MARCH 2010 VOLUME 42 • NO. 2

Ad rates.............................................................2Dante Club “Consternation” ..........................2Dante Club – info/directions.........................2Dante Club Notes. The Cricket..................... 8-11CA State Railroad Museum.............................3FESTIVAL DISCOUNT – order form................15 FESTIVAL BANDS – partial list......................15 Future Festivals Jim Fusaro............................12H&R Block and STJS.........................................4 In Loving Memory.........................................14In the Months Ahead.......................................2Jazz Notes.......................................................12Membership application..............................16Music Here & There........................................13Musicians from Feb. 14...................................13Notes from the Office Jill Harper....................2President’s Message Jim Roberson.................3Raffle Cents Kathy Becker..............................11Letter to Editor re..Chuck McKay .................14Sac. Jazz Orch. & Wycliffe Gordon ..............11Sponsor a Jazz Sunday guest..Dr. Bach...........5 Trad. Jazz Youth Band Fest & photos ......... 6-7Well Wishes.....................................................14Where Have the Years Gone? Ron Swehla.....6

Newsletter of the Sacramento Traditional Jazz SocietySTJS is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of traditional jazz music. 2787 Del Monte Street • West Sacramento, CA 95691 • (916) 372-5277 • www.sacjazz.org & .com

March 14: charismaticpianist Frederick Hodges

FESTIVAL DISCOUNTfor stjs members

through april 11th

Hailed by the press as one of the best ragtime pianists in the world,

Frederick Hodges is sought after by today’s foremost orchestras, festivals, conductors, and collaborative musi-cians. His absolute artistry, virtuosity and charisma have brought him to the world’s most renowned stages numer-ous times, leaving audiences around the globe repeatedly captivated.

Mr. Hodges has made regular appear-ances at major ragtime and jazz festivals throughout the United States as well as world tours with the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra.

Renowned as a pianist and singer, Frederick Hodges is recognized by audi-ences around the world for his mastery of diverse repertoire from Liszt to Ger-shwin. He has established a reputation as a truly versatile artist equally sought after as soloist, singer, guest soloist with

“Jazz Sunday” info ➤ pg. 2

NEXT ISSUE:April 11

JOHN SHERIDAN

Pianist fromSan Antonio, TX

Photos fromFeb. 14

on pg. 8-9

the California Pops Orchestra, and dance band pianist. He has appeared on national television, radio, and in several Hollywood films. He is also a sought-after silent film accompanist for both live performances and on DVD. He performs regularly at the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum.

His extensive repertoire includes the great European classical masters as well as all the best ragtime, stride, and novelty piano solo pieces, includ-ing the complete works of Roy Bargy, Phil Ohman, Zez Confrey, and Adam Carroll, as well as less-

Frederick Hodges from San Francisco

(Cont. on page 4)

2 March 2010

STJS OFFICERS President: Jim Roberson Vice President: John Cocuzzi Secretary: Ron Swehla Treasurer: Lisa Negri-Bartels Ex-officio: Bob Williams

BOARD MEMBERS MUSICIAN: NON-MUSICIAN: Shelley Burns Yvonne Au Paula Dula Cathy Blubaugh Beth Duncan Tom Duff Vivian Lee Alicia Fullbright Scott KaufmanThe Board of Directors meet at the STJS office at 6:00 pm on the Monday fifteen days after the Jazz Sunday each month. Meetings open to the public.

STJS FOUNDATION President: Tom Wallace

AATJ STAFFWriting/photos/illust./calligraphy/production:

Nancy Giffin — editor@sacjazz.org

Contributors:Yvonne Au, Kathy Becker, Bill Bua, Carol Fusaro, Jill

Harper, Richard Heimbauch, Judy Hendricks, Jan Nichols, Jane Reinmuth, Jim Roberson, Ron Swehla, Greg Willett

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In the Months Ahead

OPEN at 11:30 am

MUSIC from 12 noon to 5:00 pm

DIRECTIONSto the DANTE CLUB:2330 Fair Oaks Blvd.,Sacramento. Between Howe & FultonAvenues, on south sideof street. Extra parkingat nearby McDonald’s.

Mar. 14 – FREDERICK HODGES piano San Francisco, CA

Apr. 11 – JOHN SHERIDAN piano San Antonio, TX

May 9 – CARL SONNY LEYLAND piano New Cuyama, CA

Jun. 13 – BRIA SKONBERG trumpet Vancouver, B.C.

Jul. 11 – “PARADE OF BANDS” Various local bands

Aug. 8 – THE PROFESSORS All-star Jazz Camp instructors

STJS Office 2787 Del Monte Street

West Sacramento, CA 95691(916) 372-5277 www.sacjazz.org info@sacjazz.org www.sacjazz.com

POSTAL INFORMATIONAnd All That Jazz (U.S.P.S. No. 068-450) is published monthly, except January, by the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society: 2787 Del Monte St., West Sacramento, CA 95691-3811. Periodical Postage paid at West Sacra-mento, CA and additional offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: And All That Jazz, 2787 Del Monte St., West Sacramento, CA 95691-3811.

SUMMARY The Sac. Trad. Jazz Society is a non-profit organization established under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the purpose of educating the public and members on matters concerning the preservation and promotion of traditional jazz music and the study and play of musical instruments associated with traditional jazz music.

“JAZZ SUNDAY” “Jazz Sunday” is held monthly, typically the 2nd Sunday, at the Dante Club: 2330 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sac., CA. This official meeting is open to all members of the STJS and their guests; the general public is also welcome.

ADMISSION Admission to “Jazz Sunday” is by donation of $8 for members, $12 for non-members. Persons under 12 are admitted free. Youth 12-20 (members) $5, youth 12-20 (non-members) $7. We especially encourage attendance by music students.

GOLD CARD AUDITIONS Auditions are held 3 times per year: Feb., June, & Oct. at 11 am prior to “Jazz Sunday.” Applications are avail-able from the Gold Card Coordinator, to be completedone month before the audition. Call 372-5277 for details.

2nd.Sunday

37th annual SAC. JAZZ FESTIVAL & JUBILEEMay 28–31, 2010 – Memorial Day Wknd.

I .can’t believe how fast the time .is .flying toward our 37th Sacramento

Jazz Festival & Jubilee. As you can imagine, there’s a flurry of activity in the office. Greg Willet is finalizing sponsor agreements and assisting with many other tasks relating to the money side of our organization. He will be overseeing the various donor programs such as Boosters, Friends of STJS, donations to the various youth education programs, and oversee-ing the group sales efforts for the festival. He’s so competent; we just can’t seem to stop giving him extra work to do!

John Cocuzzi has finalized the con-tracting process and is busy working with Vince Bartels on the scheduling. It’s a daunting task and one that requires a lot of concentration trying to fit the appropriate bands for each venue.

Scott Kaufman, our Marketing Director, is busy working on the pro-gram and all the other little details of our marketing and PR efforts. Watch for an STJS presence at Second Saturdays in March, April and May. If you haven’t already done so, please check out the festival Facebook page and festival webpage at www.sacjazz.com/

On another note, the Board of Directors attended a retreat on Saturday, February 6,. Drexel University is one of our sponsors for this year’s festival and kindly donated use of their facility for our retreat. One of the outcomes was the recognition that we need a Volunteer Coordinator to develop a pool of volunteers as resources, including folks to help get the word out—in a variety of ways and at a variety of places—about our festival and other programs. This posi-tion would take a few hours each week at the office, and require knowledge of the various jobs in our organization. If this sounds like a job you might be interested in, please give me a call at the office.

As I hear more about local schools cutting or eliminating music programs, it seems critical that we treasure and support our jazz education programs. Currently, we have auditions for Music Lesson Awards on March 6, weekly rehearsals for TNT, and applications for Jazz Camp coming in. Our youth performers at Jazz Sunday are getting better and better. If you love this music, please consider donating to our youth pro-grams. I make a small monthly donation ($10) to both KVIE and Capital Public Radio on my credit card, and I don’t miss it at all—but they truly appreciate it. 2

Notes From the Officeby Jill Harper STJS . EXECUTIVE.DIRECTOR

Lower Admission Prices! $8 and $12

3 March 2010

President’s Messageby Jim Roberson STJS . PRESIDENT

JAZZ ME! This is an exciting time of year. It is a new year and we are very active at STJS. In January, we enjoyed a

wonderfully successful Crab Feed thanks to organizer Paula Vance and her crew, and in February, we were treated to a fabulous Trad. Jazz Youth Band Festival at Sacramento State followed by a great Jazz Sunday event featuring jazz ras-cals Bob Draga, Jason Wanner and “Fast Eddie” Erickson. These guys were all involved in the youth festival and do tire-less work for jazz education. Congratulations to Yvonne Au and all her musicians and volunteers.

Sad news…we lost two of our Jazz Emperors, Jake Hanna and Tom Saunders. Both of these men devoted many years to our festival. Tom will be remembered for his music and his finely tuned sense of humor. Jake was one of the world’s great-est drummers. Jake and I met when I was 18 years old, and I have written here about what a wonderful heart he had and what he did for young people. Bob, Jason and Eddie played “Amazing Grace” in an unforgettable tribute. God bless Tommy and Jake, and their families.

Better news…thank you all for keeping Roger Krum in your thoughts and prayers. Roger went through a difficult surgery and is involved in a slow recovery. Keep sending out good vibes for Roger and his family.

JAZZ ME! For most of us, it’s all about the music. I rec-ommend a healthy dose of jazz therapy to all of our musician members…show up at Jazz Sunday and blow!

I joined STJS to make friends and play music. I had been to the adult Jazz Camp and when I moved back to California, I knew that this was the place to be to have maximum fun play-ing music with people I like. I also love to listen to great music, and STJS really fills the bill on that front. JAZZ ME! “A can a week is all I ask,” as they say on TV.

As your president, trying to keep this STJS boat afloat and put on a great festival takes up a lot of time and concentration doing things other than playing and listening to music, so this is a good time to remind myself and all of you, my friends, why we are involved and so committed to STJS. We love the music; we love playing it…we love listening to it…we love dancing to it. Jazz music is a totally joyful experience. A pianist friend of mine once told me, “a life without music is an incomplete life.” So, let’s all make sure we stop, smell the coffee and enjoy the music. JAZZ ME…and help make our lives complete.

Jazz Sunday in March: Frederick Hodges, renowned San Francisco jazz pianist and vocalist…why would you want to be anywhere else? 2

DANTE CLUB: Oh, the Consternation... …lessened a little bit.as.folks.began.to.get.used.to.the.new.

set-up...We.did.hear.from.some.of.you.after.last.month’s.AATJ.item...

Some.felt.the.dancers.intruded.into.their.field.of.view...Some.really.

liked.being.able.to.see.the.dancers.better...Some.felt.we.lost.dancing.

space...(The.set-up.crew.doesn’t.think.so.)..Some.felt.we.lost.seating.

space..(Nope.)..We.tweaked.some.things.this.month.to.keep.foot.

traffic.off.the.dance.floor,.after.which.we.received.e-mail.from.danc-

ers.thanking.us,.and.non-dancers.expressing.dismay...

. One suggestion.is.to.push.the.dance.floor.clear.to.the.other.

side.of.the.room,.or.put.the.dance.floor.in.the.back.of.the.room..

(Relax,..dancers..I.can’t.see.that.one.being.implemented.)..Some.

noted.that.the.cure.may.be.worse.than.the.original.affliction—that.

of.sound.bleeding.between.Main.Stage.and.the.Gold.Card.Room...

The Music Committee.will.undoubtedly.give.this.lots.of.atten-

tion.this.month...If.you.have.further.comments,.please.pipe.up.now.

by.e-mailing.to.info@sacjazz.org.or.by.attending.a.Board.meeting.

The 37th annual Sacramento Jazz Festival & Jubilee is just around the bend, and we want to thank the California

State Railroad Museum, a part of California State Parks, for their generous support and longtime sponsorship of the event. The Railroad Museum will be open daily during the festival, with jazz musicians performing inside. Stop by and get in FREE with your Festival & Jubilee badge!

Steam-powered excursion trains operate Sat.–Mon., departing hourly 11 am to 5 pm (regular ticket prices apply). Jazz musicians perform on board the trains as well! Train and history buffs travel across the globe to marvel at the 21 meticulously restored locomotives and cars, and numerous exhibits illustrating how railroads have shaped people’s lives. Experience the Pullman-style sleeping car, a dining car filled with railroad china, and a Railway Post Office—great for all ages and abilities. Widely regarded as North America’s most popular railroad museum, you’ll find something there for everyone! All aboard!

Visit the CA StateRailroad Museum

4 March 2010

Sponsor a Jazz Sunday guest by.Charlie.Gehlbach,..STJS.Music.Committee.Chairman

Ever wonder.how.to.get.your.favorite.musician.or.band.to.come.

play.at.Jazz.Sunday?.Mention.your.favorites.to.Bob Ringwald.

and.the.STJS Music Committee,.and.they.can.look.into.that.most.

important.matter,.COST,.including.performance.fee,.plus.travel.and.

lodging..expenses.

Bob.has.a.limited.budget.but.does.a.remarkable.job.of.getting.

outstanding.talent.every.month...If.your.favorite.has.not.been.to.the.

Club,.it’s.possible.they’re.out.of.our.price.range...However,.there.is.a.

procedure.in.place.for.businesses.or.individuals—or.better.yet,.a.

group.of.fans—to.sponsor.a.musician.or.band...Some.sponsor.pack-

ages.even.include.perks.for.the.sponsors..Total.cost.will.range.from.

$500.to.$1000.depending.on.the.performers.and.their.travel.needs...

So,.if.there.is.one.terrific.musician.(band).that.you’d.love.to.bring.

to.the.Dante.Club,.gather.friends.to.share.the.cost,.and.contact.Bob.

through.the.Music.Committee,.and.it.will.become.a.reality...Your.

generosity.will.be.gratefully.acknowledged.within.our.membership.

Where Have the Years Gone?by Ron Swehla STJS .HISTORIAN

As you’ve probably figured out, I get most of my ideas for this column by reading old copies of “And All That Jazz.”

We have at least one copy of each issue of our amazing and informative newsletter that we have ever published. The format started as a one-page, two-sided, typed (no computers in those days) handout that gradually evolved into a newspaper-style format, finally resulting in its present 16-page format.

The early newspaper style, while probably expensive to pro-duce, was very informative with its great long articles. Mary and Frank Bragg were feature writers (there was a “Cricket” then also) and always wrote informative, entertaining articles. In February 1980, the Braggs were wrote about a new tradition that I wish we still did today: the 1980 Midwinter Warm-up held at the Roseville Fairgrounds. The event had performances in four halls, with 14 bands performing to an overflow crowd: the Dix-ieland Delinquents (a youth group), Oregon Jazz Band, Dix-ieland, Inc. (featuring the work of 73-year-old Edna Lewis on sax), South Frisco Jazz Band, and Fulton Street Jazz Band, with Jack Gumbiner filling in for Bob Ringwald, who was unable to make it up from his then home in Southern California.

Other bands featured were the Riverbank Blues Band with visitor Brian Richardson sitting-in on trombone, the Tule-burg Jazz Band out of Stockton, CA, and the still-favorite High Sierra Jazz Band that wowed the crowd with a barn-burner rendition of “They Kicked Him Out of Heaven (‘Cause He Wasn’t Going to Join the Band”). Gene Berthelsen led his new band, the Cats ‘n Jammers, and added to the interest by playing some older, obscure tunes. Rounding out the festival were: the Natural Gas band from Marin County, Swanee’s Swingers led by Hal Swan, the Royal Society Jazz Orches-tra, and the Desert City Six with members of the Jazzin’ Babies sitting-in with the normal Phoenix, Arizona-based crew. All in all, it must have been a swinging affair. Memories. Don’t you wish we could recreate those days! 2

Thank youeveryone who

signed up to be a

2010Booster!

And for those

who wish to have

their names printed

in the Festival program,

remember to sign-up by

March 31st.

For details about our Boosters Program,call the STJS Office at (916) 372-5277

or visit www.sacjazz.org/boosters.html

Congratulations to ournew & renewing PATRON MEMBERS

Scotte & Catherine DoggettBill & Darlene Doss

Peter Dreisbach • DeAnn DunniganAlfonso Gomez • Carol Smith

Marion & Ed TiedemannBill & Jean Weathers • Ingrid Wolbart

5 March 2010

Hodges (cont.)known works by Scott Joplin, James Scott, George L. Cobb and Charley Straight.

His distinguished discography, mainly on Stomp Off and Aristophone Records, includes piano works by Lucky Roberts, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Phil Ohman, Arthur Schutt, and Scott Joplin.

Frederick Hodges is a native of California, where he began his piano studies at age eight. At thirteen, he began intense classical piano study with two famed San Francisco Bay Area piano teachers who were both graduates of the Juilliard School of Music: Virginia Moore and Trula Whelan. At age seventeen, he won the prestigious Music Teachers of California Young Artist Award. At twenty, while still an undergraduate at the UC Berkeley, he joined the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra as pianist. Since then, he has toured extensively. Frederick has enjoyed a career playing solo piano for society parties and holding down steady engagements at legendary San Fran-cisco establishments such as L’Etoile in the Huntington Hotel, Masons in the Fairmont Hotel, and the Ritz Carlton Hotel.

In 2001, Frederick earned a doctorate in history from Oxford University in England, where he lived for five years. He has participated in many prestigious festivals including the Sacra-

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mento Jazz Jubilee, the West Coast Ragtime Festival, the Blind Boone Festival in Columbia Missouri, the Templeton Ragtime Festival at Mississippi State University, the El Segundo Rag-time Festival, and the Sedalia Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival. Visit: www.frederickhodges.com 2

6 March 2010

Jan. 30, 2010 CRAB FEED fundraiser for STJS pq Feb. 13 TJYBF (Trad. Jazz Youth Band Festival)

Black.Tuesday.JB.with.TNT.musicians

Patti.and.Ron.Jones.were.Title.Sponsors

7 March 2010

TJYBF 2010 was “E”xcellent!

by Judy Hendricks STJS .VOLUNTEER

Dr. Steve Roach and Yvonne Au, and all their extended TJYBF Com-mittees managed to top last year...and then some. This entailed rolling with some punches (last minute can-cellation balanced by last

minute application), but the result was stellar. We had bands from the East Bay Trad Jazz Society, Basin Street Regulars, Brigham Young University, Sac State University, TRAD-JASS Club of Santa Rosa, Fremont Christian HS, as well as local bands directed by Celia Cottle, Polly Edgerton, Feli-cia Greenwood, Nancy Kreis, Harley White, Jr., and Jack Mootz. Our own TNT, directed by Nahum Zdybel, was the host band.

This year, rather than instrument clinics, there were two instructional seminars. ........The morning seminar by David Robinson of TJEN (Trad Jazz Edu-cators Network) was a well–illustrated and fascinating presenta-tion explaining the variety of “Styles of Traditional Jazz.” Then in the afternoon, Bob Draga and Bill Dendle, aided and abetted by the Clinicians Band, lectured on the “E” Factor: How to Excite, Energize and Engage your audience —and if ever there wasa perfect example of those principles, it would be Bob and Bill (with a little help from their friends).

Lunchtime Pizza ‘n’ Jazz included a concert with young musicians sitting-in or replacing various clinicians. The stu-dents were avowedly nervous, but they played like pros!

What a long day! The first bands were scheduled for warm-up at 7:30 am, and events finally wound down at 8:30 pm. It is wonderful to watch these young people perform, and wonder-ful to watch the feedback clinicians work with them immedi-ately afterward. Clearly, one of the keys to our success is the caliber of feedback clinicians, lead sheet clinicians and adjudi-cators we have invited to the festival.

Every student was on the edge of their seat waiting for pre-sentation of awards and scholarships, and listening for which

bands had earned “encore performances.” Those selected in each division: The Jazzers (Middle School); Dixie Dominus (High School); and BYU (College). TJYBF was previously changed from a competition to an academic festival, but there is still pride of place for every one of the young musicians.

One of the nicest events didn’t take place on the public s tage. Lauralee Humes has awarded several scholarships since the very first TJYBF, in honor of her father, reed player and educa-tor Kenton O. Smith. Several of the schol-arships have gone to the talented young musicians from Brigham Young University’s Jazz Legacy. Director Steve Call told Ms. Humes that the Music Department would like to fly her to Provo and host her at a dinner in her honor, with all the scholarship recipients in attendance. What a lovely gesture!

The Clinicians Band then tore into what was billed as a Hot Jazz Dance Concert—there is so much space on the Music Recital Hall Stage the Committee thought it would be great to fill it with dancers. A few things limited the on-stage participa-tion: There was a Swing Dance elsewhere that evening; and then there’s the difficulty of observing the dictum, “dance like nobody’s watching” (with video cameras no less). But it sure was fun to watch those who did dance, and to listen to the great musicians. Bill Dendle and Eddie Erickson were dazzling and daffy on “Dueling Banjos”—those guys are soul mates.

Jason Wanner sat down and talked turkey to the students. His bottom line: bands can’t be “termed out” when they reach some certain age. There has to be some way to transition from youth to “regular” status with-out being dropped from the circuit (a wise mes-sage for all producers of jazz festivals world-wide). Finally, students were invited up—come one, come all—for the last number. A great time was had by all. Job well done all around.

Worth noting: RedSkunk Jipzee Swing already has two CDs available. The Jazzers and the Jazz Raptors are piloting a Trad Jazz Curriculum Kit for David Robinson, and Polly Edgerton is guiding them in making their own arrangements. The East Bay Jazzinators I and II play a regular gig and host two jazz youth band festivals per year. Just a few examples of the talent and dedi-cation found here at the TJYBF. 2

8 March 2010

Headline: “Huge Crowd Gets Huge Kick from Guest Stars!!! All Day!!!” Really, we had more fun than you could shake a

stick at—mostly because there wasn’t room to shake any sticks. We had all seats filled and people leaning against every wall. Didn’t stop the dancers from shaking everything, though, because every band was fab-uuuu-lus!

We started with the aromatically-named RedSkunk Jipzee Swing Band from San Luis Obispo: leader Molly Reeves on guitar and vocals; Sam Boorman on guitar; Justin Au, trum-pet; Mitch Houseman, bass; and Ken Davis on drums. Violinist Pamela Scheffler couldn’t attend. They were one of the hot bands at TJYBF the day before, and they didn’t disappoint on the day. I don’t think the dance floor ever cleared off.

Set 2: Draga/Wanner/Erickson (with Lenny Pollacchi and Ron Jones) were exactly what the crowd came to hear. Words fail me, but never fail Draga; he draws crowds equally for his repartee as for his playing. They were joined on Set 4 by Justin Au on trumpet, Bill Dendle on trombone and Howard Miyata on tuba. Again with the

jokes... Because it was Valentine’s Day, Bob asked how many in the crowd had been married for 60 years or more—there were at least 5 couples—and then pointed out that staying married that long is like living in California—if you find a fault, don’t dwell on it!

Barbara Schonborn from Mountain View said she played clari-net in high school, and she was just blown away by how long Bob Draga could hold a note. Barbara is a friend of Joan Davison and Jim Scheer, who played banjo in the same high school band. They’re in the Over-the-Hill Gang, now. Between the guest stars’ two sets, we had a surprise visit from Terrie Richards. She was scheduled to be backed by Tom Shove, Lenny Pollacchi and Vince Bartels, and then was also joined by Eddie Erickson. Eddie & Terrie gave us a beautiful, beautiful render-ing of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” Terrie planned to stay for the whole meeting, but instead found flew to Los Angeles when she learned that Jake Hanna’s widow, Denisa, would be all alone until the next day. A kind act typical of Bill and Ellie’s kids. Terrie’s brother, Chris, was there with their grandmother, Ida Eisenbraun (Bill’s mother), who was certainly enjoying Terrie’s set. Paulette McDonald said her friend, Jerry Hull, had given up his seat so Mrs. Eisenbraun could sit close to the stage. Another kind act, typical of our jazz crowd.

The final set on the Main Stage was The New Traditionalists, (TNT) our own standard bearers. Nahum Zdybel has only been

Dante Club Notes By “The Cricket”

[who is NOT the AATJ editor]

FEB. 14, 2010 – Jason Wanner,Bob Draga, Eddie Erickson

Bob.Draga RedSkunk.Jipzee.Swing Jeff.Beaumont

Christine.RoweJim.Roberson

MirayahCampbell&.Mom

Yvonne.Roberson

TomShove

T.N.TBob.Draga,.Justin.Au,.Bill.Dendle,Ron.Jones

RedSkunk.Jipzee.Swing Who.has.been.married.to.the.same.person.for.decades?

9 March 2010

working with them for a couple of months, but we could see the improvement just since the Crab Feed (yummy in my tummy). Nick Niebank, trumpet; Bryce Korte, reeds (he also composes); Kayla Youngblood, piano; Gabe Fannon, banjo; Bry Peterson, bass; and Rose Cangelosi, drums. Patty Wassum is their band manager. TNT members were also waiters at the Crab Feed, and band hosts at the TJYBF, in addition to playing the last set. Good work, gang!

Draga/Wanner/Erickson did have the effect of reducing the crowds in the other two performance stages, but the sets were still good. See page 12 for names of musicians who played in each room. Surprisingly, there was no Set 5 in the Tailgate—Karl Munz showed up to sing but he was unaccompanied. By the end of the set, however, singer Claude Purcell and violinist Tom Gunterman had created their own set. Tom then joined the band for Set 6, and THEN they were joined by Bob Draga. Finally, a big crowd in the Tailgate—until those mean Sound people made them stop so the equipment could be broken down. Ron Jones was about to put a hammerlock on Draga to get him away for dinner. Still, it was a wowser while it lasted!

Violinist Tom Gunterman was here last month but there were no jam sets at the Rent Party. He was at the Elks about 24 years ago and remembers going into the woodshed room, kind of new and nervous, and being welcomed very kindly by a musician named Red—that kindness thing again.

Pretty much the same story about a small audience in the Gold Card Room—and the same swinging success with the music. See page 12 for musicians. There certainly was a crowd for GCR Set 3 with a string of fine vocalists. The last two sets were rockin’. The band in Set 4 invited TNT reed player Bryce Korte to sit-in. Mom Cindy said he was really pleased to be asked. Set 5 almost didn’t get off the ground—3 musicians and the sound tech—but they started playing and added musicians, and a very supportive audience, before they fin-ished. David Robinson led a hot set to end the day. TJYBF clinician Howard Miyata joined on trombone before they were done.

David Robinson flew in for the TJYBF, “and boy, are his arms tired” because FIRST he had to get OUT of Washington, D.C., buried under the worst snow storm in living history! Ned sang a couple of numbers to get the dancers in the mood, and then someone asked Scotty to sing something disgustingly sweet for Valentine’s Day, but he was recovering from laryngitis and had to decline. Vocal Set Direc-tor Paula Dula showed the holiday spirit, though—she brought red roses and Sweethearts—the “reformulated” ones. That was nice since the promised ice cream didn’t appear. (According to Elinor Hackett Leatherby’s Catering is closed until spring.)

However, we had Girl Scout Cookies, courtesy of Christine Rowe’s 8 year-old daughter, Sophia. Sophia had an order for Jim

Gordon.Machadois.back!

Dance.floor.was.packed!

Ken.Meyers Paula.Dula

Chris.Richards,.Ida,.Terrie.Richards Ron.Jones,.David.Robinson,.Bob.Draga,.Yvonne.AuLisa.Ellis

Bob.Draga.and.Eddie.Erickson Lenny.Pollacchi Vince.Bartels,.Terrie.Richards,.Bill.Dendle

Clark.Goodloe

10 March 2010

11 March 2010

Karl Munz won the parasol at our Feb. 14

Jazz Sunday

Martinez, but Christine sold those in a flash and said she would lay in a new supply for Jim. Sophia would have been there herself, but she was afraid her mom would make her sing!

It was nice to see Aaron Higley, Sound Tech (Rtd.), in from Yuba City. Also Doris Chiroc-Chalmers and Tom Chalmers. Bill Dendle’s son, Jeremy Dendle, came from San Diego to keep Dad company while Shelley visits her daughter in Greece.

A disconcertingly grown-up Paul Doerner said he didn’t bring his banjo; he was a listener for the weekend. Elva and Tom Harais have been members for about 15 years, and have been to Monterey and Pismo festivals for the last five years.

Hah—Mabel Burhans (Able Mable of the Record Table?) was on television. Caught just the last few bars of her performance with Golden Breeze Taiko at the North Highlands Community Center Jubilee from last July when it showed up on Access Sacramento.

Deep breath: Jan Sutherland and Jerry MacKenzie will be taking their PrimeTime jazz band to the Palm Springs Clas-sic Jazz Festival over March 19, 20 and 21. That’s the weekend before Uptown Lowdown will be at the 20th Anniversary Red-wood Coast Jazz Festival in Eureka. And the same weekend as Bob and Friends will be at the Moose Lodge for the Modesto Trad Jazz Society meeting. Dixieland Monterey is celebrating its 30th Anniversary March 5, 6 and 7 and Sacramento Banjo Band will present its 50th—50th!—Banjo-Rama April 9-11.

Or head out to Straw Hat Pizza on Mather Field Road for Cocuzzi, Paulus Society Band, Bob Hirsch Trio, Ned’s Jazz Boat Shuffle, or Bill Dendle & Nahum Zdybel. Not all at once—that’s the March schedule. (See page 12 for exact dates.) 2

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LOWER ADMISSION PRICE.starting.March 14 Jazz SundayAdults:..$8..STJS.members;..$12.non-members.

FREE admission.for.NEW.and.RENEWING.members.upon.sign-up.

March 18 concert with Wycliffe Gordon

The Sacramento jazz community is proud to announce the birth of the new Sacramento Jazz Orchestra. Some of the

leading jazz performers and educators from the greater Sacra-mento area have been brought together to form this outstanding non-profit organization with a common goal of performing jazz at the highest level. The mission of the SJO is simple: Through concert performances and educational endeavors, the Sacra-mento Jazz Orchestra strives to preserve the rich heritage of jazz, nurture its growth, and encourage public appreciation of America’s indigenous music as a viable art form.

The SJO had its debut performance on Feb. 28 as part of the popular “Sunday Eve. Jazz” series organized by Vivian Lee. Their next concert will be at 8pm on Thurs., March 18, 2010. New Orleans trombonist Wycliffe Gordon is returning to Sacra-mento to appear as a featured guest with the SJO and Sac. State Jazz Ensembles at the CSUS Music Recital Hall. Some of you first saw the phenomenal Wycliffe Gordon with Ed Polcer’s All-Stars in 2008 at the TJYBF fundraiser.

Don’t miss this! For more info, visit www.sacjazzorch.com or e-mail <sacramentojazzorchestra@gmail.com> 2

WycliffeGordon

Raffle Cent$

by Kathy Becker STJS .R AFFLE.COORDINATOR

What can I say but phenomenal! You are the best people in the whole world. I don’t know about you, but I had a

blast. We brought in a record sum of $627.00! I’ll say it again: YOU ARE PHENOMENAL!!

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO OUR FANTASTIC DONORS: Fresno Dixieland Society, Pat & Ginger Dev-aney, Jim & Carol Fusaro, Mollie Hardy, Margie Wey-bright, Bobbi Hogan, Bill Reif, Dorothy Stinson, Carol Harris, Mike & Pat Schneider. If I misspelled anyone’s name, I do apologize.

Now for our big winners: Karl Munz is our parasol winner, and our other winners were: Ellie Buhlert, Bill Dendle, Laura-lee Humes, Jean Slayton, Tom & Elza Harris, Terrie Richards, Jeanie Thompson, Louise Northunt, Monte Schmid, Gary & Shari Beck, Ann Meininger. Congratulations to all and again I apologize if I misspelled anyone’s name. THANK YOU THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! 2

12 March 2010

Future Jazz Festivalsand Jazz Parties March 14 “Jazz Sunday” guest: FREDERICK HODGES.

Tickets will be on sale for the Jazz Fest. & Jubilee, so please help STJS by purchasing your badges early! Members still get a discount until the April 11 Jazz Sunday. See page 15.

STJS BOARD MEETING: 6pm on Mon., March 29 at STJS.

STJS ELECTIONS are coming up! Nominees are being accepted to run for the STJS Board of Directors. If you are interested in helping to run our organization and all its pro-grams, now is the time to step up. Contact the STJS Office at (916) 372-5277. Be prepared to submit a photo and 50-word biography for printing in the April & May AATJ.

UPCOMING EVENTS / SPECIAL GIGS:(Please submit event info to: editor@sacjazz.org)

Duke Ellington “Sacred Concerts”: The Master Singers will perform the Sacred Concerts of Duke Ellington, who wrote them during the civil rights movement and saw these pieces as his most important work. Crest Theatre, Sat., Mar. 20 (eve.), and Sun., Mar. 21 (matinee). It will feature top notch jazz sing-ers, jazz bands, jazz instrumentalists and famous jazz tapper, Ardie Bryant. FREE concert on Friday night for high school students. High schoolers and others who want tickets should contact Gretchen: <gmorgan@winfirst.com>

“Bill Schoening Presents” Wednesdays, 6:30–9pm, at Straw Hat, 2929 Mather Field Rd. in Rancho Cordova. Mar. 3 John Cocuzzi; Mar. 10 Jay Paulus Society JB; Mar. 17 Bob Hirsch Trio; Mar. 24 Ned’s Jazz Boat Shuffle; Mar. 31 Bill Dendle and Nahum Zdybel.

Cell Block 7: New night and new venue! Royce Farms BBQ; 10880 N Hwy 99; Stockton, CA; 1st & 3rd Tues., 6:30–8:30pm. (209) 931-8333. Also, March 6-7, 1-5pm for Trad. Jazz Soc. of Oregon, Eagles on the Green, 1375 Irving Rd. Eugene, OR.

Sacramento Jazz Orch.: Thurs., Mar. 18, Sac. State, with Wycliffe Gordon and Sac State Jazz Ensembles. See pg. 10.

Devil Mtn. JB: Sat., Mar. 20, 2-5pm – Friends of Jazz Con-cert/Dance, Danville, CA. Mark July 17, 2010 for the 14th annual Cline Wine & Jazz Festival.

Black Tuesday JB: Sun., Mar. 21 for River City Jazz Soc., Redding Elks Lodge, Redding, CA; Sun., Mar. 28 for South Bay Traditional Jazz Soc., Sunnyvale Elks Lodge, 375 No. Pastoria Ave., Sunnyvale,CA.

Scott Kirby Ragtime Piano Concert: Sat., April 24, 2pm; First United Methodist Church (21st & J St.); Sac., CA. Info/Res: Petra/Bub Sullivan (916) 457-3324. See ad on page 15.

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MARCH 2010

5-7.. 30th.Dixieland Monterey..Monterey,.CA.. (888).349-6879. www.dixieland-monterey.com12-14. Southcoast Clambake..Coos.Bay/North.Bend.OR.. (541).888-4386. www.clambakejazz.org19-20. Palm Springs Classic Jazz Weekend..Palm.Springs,.CA. www.desertjazz.org25-28.. Redwood Coast Jazz Festival...Eureka,.CA.. (707).445-3378... www.redwoodjazz.org

APRIL 2010

8-11. Banjo-Rama...Sacramento,.CA.. (800).733-5466.. www.sacramentobanjoband.com9-11. JazzAffair...Three.Rivers,.CA.. (559).561-3105.. www.jazzafair.info16-18. Victoria Hot Jazz Jub...Sidney-by-the-Sea,.B.C... (250).995-0490... www.victoria-hot-jazz.com23-25. Jazz in the Olympics..Port.Angeles,.WA.. (360).457-5380.. www.jazzolympics.com30-. Chilliwack Jazz Festival..Chilliwack,.B.C.... (604).819-7441..May.2. www.chilliwackjazzfestival.com.... or.(604).795-3600

MAY 2010

28-31. 37th.Sacramento Jazz Fest. & Jubilee..Sac.,.CA.. (916).372-5277.. www.sacjazz.com

JUNE 2010

24-27. America’s Festival..Lacey/Olympia,.WA.. (360).943-9123.. www.olyjazz.com

JULY 2010

14-18. Mammoth Lakes Jazz Jubilee..Mammoth.Lk,.CA.. (877).686-5299. www.mammothjazz.org17. Cline Wine & Dixieland Jazz Fest...Sonoma,.CA. (800).546-2070. www.clinecellars.com30-. Great CT Traditional Jazz Fest. .Wallingford,.CT.. (800).468-3836Aug.1. www.ctjazz.org

AUGUST 2010

5-8. Orange County Classic Jazz Fest. .Costa.Mesa,.CA..(888).215-6222. www.oc-classicjazz.org13-15. Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival .Sutter.Creek,.CA.. (209).223-0867. www.suttercreekragtime.com

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Music Here & ThereSACRAMENTO AREA

“Bill Schoening Presents”.–.Various.pianists.and.more:.(916).987-7434,.Straw.Hat,.2929.Mather.Fld..Rd.,.RnCrdv;..Wed.,.6:30-9pmJay Paulus Society Band,...www.jaypaulussocietyband.comJim Martinez,.Sheraton.Hotel.and.more.....www.jimmartinez.comJoey V, Zinfandel.Grille,.2384.Fair.Oaks.Blvd..7:30-10:30pm.Fri..or.Sat.,.call.first.(916).485-7100....www.myspace.com/joeyvdrumsJohn Cocuzzi,..www..johncocuzzimusic.com...(916).380-2608Beth Duncan Trio,..www.bethduncan.com.“Midtown Stomp”.–.Dance,.Fri.,.8pm–12am....www.midtownstomp.comEastern.Star.Ballroom,.2719.K.St.,.Sac....Live.music,.classes..(916).221-1500.Nu-Tones Quartet,.Timbers.Restaurant,.Sun.City,.ROSEVILLE.6-9pm,.2.Fridays.a.month,.(916).772-5333.....www.nutones.infoSac. Banjo Band,.Straw.Hat.Pizza,.Mather.Fld..Rd.,.1st.&.3rd.Sun.,.2-4.p.m.Sac. Ragtime Society,.FREE!.Red.Lion.Sacto..Inn,.1401.Arden.Way,.Sac.,.last.Sunday.of.each.month,.1–4.p.m.,.(916).457-3324.Sensible Sounds,.Mission.Oaks.Comm..Ctr.,.7-10pm,.Wed...(916).631-4153Speakeazy Jazz Orchestra,.Jackson.Elks.Lodge,.Hwy.88,.Jackson,.4th.Sunday,.2pm....www.speakeazyjazz.comSteamers JB,.Powell.Bros.,.PLACERVILLE,.Sun..1-5,.(530).626-1091“Sun. Eve. Jazz”.–.Various..JB’s.Lounge,.5-8.p.m.;.$8..(916).723-5517,.ext..3Vivian Lee,...www.myspace.com/vivianleejazzWestern Swing Soc.,.The.Machinist.Hall,.2749.Sunrise.Bl.,.Rnch..Cordova.1st.Sun.,.1-6pm...Ballroom.dancing,.swing,.waltz,.foxtrot..(916).635-0450.

CENTRAL VALLEY / CENTRAL CAL. / SOUTHERN CAL.

Basin St. Regulars,.Vet’s.Bldg,.Pismo,.last.Sun,.12-4:30...(805).481-7840.Cell Block 7,.Royce.Farms.BBQ;.10880.N.Hwy.99;.Stockton,.CA;1st.and.3rd.Tues.,.6:30–8:30p.m...(209).931-8333..www.cellblock7.biz .Channel Cities Jazz Club.,.Oxnard,.3rd.Sun.,.1-4:30.p.m.,.(805).642-6110Creole Jazz Kings .Barkin’.Dog,.940.11th.St,.Modesto,.Wed.,.6-9pmDJS in the Desert - Sunday Dances,..The.Elks,.Cathedral.City,.1:30-4:30.p.m.,.3rd.Sundays.through.April..(760).333-7932Fresno DL Soc.,.2nd.Sun.,.1-5.pm..(559).292-3999...Call.for.location.Modesto DL JS,.821.5th.St.,.Modesto,.3rd.Sun.,.1-5.p.m.,.(209).542-3517Rivercity Jazz Society,.Elks.Lodge,.Redding,.3rd.Sun.,.1-5pmSan Joaquin Dixieland JS,.8900.Thornton.Rd,.Stockton,.1st.Sun.,.Noon-5.pm,.(209).477-9780Sierra Trad. Jazz Club,.Memorial.Bldg,.Three.Rivers,.2nd.Sat.,.8-11.pm.Western Mus. Rndup.,.Stewart.Hall,.Sheridan,.4th.Sun.,.12-5pm,.645-8521

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Main Stage 2-14-10GUESTS: BOB DRAGA, EDDIE ERICKSON, JASON WANNER

MC: Jim Fusaro, Guest Artist Coordinator: Bob Ringwald

Set #1 RedSkunk Jipzee Swing — Molly Reeves, ldr/gtr/voc; Sam Boorman, gtr; Justin Au, tpt; Mitch Houseman, b; Ken Davis, dr;

Set #2 GUEST — Bob Draga, cl; Eddie Erickson, bnj/gtr; Jason Wanner, p; Lenny Pollacchi, b; Ron Jones, dr.

Set #3 — Terrie Richards, voc; Tom Shove, p; Lenny Pollacchi, b; Vince Bartels, dr. (Sitting-in: Eddie Erickson, gtr.)

Set #4 GUEST — Bob Draga, cl; Eddie Erickson, bnj/gtr; Jason Wanner, p; Justin Au, tpt; Bill Dendle, tbn/bnj; Howard Miyata, tb; Ron Jones, dr. (Sitting-in: Jim Fusaro, voc.)

Gold Card Room 2-14-10 Tpt: Charlie Gehlbach, Jared Blum, Justin Au, David Robinson; Tbn: Jay Paulus, Brandon Au; Rds: Dick Lockwood, Bob Noren, Dominic Ruggieri, William Bua; P: Rita Sewell, Clark Goodloe, Ken Meyers, Jill Harper; Bnj/Gtr: Mark Kramer, Ned Poffinbarger; B/Tb: Dave Sieber, Eddi Benjamini, Alan Ginter, Howard Miyata, Scotty Harper; Dr: Dan Lobay, Carl Warmdahl, Jack Scott, Jim Roberson; Voc: Barbara Paulus, Claude Purcell, Paula Dula, Jared Blum, Mirayah Campbell, Karl Munz, Harry Duvall, Rob Sheya, Victoria Morse, Jay Casl, Lisa Ellis, Christine Rowe, Edd Burhans.

Gold Card Room Director: William Bua. Gold Card Room Co-Dir and Vocal Set Dir.: Paula Dula.

Tailgate Room 2-14-10 Many thanks to Edd Burhans for filling in at the February meeting for Tony and me. And, thanks to all the musicians who played more than one set, especially Dave Sieber, who signed up for four sets. We were happy to see some of the musicians from the Youth Band Festival joining us, but we don’t have all their names. Musicians filling the board were:

Tpt: Charlie Gehlbach, Jared Blum, Justin Au, David Robinson, Ken Champion, Andrew Stephens; Tbn: Jay Paulus, Howard Pearson, Bob Gonzalez, Bill Au; Rds: Gene Mondro, Dick Lockwood, Bob Noren, Dierdre Towne, Dominic Ruggieri, Emery Mesich, Bob Draga; Vio: Tom Gunterman; P: Billie Menz, Frank Lindskoog, Rea Sousa(?); Bnj/Gtr: Pearl Nicolino, Jan Buhlert; B/Tb: Dave Sieber; Dr: Dan Lobay, Greg Ayala, Carl Warmdahl, Bill Chamberlain; Voc: Edd Burhans, Lisa Ellis, Judy Noren, Karl Munz, Claude Purcell.

If we missed anyone, please let us know and we will put a correction in the next issue of AATJ. In March, Larry Tyrell will be filling-in as room director. Our co-director, Tony Bellacera, is feeling better and we hope to see him back soon.

Tailgate Room Directors: Edd Burhans filling-in temporarily for Jane Reinmuth, Tony Bellacera.

editor@sacjazz.org

GOLD CARD DIVAS

on Main Stage during Set 3 on March 14.

A youth Big Band for Set 1

14 March 2010

In Loving MemoryFrances M. Gross

January 10, 2010

Charles Freeman McKayJanuary 13, 2010

Shirley Hume GaylordJanuary 18, 2010

Lee SlaytonJanuary 17, 2010

Linnea JeffriesJanuary 27, 2010

Dani LowderFebruary 9, 2010

Jake HannaFebruary 12, 2010

Tom SaundersFebruary 13, 2010

Art Van DammeFebruary 15, 2010

Don AngelFebruary 19, 2010

Letter to the Editor Chuck McKay was VITAL to STJS in its early days. He had a zest for life and fun-loving personality that was immedi-ately apparent to all he met. His family and friends will miss his wit and one-liners. We cannot overstate his many contribu-tions to STJS in its early days. Chuck’s obituary, written by his wife and children, appeared on the front page of the Portland Oregonian on January 17, 2010, and the chapel overflowed for his memorial service. Memorial contributions may be made to further Parkinson’s research. So long, Brother Chuck.

— Judy Hendricks (& the McKay Family)

Charles Freeman McKay.died.January.13,.2010,.at.age.83,...

in.Vancouver,.WA,.after.a.long.battle.with.Parkinson’s.disease...Chuck.was.born.in.Portland,.Oregon...At.age.16,.he.enrolled.in.the. apprenticeship. program. at. Mare. Island. Naval. Shipyard. in.Vallejo,.California...During.World.War.II.and.the.Korean.conflict,.

he. was. in. the. U.S.. Navy. Pacific. Submarine. service.. . He. met. Alice. while. they.were. undergraduates. at. UC. Berkeley. and. married. Aug.. 23,. 1956,. in.Vancou-ver..He.received.his.Bachelor.of.Science.in.chemical.engineering.in.1957,.and.received.his.50-year.membership.pin.from.the.American.Chemical.Society.two.years. ago.. He. was. also. a. lifetime. member. of. the. California. Alumni. Associa-tion.. He. worked. for. 12-1/2. years. at. Aerojet-General. Corp.. in. Sacramento,. CA.as.a.chemist. in. the.solid. rocket.propulsion. laboratory..While. there,.he.was.a.member.of.the.Aerojet.Bagpipe.band.and.was.a.Webelos. leader.for.the.Boy.Scouts.of.America—and.he.was.one.of.the.founders.of.the.New Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society!. . After. working. as. a. rocket. scientist,. he. went. to.sea,.first.as.a.marine.electrician.on.the.Army.Corps.of.Engineer.dredge.Ches-ter. Harding,. and. later. as. the. first. chief. engineer. of. the. dredge. Essayons,. for.which.he.received.a.“plank-owner”.certificate..He.was.also.Chief.Engineer.of.the.Bureau.of.Indian.Affairs.supply.freighter.the.North.Star.III.when.it.was.laid.up..He.sailed.deep.sea.on.Sea-Land.container.ships.and.was.first.engineer.on.the.Coho.ferry.and.worked.on.Alaska.Ferry.lines..He.was.a.retired.member.of.Marine.Engineers.Beneficial.Association.(MEBA)..

. He. loved. music. and. dancing.. He. and. Alice. were. charter. members. of. the.Sacramento.Traditional.Jazz.Society,.and.he.was.the.third.president.of.the.soci-ety..Over.the.years,.he.spent.many.enjoyable.hours.volunteering.or.going.to.various.jazz.festivals..He.and.Alice.went.on.several.jazz.tours.and.cruises.world-wide,.and.were.members.of.several.West.Coast.jazz.societies..As.a.Mason,.Chuck.was.proud.to.be.past.master.of.his.Blue.Lodge,.Doric.#132..He.also.received.the.Hiram.award.for.outstanding.service.to.Oregon.Masonry..Other.member-ships.included.the.Oregon.Historical.Society,.Clan.MacLeay.No..122,.All.Weather.Walkers.Volksmarch.club,.AARP.and.Eagle.Aerie.#2158..He. is. survived.by.his.wife,.Alice;.daughters,.Paula.Cox.and.Alison.Campbell,.and.sons.Charlie.McKay.and.Eric.McKay.(Trish),.the.only.child.still.living.in.Sacramento.and.attending.jazz.events.here...He.also.is.survived.by.6.grandchildren,.8.step-grandchildren.and.3.great-grandchildren...

Well Wishes!. Roger Krum,.who.held.numerous.jobs.with.STJS,.including.Executive.Director,.

was.gravely.ill.but.improving.fractionally...Cards.to.2613.Volga.Way,.Sacramento,.CA..

95826,.or.e-mail.wishes.via.his.daughter.at.alisonkrum@comcast.net

. Jim Dent,.Grunt.Crew.Leader.Emeritus.(or.“Agitator.of.Griff”.as.he.puts.it).and.

Senior.Gleaners.Plant.Floor.Mgr.),.was.in.the.hospital.again..Cards.to:.5600.Boltres.St.,.

Orangevale,.CA.95662..

. Gary Church,. jazz. cornetist. (among. other. instruments),. is. recovering. from. a.

December.3.heart.attack.. .Cards. to.25238.S..Rosebud.Drive,.Sun.Lakes,.AZ. .85248;.

e-mails.to.thurstonsjazz@hotmail.com

. Tex Wyndham,.cornetist,.pianist.and.educator,.was.scheduled.to.have.a.stent.

emplaced.after.suffering.chest.pains.at.his.home.in.Delaware...No.contact.informa-

tion.at.this.time..

. Dolores Smith,.local.jazz.babe.and.Sound.Crew.Chief.Emerita,.is.expected.to.be.

home.by.now.after.orthopedic.surgery.on.February.16...Her.e-mail:.qltmkr@aol.com

STJS Elections in JUNE!Nominations now being accepted for

STJS Board of Directors.Contact the Office: (916) 372-5277.

15 March 2010

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MAY 28-31, 2010

In.2010,.the.BACJB.will.be.celebratingits.20th.year.as.a.band!

Scott Kirby

Sat., April 24

Ragtime Piano Concert2 pm • Sat., April 24, 2010First United Methodist Church2100.J.St.(at.21st).•.Sacramento,.CA,.95816

Tickets: $18.reservation,.$20.at.the.door

Students.$10.with.ID;..under.16.free.with.adult

Info: (916) 457-3324,..bubpetra@comcast.net

Sponsored.by.the.West.Coast.Ragtime.Society

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2010 SAC JAZZ FEST. & JUBILEE. PARTIAL L IST OF BANDS .

FEATURING: 2010 Emperor Bob Draga • Molly Ringwald •Tom Hook • Bill Allred’s Classic JB • Arbors “Statesmen of Jazz”: Bob Wilber, Antti Sarpila, Johnny Varro, Nicki Parrott, Jeff Hamilton; • MJW: Jon-Erik Kellso, Allan Vaché, Russ Phillips, John Sheridan, Steve Homan, R. Simon, Vince Bartels • Bria Skonberg

TRAD. & SWING: 101st Army Dixieland Band • BED • Bill Allred’s Classic JB • Blue Street JB • Bob Schulz Frisco JB • Catsnjammer JB • Climax JB • Cornet Chop Suey • Dr. Bach & His Jazz Practitioners • Fulton Street JB • Gramercy Six • High Sierra JB • Loose Marbles • Louis Ford & His N.O. Jazz Flairs • Miss Margie & the Hot Five • Natural Gas JB • New Lowdown • New Orleans Ale Stars • Night Blooming Jazzmen • The Professors • RedSkunk Jipzee Swing • Reynolds Brothers Quartet • Royal Society Jazz Orch. • Shelley Burns & Avalon Swing • Sister Swing • Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums

WESTERN SWING: Billy Mata & the Texas Tradition • Hal Smith’s Hayriders • IGOR’s Jazz Cowboys • Quebe Sisters Band

From NEW ORLEANS: Loose Marbles • Louis Ford • Tom HookMARCHING BANDS: California Repercussions • Ophir Prison

ZYDECO & CAJUN: Catfish & the Crawdaddies • Gator Beat •Tom Rigney & Flambeau • Zydeco Flames

NOVELTY: Banjo Buddies • Big Mama Sue • Bill ‘n’ Eddie MAINSTREAM: Beth Duncan • Jim Martinez • Vivian Lee

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