 Lacey, WA. 25th Annual America’s Classic Jazz Festival. Hdqtrs: St. Martin’s University Marcus Pavilion. Featured Bands: BlackSwan/Marilyn Keller, Evergreen Classic J.B., Fat Babies J.B., Grand Dominion, High Sierra J.B., Ivory & Gold, Jeff Barnhart & Charlotte’s Boys, Tom Hook & His Terriers, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Uptown Lowdown J.B., Wolverines, Yerba Buena Stompers. A.E. Badges. 3-Day All Event $90. until 5/31 then $95. Thursday, June 25, $15. Daily badges available at door. Info: 360-943-9123. Email: [email protected] Website: www.olyjazz.com RV Reservations: 360-946-7132 or [email protected] July 11 Sonoma, CA. 19th Annual Cline Cellars Wine & Dixieland Jazz Festival. Info: 800-546-2070. Website: www.clinecellars.com July 24-26 Evergreen, CO. Evergreen Jazz Festival. Hdqtrs: Evergreen Elks Lodge. Four more venues. Featured Bands: New Black Eagle J.B., After Midnight, Carl Sonny Leyland Trio, Queen City J.B. w/Wende Hairston, Felonius Smith Trio, Lost Weekend Western Swing Band, Bogalusa Strutters, Nicki Parrott & Friends, Gypsy Swing Revue, Hot Tomatoes Dance Orch., Big Little Ragtime Band. A.E. 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. Aug. 14-16 Sutter Creek, CA 16th Annual Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival Info: RV 916-405-1563 Website www.suttercreekragtime.com Sept. 4-7 Rancho Cordova, CA. 3rd Annual End Of Summer Jubilee. Hdqtrs: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. Guest Artists: Bob Draga, Brian Casserly, Yve Evans, Ken Hall, Danny Coots, Eddie Erickson, Katie Cavera. Featured Bands: High Sierra J.B., Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Cocuzzi, Coots & Williams, Au Brothers J.B., Crescent Katz, Hot City, Yve Evans & Company, Big Mama Sue & Friends, 52nd Street J.B., Smart Fellas, Vanna & the Jazzin’ JAKS, Bob Draga & Friends, Red Skunk Band, Black Tuesday J.B., Sister Swing, Gator Nation, Professors Lite, Bill, Eddie & Westy, Creole Syncopators, Stardust Cowboys, Creole Jazz Kings. A.E. Badges: $100. until 8/1 then $110. Student A.E. badge $20. Patron A.E. badge: $250. Includes Sunday Patron’s lunch. Daily badges available. Info: 916-822-2210. Email: [email protected] Website: www.hotjazzjubilee.com Lodging: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel: 916-929-8855, Ext. 55 or 800-686-3775. Ask for jazz rate of $109. per night. Sept. 10-13 Cleveland, OH. 2nd Annual Allegheny Jazz Party. Hdqtrs:.Intercontinental Hotel. Twenty guest artists and Faux Frenchmen Ensemble. Info: Email: [email protected] Website: www.alleghenyjazz.org Lodging: 855-765-8709. Ask for jazz rate of $189/night plus tax. CRUISES & TOURS May 11-18 7 Day Trip from Vancouver B.C. to Los Angeles aboard the ms Crystal Symphony. Visiting Vancouver, Victoria B.C., Seattle, Astoria, San Francisco, Los Angeles. Guest Artists: Antii Sarpila, Bill Allred, Danny Coots, Duke Heitger, Eddie Metz Jr., Gonzalo Bergara Quartet, Harry Allen, Jon Cocuzzi, Paolo Alderighi, Stephanie Trick, Pieter Meijers, Richard Simon, Yve Evans, Scott Whitfield and more TBA. Jazzdagan Tours 800-433-0078 or 323-650-0255. Email: [email protected] Website: www.jazzdagan.com June 28- 5 Day Alaskan Explorer Round Trip out of Seattle on ms. Amsterdam. Visiting Seattle, Puget Sound, July 5 Tracy Arm, Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan and Victoria B.C. Combined package w/Olympia jazz festival package available. Bands: High Sierra, Fat Babies, Tom Hook Trio/Eddie Metz Jr. and Bobby Durham. Jazzdagan Tours. See above. 6 swing band JAMBALAYA The Jambalaya Swing Band patterns itself from the great Bob Crosby and The Bobcats Orchestra. The Instrumentation is four Saxophones; three Trumpets; one Trombone; Piano; Bass; and Drums. The Crosby Orchestra consisted of one additional Trombone. The large dance bands of Jan Garber, Dick Jurgens, Sammy Kaye, and Russ Morgan, to name a few the 1930’s and 40’s bands, generally consisted of ten-fourteen players. Crosby started in 1935, but didn’t become a “hit” band until he released “Big Noise From Winnetka” and additional Dixie selections in 1938. His instrumentation was centered around a Dixie front line or the piano of Joe Sullivan. Bob fronted the band well into the 1980’s and always was a big draw at The Carnation Stage, and The Plaza Gardens Stage at Disneyland. This band is regularly listed in the Blowin’ Round the Bay feature always found in this newsletter Written by leader Ken Brock Fresno Dixieland Society Box 16399, Fresno, CA 93755 HOTLINE (209) 292-3999 12- 5 p.m. RADISSON HOTEL - ATRIUM www.fresno dixie.com MODESTO DIXIELAND JAZZ SOCIETY The Napa Valley DIXIELAND JAZZ SOCIETY Website: www.jazzdance.org/NapaJazz Chardonnay Room, Embassy Suites, 1075 California Blvd., Napa $8 Members, $9 Other Jazz Societies, $10 Public EVERY 3RD SUNDAY CLARION INN - 1612 SISK RD. - MODESTO P.O. BOX 2765 MONTEREY, CA 93942 1:00 - 5:00 P.M. EVERY 2ND SUNDAY April 19 - Founders Day/Rent Party www.modestojazz.com 12-5 p.m. Info: 209-524-3517 $8 members - $12 public SACRAMENTO MEETS EVERY 2ND SUNDAY FROM 1:00-5:00 PM Ma 7 Mayy 117 at the Elks Lodge located in 150 MAR VISTA DRIVE, MONTEREY Info. (831) 626-3146 (831) 449-3204 Toot Sweet Jazz Band www.montereyhotjazzsociety.org AT THE DOOR - $15 Members/active military/students/club members - $8 TRAD. JAZZ SOCIETY www.sacjazz.org May 10 ELK’S LODGE #6 6446 RIVERSIDE BLVD. HOT CITY Sacramento, CA 95831 11:30 -5 p.m. Hot jazz, swing, rumba 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. May 3 Art Bregante and his Orchestra 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 May 16 Devil Mountain Jazz Band 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. Ma 7 - Bey ond Salv ation Mayy 117 Beyond Salvation 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! Ellington Hall 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 3535 Industrial Way, Santa Rosa, CA May 3 - San Francisco Feetwarmers ADMISSION: MEMBERS $8.00 OTHER CLUBS $9.00 NON-MEMBERS $10.00 7 South Bay Traditional Jazz Society P.O. Box 3980, San Jose, CA 95150 www.sbtjs.org Return Service Requested FIRST CLASS FIRST CLASS U.S. POSTAGE PAID SAN MATEO, CA Permit No. 52 TIME SENSITIVE CALENDAR OF EVENTS May 24 Silicon Gulch Jazz Band June 28 Devil Mountain Jazz Band July 26 Creole Jazz Kings Visit our new website www.sbtjs.org Saxophones and Clarinets: Mike Young, Stuart Yasak, Mike Kenney, Bruce Saxton; Trombone: Ron Wetzel; Trumpets: Mack Horton, Noel Weidcamp, Ken Brock; Piano: Rich Owens; Bass: Don Hall; Drums: Joe Runnels. swing band JAMBALAYA April 26, 2015 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunnyvale Elks Lodge #2128 375 Pastoria Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Non-members - $10.00 Members and Members of other Jazz Societies - $8.00