Festival #29 is Finally Here!Enjoy Our Fantastic Lineup

The AFCDJSMonthly Concert Series

All concerts take place on theThird Sunday of the Month except Dec.

The Mississippi Room at theLafayette Hotel & Suites

2223 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CASun., Nov. 16 – Sue Palmer and

Motel SwingNo Concert in DecemberSun., Jan. 18, 2009 – Hot Jazz InstructorsSun., Feb. 15, 2009 – High Society JBSun., Mar. 15, 2009 – Red Pepper JBSun., Apr, 19, 2009 – Nannette and her

Hotsy Totsy Boys

All concerts are from 1-4pm.Full bar service is available.

Blues Will Swing atFinal ’08 Concert

Ray Templin will perform withBuck Creek JB at its swan song.

Sue Palmer Motel Swing Orch.Nov. 16

The queen of Boogie Woogie piano,San Diego’s own Sue Palmer, will leadthe Motel Swing Orchestra at the finalAFCDJS monthly concert-dance of2008. Sue and Motel Swing will playfrom 1-4pm at the Mississippi Ballroomof the Lafayette Hotel & Suites, 2223 ElCajon Blvd.

The band is one of the most popularin San Diego, appearing numerous timesat Croce’s, Dizzy’s, Tio Leo’s, theAdams Ave. Street Fair, Gator By theBay, La Jolla Concerts by the Sea andmany park concerts. Sue and her groupalso drew rave reviews at the SacramentoJubilee and the Mammoth Lakes JazzJubilee. Sue and Motel Swing will debutat the San Diego ThanksgivingDixieland Festival Nov. 26-30, whereSue will also play with the Hayridersrockabilly band.

Earlier this year, her “SophisticatedLadies” disc won the International BluesCompetition award in Memphis, for thebest self-produced CD.

The musicians who will join Sueonstage Nov. 16 are April West,trombone/vocals; Jonny Viau, tenor sax;Steve Wilcox, guitar; Pete Harrison,bass; Sharon Shufeldt, drums/vocals andfeatured vocalist Deejah Marie.

Please join AFCDJS at theMississippi Ballroom Nov. 16 for anafternoon of swinging blues and jazz!

Reminder: There is no concert inDecember, but on Jan. 18, 2009 the HotJazz Instructors will perform forAFCDJS, following the completion ofthe 2009 Adult Jazz Camp.

November - December, 2008

Published by America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society • San Diego, CA • www.dixielandjazzfestival.org

$2.00 Per Issue Vol. XXVI No. 6

The San Diego ThanksgivingDixieland Jazz Festival is finally here!From Nov. 26-30 the 29th AnnualFestival will take place at the Town &Country Resort & Hotel in SanDiego’s Hotel Circle.

2008 marks the last appearance bythe Buck Creek JB at any festival.Buck Creek is a fantastic traditionalgroup who has routinely played tostanding ovations since 1977. For theThanksgiving Festival they will bejoined by the wonderful pianist RayTemplin, who is a particular favoriteof our Festival patrons.

Though we will bid goodbye toBuck Creek, we will welcome newbands in 2008: Tim Laughlin’s NewOrleans All Stars , with ConnieJones; John Gill’s New Orleans-styleDelta Stompers, the Statesmen ofJazz/Clarinet Summit (Bob Wilber,Antt i Sarpi la , Pieter Meijers ,Rossano Sportiello, Howard Alden,Nicki Parrott, Ed Metz, Jr.); and,from San Diego, Sue Palmer and herMotel Swing Orchestra , DixieExpress and The Jazz Ensemble.John Gill will sing a tribute to BingCrosby with the Sentimental Serenaders.

Other bands re tu rn ing f romprevious appearances at the Festivalare Grand Dominion JB, UptownLowdown, Fulton Street JB, BlueStreet JB, Titanic JB, the Hayriders(Rockabilly), Cornet Chop Suey,Heliotrope Ragtime Orch., NightBlooming Jazzmen, High SocietyJB, Natural Gas JB, Coyote Hills JBand the Mission Bay High Dixie Band.

Ace vibraphonist John Cocuzziwill guest with several bands, as willyoung San Diego reed virtuoso ChloeFeoranzo. Eva Evingerová, fromthe Czech Republic, will be thefeatured vocalist with High SocietyJB and multi-instrumentalist KatieCavera will lead small combos in the

Golden Foyer and perform with avariety of bands.

In addition to our Pianorama setson Friday and Saturday, the Festivalwill feature world-class pianists MimiBlais, Carl Sonny Leyland, VirginiaTichenor, Ray Skjelbred and ChrisDawson.

Dick Williams will be in chargeof the JazzSea Jams at the Festival.Mus ica l ly - inc l ined pa t rons a rewelcome to join in on the organizedjam sessions during the weekend. Hewill also lead Dick Williams andFriends , including some of themusicians who are regulars with theJazzSea Jams.

The Festival begins Wednesday,Nov. 26 with two terrific bands fromSan Diego: the High Society JB withEva Emingerová and Dixie Express.Thursday, at the Town & Country’slavish Thanksgiving Buffet, dinersmay enjoy live music played by CarlSonny Leyland. Thursday night, sixbands perform in the Golden Ballroomand Town & Country Room, then allthe groups will play on Friday andSaturday.

On Sunday, the Festival day beginswith Gospel music by the Night

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(To be included in updates, submitmaterial for the Jazz Alive Column tojazzalive@dixielandjazzfestival.orgattention Myrna or 619-992-3787 bythe 10th of the month.)DIXIE EXPRESS

Wednesday, 6-8pm at Fuddruckers,5500 Grossmont Center Drive, La Mesa.

SOUTH BAY JAZZ RAMBLERSMondays, 6-8pm at Fuddruckers, 340

Third Ave., Chula Vista

SAN DIEGO BANJO BANDMcDonald’s at El Cajon Blvd. & 54th

St. every Tuesday from 5:30-7:30pm

UPTOWN RHYTHM MAKERSSecond Saturday of each month, 8-

11pm, Claire de Lune, featured artist BobbyGordon, 2906 University Ave. San Diego

BAYSIDE DIXIE STOMPERSTuesdays, 7-9pm, Padre Gold, 7245

Linda Vista Rd., San Diego, CA

REY VINOLE’S DIXIELANDWORKSHOP

Tuesdays, 7-9pm, Casa de Mañana,849 Coast Blvd., La Jolla, (858) 581-9293

RED PEPPER JAZZ BANDSundays, 2-5pm, San Clemente Inn,

Adele’s Restaurant, 2600 Avenida DelPresidente, San Clemente, (949) 492-6103

PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BANDSaturday, Nov. 15, California Center

for the Arts, 8pm, 8450 Escondido, CA

PARAGON JAZZ BANDThursdays, Nov. 6, 20, Dec. 18 and

Monday, Dec.1, St. Paul’s Villa, 6:30-8pm2340 4th Ave., San Diego; Fridays, Nov. 7,Dec. 12, Casa de Oro Café, 6:30-8:30pm,9809 Campo Rd, Spring Valley; Friday,Dec. 19, La Mesa Adult Center, 7-10pm,8450 La Mesa Blvd., La Mesa

BENNY JACKSON TRIOTuesdays, 7-9pm, Metaphor Café, 2nd

& Juniper, Escondido.

THE SAINTSFriday, 2-4pm at St. Paul’s Villa Senior

Facility, 2340 4th Ave., San Diego.Musicians, dancers, listeners invited. (619)384-7574

LAKE SAN MARCOS JAZZ CLUBLake San Marcos Resort, 2-4:30pm,

1105 La Bonita Dr., Lake San Marcos,Nov. 23 - High Society JB. $10 at the door(760) 591-4231.

LAKESIDE JAZZ CLUB1st Sunday (951-699-8646) Trevi

Entertainment Center, 32250 MissionTrail , Lake Elsinore, CA 1:30-5pm(Featured band at 3) Nov. 2 - “Surprise”Guest Band

The JAZZ RAMBLER is published bi-monthlyfor $10 per year ($15 foreign) by America’sFinest City Dixieland Jazz Society. Addressall correspondence to P.O. Box 880387, SanDiego, CA 92168-0387.America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Societyis a Non-Profit 501 (c)3 organization.For information about the Society, call(619) 297-5277.Website: www.dixielandjazzfestival.org.Fax number (619) 297-5281. Single copyprice $2.00. Editorial contributionswelcome. Contents of Jazz Rambler arecopyrighted © (2008) by America’s FinestCity Dixieland Jazz Society and may notbe reprinted without permission. JazzPublications and Jazz Club Newslettersmay reprint articles provided the followingcredit is included: “Reprinted from theJazz Rambler, San Diego, California.” TheJazz Rambler and Society functions arefunded in part by the City of San DiegoCommission for Arts and Culture.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSHal Smith, PresidentBill Adams, Vice PresidentAlice Contreras, TreasurerMyrna Goodwin, SecretaryJane Brown, Everett Crouse, PaulDaspit, Curtis McKee, Ruthe Monteith,Hans Reuter, Carey Jo Thoza.

AFCDJS STAFFAlan Adams, Executive DirectorHal Smith, Assistant DirectorRAMBLER STAFFEditor: Jay F. LevineStaff Writers: Hal Smith • Alan Adams

Myrna Goodwin

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NOV.-DEC., 2008 VOL. XXVI - NO. 6

Jazz Alive — Here, There, Everywhere

Advertise in the RamblerAdvertising in the Jazz Rambler is one of

the best ways to reach a large exclusive audi-ence of Trad Jazz fans. With our circulation ofapproximately 2,000 and an estimated reader-ship of 3,500, you will be reaching thousandsof people who are interested in all aspects ofTraditional Jazz.

The Rambler is published bi-monthly, sixtimes a year. Deadlines are the 15th of themonth, prior to the date of issue. Dec. 15, Feb.15, April 15, June 15, Aug. 15 and Oct. 15.

Advertising RatesFull page — $230.00

One Half page — 125.00One Third page — 90.00

One Quarter page — 70.00One Eighth page — 40.00

For a rate sheet, write AFCDJS, P.O.Box 880387, San Diego, CA 92168-0387or call (619) 297-5277.

AFCDJS is a member of:• American Federation of Jazz Societies

• International Association ofClassic Jazz Festivals

• San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce• San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau

RAMONA SENIOR CENTERFridays, George Newman, Dixieland

and “oldies” piano, 11:30am-1pm.Musicians welcome, 434 Aqua Lane,Ramona, (619) 233-4720

GOLDEN EAGLESSteamer’s Restaurant, in Fullerton. Callfor dates at (626) 799-1761

CJ SAMS and KATIE CAVERAWednesdays, Curley’s Café, 1999 E.

Willow (at Cherry), Signal Hill, CA. Free. Best to confirm dates and times. Info:www.katiecavera.net.

AUNTIE SKINNER’S LUCKYWINNERS JAZZ BAND

1s t & 3rd Monday , El Pat ioRestaurant, 1750 W. La Palma Ave.,Anaheim, 7-9pm

CROWN CITY DIXIELAND BANDWednesdays from 6:30-9pm, Burger

Continental Restaurant, Pasadena (626)792-6634

ROYALE GARDEN DIXIELAND JB1st & 3rd Thursdays, 6-8pm, Dolce Café

& Bakery, 8821 Central Ave., Montclair.Info — Alan Shelton (951) 898-2174

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY BANJO1st Thursday, 7-8pm, (818) 882-1877,

Lamplighter Family Restaurant, 9110 DeSoto Ave., Chatsworth. Reservationssuggested

BALDY MOUNTAIN SWING1st and 3rd Thursdays, 8-10:30pm, at

The Press, 129 Harvard Ave., ClaremontInfo: (909) 625-4808

SOUTHSIDE CHICAGO SEVENMondays, 7-10 pm, at Le Carousse

Roughe, White Lane, Bakersfield Info:(909) 625-4808

JERRY ROTHSCHILD’S RAGTIMERSMondays, 6-9pm Curley’s Signal Hill

www.jerryrth@sbcglobal.net. (562) 424-0018 or (310) 412-5985

SEAL BEACH, CATuesdays, 6-9pm, Leisure World

Dixieland Workshop, 13550 Seal BeachBlvd., Club House 3, rm. 8, (562) 594-5722

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ CLUB OFSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

3rd Sunday, 1pm. WestminsterLanes , 6471 Wes tmins te r Ave . ,Westminster

SOUTH BAY NEW ORLEANSJAZZ CLUB

2nd Sunday, 12:30-5pm, Knights ofColumbus Hall, 224½ S. SepulvedaBlvd., Manhattan Beach. (310) 376-7083

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The official drums for the San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival and Adult Jazz Camp

Fantastic ...continued from front pageBlooming Jazzmen and the Blue Street JB.In the afternoon, Johnny D’Artenay willsing a tribute to Johnny Cash, backed bythe Cash Kings. Fest #29 will wind to aclose between 5-7pm as Buck Creek takesthe stage for its final two Festival sets.This event is not to be missed!

Jazz Roots onJazz Roots onJazz Roots onJazz Roots onJazz Roots onKSDS FMKSDS FMKSDS FMKSDS FMKSDS FMJazz Roots is

heard on Sundayevening , 8 -10pm, on KSDS FM(88.3 on the dial).

The programfeatures the rootsof jazz —ragtime, blues,count ry mus icand more.

Jazz Roots ishosted by LouC u r t i s s ,propr ie tor ofFolk Arts RareRecords andfounder of theSan Diego FolkFestival and theAdams AvenueRoots Festival.

You can order badges for the 29thAnnual Fes t iva l and make ho te lreservations at the Town & Country byusing the ad on page five. Badges are alsoavailable online (using PayPal) from ourwebsite, www.dixielandjazzfestival.org.

Festival #29 promises to be one of ourbest ever. Plan now to spend Thanksgivingwith us, Nov. 26-30!

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Jazz Alive . . .continued from page 2

All Programs: 1-4pmAdmission-$10 • Members-$7

Under 22 (with photo ID)-$5

SO CAL HOT JAZZ SOCIETY1st Sunday. American Legion Post

335, Southgate. (323) 566-9128.

SIMI VALLEY JAZZ CLUB2nd Sunday, 1-5pm, Simi Valley Senior

Center, 3900 Avenida Simi, Simi Valley

GOLDEN EMPIRE HOT JAZZ SOC.1st Sunday; 1-5 pm, Kern City Town

Hall, 1003 Pebble Beach Dr., Bakersfield

CHANDLER, AZ19th Annual Arizona Classic JazzFestival, Nov. 6-9, www.azclassicjazz.org,(877) 766-3387

CLEARWATER BEACH, FL18th Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Classic Nov.21-23 www.jazzclassic.net, (727) 536-0064

Monthly Jazz ConcertsSponsored by America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society

(Every Third Sunday of the month except December)

Sun., Nov. 16 – Sue Palmer and Motel SwingNO DECEMBER CONCERTSun., Jan. 18, 2009 – Hot Jazz InstructorsSun., Feb. 15, 2009 – High Society JBSun., Mar. 15, 2009 – Red Pepper JBSun., Apr, 19, 2009 – Nannette and her Hotsy Totsy Boys

Lafayette Hotel & SuitesMississippi Room • 2223 El Cajon Blvd. • San Diego

PLEASE SUPPORT LIVE TRADITIONAL JAZZ!ATTEND OUR MONTHLY CONCERT/DANCES!Check the AFCDJS website at www.dixielandjazzfestival.org

for the latest information.

AFCDJS-sponsored workshops areheld the second Thursday of everymonth (except December) from 7to 9pm at the San Diego MusiciansHall, 1717 Morena Blvd.

Requirement:Desire to play Dixieland Jazz!

Furnished:Drums, piano and a core

group of instructors.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ALL LEVELS OF

TALENT WELCOME!~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

(619) 297-JASS (5277)www.dixielandjazzfestival.orgThe personnel of many of thelocal Bands that have appearedin our Festivals have beenparticipants in the AFCDJS freeJazz Workshops.

AFCDJS PRESENTS FREE 2008 DIXIE

WORKSHOPS(2nd Thurs. of month, 7-9 pm)

Final 2008 Workshop:Nov. 13

~ ~ ~ ~ ~2009 Dates:

Jan. 8 • Feb. 12 • Mar. 12Apr. 9 • May 14 • June 11July 9 • Aug. 13 • Sept. 10

Oct. 8 • Nov. 9

SUNDAY DIXIE HOURThe Dixie Hour, one of the few

trad jazz radio shows in San Diego,is heard Sundays, 3-4pm on KSDS FM 88.3on the dial. The showis hosted by AFCDJSExecut ive Direc tor ,Alan Adams. It alsostreams live at http://jazz88online.org.

AFCDJSMusic for Youth BandsSmall instrumental combo and Dixie-style musical arrangements are nowavailable for school and youth bandsand other community or start-up bands.Please check our updated website at:www.dixielandjazzfestival.org and clickSmall Band Music, or you may contactour Archives volunteer by email:aarchivist@sbcglobal.net.

Make a Beeline for Fest #29America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society Presents

The 29th Annual San DiegoThanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival

NoNoNoNoNovvvvv. 26-30, 2008. 26-30, 2008. 26-30, 2008. 26-30, 2008. 26-30, 2008Town & Country Resort and Convention Center

500 Hotel Circle North (I-8 & SR-163) San Diego

www.dixielandjazzfestival.org

Featured Bands and Guest ArtistsTim Laughlin’s New Orleans All Stars with Connie Jones • Mimi Blais, pianist • Delta Stompers

Buck Creek JB • Sue Palmer and her Motel Swing Orchestra • John Cocuzzi, guest artist • Blue Street JBGrand Dominion JB • Cornet Chop Suey • Katie Cavera, guest artist • Hayriders (Rockabilly)

Statesmen of Jazz with Pieter Meijers, Bob Wilber, Antti Sarpila • Chris Dawson, pianist • Titanic JBHigh Society JB with Eva Emingerová • Fulton Street JB • Carl Sonny Leyland, pianist • Dixie Express

Natural Gas JB • Sentimental Serenaders • Virginia Tichenor, pianist • Night Blooming JazzmenHeliotrope Ragtime Orchestra • Ray Skjelbred, pianist • Cash Kings (Americana) • Uptown Lowdown JB

The Jazz Ensemble • Chloe Feoranzo, youth guest artist • Mission Bay High Dixie BandCoyote Hills JB • Dick Williams’ JazzSea Jams

FOR 2008 HOTEL RESERVATIONS, CONTACT THE TOWN & COUNTRY500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA 92108 • Phone: (Toll-Free) 1-800-772-8527 or (619) 291-7131

Room Rates: Garden: $109 • Regency Tower: $120 • Royal Palm Tower: $130 (Ask for Jazz Festival Reservations)~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Parking is limited at the Town & Country.The San Diego Trolley is a convenient alternative.

The Festival is funded in part by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture.BADGE REGISTRATION

AMERICA'S FINEST CITY DIXIELAND JAZZ SOCIETYP.O. BOX 880387, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92168-0387

Telephone: (619) 297-5277email: jazzinfo@dixielandjazzfestival.org • website: www.dixielandjazzfestival.org

No. of 5-Day All Event Badges (Wed- Sun) ___ @$90 ea. Total $ _______________

No. of 4-Day Badges (Thur - Sun) _______ @$85 ea. Total $ ______________

No. of 3-Day Badges (Fri - Sun) _________ @$80 ea. Total $ ______________

I would like to join the Society. (Check one) Single $15 Couple $25

Amount of check or money order TOTAL $ _______________

Name ____________________________________________________________________

Address _________________________________________________________________

City ____________________________________State___________Zip_______________

Email: ___________________________________________________________________

DAILY BADGES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE FESTIVAL

Festival Sponsorships areStill Available for 2008Take an active role in producing the

Festival! AFCDJS encourages our Festivalattendees to consider sponsoring aroom, band or musician at the 29thAnnual San Diego Thanksgiving DixielandJazz Festival — Nov. 26-30, 2008.

E-mail pdstamant@yahoo.com or callPaul Daspit directly at 619-222-9535.Multiple sponsors for the same room,band or musician are welcome.

7-day Mexican Riviera cruise, roundtrip from Los Angeles aboard the Crystal Symphony. Jazzdagen Tours and ArborsRecords are working again on an incredible lineup. Combine with the San Diego Jazz Festival. Transportation from SanDiego to Los Angeles available. Information: www.jazzdagen.com.

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subscription” to all new AFCDJS members. Simply fill out the form below, have it signedby an AFCDJS officer at one of our monthly concerts, then send the completed form tothe American Rag. You will enjoy two months’ worth of reporting on the most importantevents in the world of Traditional Jazz and Ragtime.

Society’s ConcertsAug. 17BAND: Coyote Hills Jazz BandPERSONNEL: Gene Marklevits, trumpet;George Gibbs, trombone; BrooksColeman, reeds; Jack Sodikoff, piano;Art Levin, helicon; Don Hooker, drums;Evie Fiorani, vocals.• First Set: Clarinet Marmalade;Mama’s Gone, Goodbye; I’m GonnaSit Right Down and Write Myself aLetter (Fiorani); All That Jazz (Fiorani);Singin’ the Blues; If I Had You; ChinaBoy; Mack the Knife (Sodikoff); Mandy;Cabaret (Fiorani); Rose of WasingtonSquare (Fiorani); The Second Line(Marklevits)• Second Set: San; Come Back, SweetPapa; Bill Bailey; I Love a Piano(Fiorani/Sodikoff); CakewalkingBabies (Levin); Somebody Stole MyGal; All the Nice Girls Love a Sailor(Marklevits); Yellow Dog Blues; Sister(Fiorani); Bye, Bye Blackbird (Fiorani);L-o-u-i-s-i-a-n-a• Third Set: Big Butter and Egg Man;Goody Goody (Fiorani); Willie theWeeper; Messin’ Around; You’reNobody Till Somebody Loves You;Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With a DixieMelody (Fiorani); Hindustan; We’llMeet Again; Bourbon Street Parade.

Sept. 21BAND: Heliotrope Ragtime OrchestraPERSONNEL: Bruce Vermazen,trumpet/co-leader; Bob Pinsker, piano,co-leader; Ed Henson, cornet; AlanAdams, trombone; Fernando Herrera,flute/piccolo; Everett Crouse, clarinet;Patrick McMahon, tenor sax; CherylSwem, violin; Daniel Swem, violin; JohnWinkleman, tuba; Ed Ducharme, drums.• First Set: Alabama Jubilee; Take Meto the Land of Jazz (Pinsker); PalmLeaf Rag; In My Merry Oldsmobile(Vermazen); Chills and Fever; Egyptia;Just Try to Picture Me; At the MovingPicture Ball (McMahon); GeorgiaSunset• Second Set: That’s a Plenty; BluesMy Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me(Adams); Red Wing; La Rumba; GetOut and Get Under (Adams); MoroccoBlues (piano solo); Kinklets;International Rag (McMahon); ClimaxRag• Third Set: Lucy’s Sextette; Are Youfrom Dixie? (Pinsker); Hilarity Rag;Dengozo; Bugle Call Rag; Do You Takethis Woman?; American Beauty; SuwaneeEchoes; Jamaica Jinjer.

SAN DIEGO

ADULT TRADITIONAL JAZZ CAMPThe original and only music camp by AFCDJS

January 15-18, 2009

All facilities are located at the Lafayette Hotel & Suites in San Diego.

Instruction will include sectionals for front line and rhythm. Students play music

together and with faculty members throughout the weekend.

THE 2009 FACULTY:

Clint Baker - cornet

Alan Adams, Director - trombone

Jim Buchmann - clarinet, sax

John Royen - piano

Katie Cavera - banjo, guitar

Marty Eggers - tuba, bass

Hal Smith, Assistant Director - drums

TUITION: $355.00 * Enrollment is limited.

* There is a $50.00 tuition discount for Jazz Camp students who stay at the Lafayette Hotel &

Suites. For room reservations, contact the hotel at 1-888-272-6343 or (619) 296-2101;

www.lafayettehotelsd.com. Ask for the “Jazz Camp Suite rate” which includes breakfast each day.

Make checks to AFCDJS (deduct discount if staying at the Lafayette Hotel & Suites).

Complete the form below and mail it with your check to: AFCDJS, PO Box 880387, San Diego, CA 92168-0387

To receive further information, call (619) 297-5277 or E-mail: jazzinfo@dixielandjazzfestival.org

Website: www.dixielandjazzfestival.org

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John David Green, M.D.A.(1940-2008)

David Green was born inIndependence, MO, on Sept. 3, 1940,and passed away unexpectedly on Oct.3, 2008. He was a professor emeritus ofmusic at Southeast Missouri StateUniversity where he taught for 34 years.He conducted the university’s orchestra,wind ensemble and jazz bands andtaught music history before retiring andmoving to San Diego. After coming toSan Diego, he soon found his way intothe local music scene regularly playingclarinet, saxophone, and/or bass with

PASSINGS the Crown Island Jazz Band, ElktonesBig Band, the Sheriff’s Band andWesley Palms Jazz Band. David hasperformed at the ThanksgivingDixieland Festival for several years andvolunteered annually to teach OASISclasses on traditional jazz for AFCDJS.David is survived by his wife JanedGuymon Casady whom he married lastMay, a son and daughter-in law, twostepsons and stepdaughters-in-law, twograndchildren, and two step-grandchildren. Donations in memoryof Dr. Green may be sent to TheCommunity Council for Music in theSchools, (CCMS), a non-profitorganization which supports musiceducation in the San Diego City Schoolsand loans musical instruments to needystudents. Donations should be mailedto P.O. Box 22471, San Diego, CA92192.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~Richard M. Sudhalter

(1938-2008)Cornestist and author Richard

Merrill Sudhalter was born Dec. 28,1938 in Boston. His father Al was ajazz saxophonist and an admirer of BixBeiderbecke’s music. The youngerSudhalter took up cornet as a pre-teenafter hearing Beiderbecke recordingsfrom his father’s collection. Mr.Sudhalter received degrees in English

Literature and Music from OberlinCollege. He worked as a reporter forUPI from 1964-72 and as a music criticfor the New York Post during the ’70sand ’80s.

In the early ’70s, Mr. Sudhaltercollaborated with Phil Evans to producea monumental research work, Bix, Manand Legend, which was published in1974. While researching the book atWilliams College, Mr. Sudhalterdiscovered the original arrangementsfrom the library of Paul Whiteman —from the era when Bix Beiderbeckeperformed with the WhitemanOrchestra. While a resident of London,Mr. Sudhalter organized the New PaulWhiteman Orchestra, using Britishmusicians who played the Whitemanarrangements.

Later, he played with the ClassicJazz Quartet (with Joe Muranyi, DickWellstood and Marty Grosz) and won aGrammy for his liner notes on BunnyBerigan (Time Life Records; Giants ofJazz). In 1999, another epic book onjazz, Lost Chords was published. Hisfinal book, Stardust Melody (publishedin 2002) was a biography of HoagyCarmichael.

Mr. Sudhalter suffered a stroke in2003 and his health continued to declineas he was afflicted with Multiple SystemAtrophy. After a bout with pneumonia,he passed away in New York City onSept. 19, 2008.

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2008

Support the AFCDJS Education Fund!

SD Thanksgiving Dixieland

Jazz Festival Drawing

$10 per Ticket

1st Prize

Brand-new Deering Banjo

Plectrum—Goodtime Special 2

with Gig Bag

Valued at over $900

2nd

Prize

Two 5-day all events Badges for 2009

SD Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival

3rd Prize

Two 5-day all events Badges for 2009

SD Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival

In addition, all prize winners will receive a

one-year membership in

America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society.

The drawing will be held at 2pm on Sunday, Nov. 30,

2008. Winners do not need to be present to win.

AFCDJS is a Non-Profit 501(c)3 Organization.

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A charming couple dancing to CoyoteHills at the Aug. 17 monthly concert Vintage dancers strutted to Heliotrope at the AFCDJS Sept. 21 concert.

Festival DonationsBarbara Moore, Coordinator for the Musician’s

Hospitality Room, is again asking for donations inorder to make this a pleasant experience for ourmusicians. If you are interested in making a monetarydonation or in bringing food items, please call Barbaraat (619) 223-8842 or dougbarb@cox.net and she willbe happy to discuss this with you. Her address is 3136Homer Street, San Diego, CA 92106.

Society’s Concerts at the Mississippi RoomCoyote Hills JB – Aug. 17; Heliotrope Ragtime Orchestra – Sept. 21

More dancers enjoyng the music at the Sept. 21 concert.

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Between 1939 and 1941, Allenrecorded again with Jelly Roll Mortonand with Lionel Hampton, Ida Cox,Sidney Bechet, James P. Johnson, ZuttySingleton and many others. He left theRussell/Armstrong organization in 1940and began leading his own small group.which included his old friend J.C.Higginbotham on trombone andEdmond Hall on clarinet. The bandplayed an up-to-date swing style(eventually tending towards a “jump”sound) and Allen’s own playingcontinued to move forward. Thoughthe personnel changed several time, theband played successful engagements inBoston , Chicago and San Francisco aswell as New York.

In New York City during the 1950s,Allen led bands at the StuyvesantCasino, the Central Plaza, Lou Terassi’sand finally settled in for a long run at theMetropole. He appeared with VicDickenson, Coleman Hawkins, Pee WeeRussell, Jo Jones and others on the TVspecial “The Sound of Jazz” in 1957and toured Europe with Kid Ory’sCreole Jazz Band in 1959. He alsorecorded two sessions with Ory forVerve. It might seem that Allen’smodernistic approach would haveclashed with Ory’s ultratraditionalsound. However, the juxtaposition ofstyles produced a wonderful contrastthat is a joy to hear on both the studiorecordings and the live performances.

In the 1960s, Allen reduced the sizeof his own band to a quartet — justtrumpet and vocals with rhythm. Theyplayed extensively at the London Housein Chicago, the Theatrical Grill inCleveland and the Metropole and BlueSpruce Inn in New York. He also touredEngland as a soloist in 1964, 1966 and1967. Allen was seriously ill withpancreatic cancer during the last tourand he passed away on Apr. 17, 1967.

From the mid-’50s on, recordings byAllen’s nephew Alvin Alcorn and othersshow that Allen’s influence waswidespread. Henry Red Allen Jr. is stillone of the most admired and influentialtrumpeters in the history of jazz. Hisunlimited creativity, daring innovationand spirited approach to the trumpetwill continue to inspire generations ofhornmen as long as jazz is played.

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Henry Red Allen – Formidable Jazz Innovator

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The Luis Russell Orchestra was amusical home to Red Allen for nearlyfour years. Between 1929 and 1931Russell’s ensemble made a number ofoutstanding records. Sides such as“Panama” and “Ease On Down” showwhy the orchestra was considered to bethe hottest in New York. Allen’scontributions — daredevil phrasing anda seemingly endless capacity toimprovise and inspire — are reasonenough to own the entire collection ofthese recordings.

During his stay with Russell, Allenalso recorded with Jelly Roll Morton,Fats Waller, King Oliver and DonRedman, plus several sessions with hisown group, billed as “Henry Allen Jr.and his New York Orchestra.” Thiscombination, comprised of Luis Russellsidemen, recorded several classics like“Swing Out” and “Patrol Wagon Blues.”But a series of records dating from 1932are often cited as some of Allen’s bestrecorded work. The band that madethese dates was called the Rhythmakersand it was strictly a recording group.Though the personnel changed fromsession to session, Allen playeddazzlingly brilliant trumpet on everyside. He sounds particularly inspiredwhen paired with the gritty clarinet andtenor sax of Pee Wee Russell. Allenand Russell were lifelong friends andthat fact is clearly evident from theirinteraction on the Rhythmakers records.Each exhibits an uncanny sense oftelepathy for what the other is about toplay and they are both quick to react toa particularly attractive phrase. Allen’s

biographer, John Chilton, describes thetrumpeter’s playing from this period as“amazingly original legato phrases thatwere improvised in a way that crossedand re-crossed the bar lines, withoutlosing the original pulse…clusters ofnotes that seemed to hover over themeter, but …resolved with emphatic,contrasting on-the-beat figures…he flewwithout a compass yet never got lost.”

Allen left Russell in 1933 to joinFletcher Henderson’s Orchestra. Therehe was featured alongside the titan ofthe tenor saxophone, Coleman Hawkins.Records such as “Queer Notions”confirm Hawkins’ status as the pre-eminent saxophonist of the era, whileAllen explores the ultramodern melodicand harmonic structures without a traceof reluctance. In 1933, Allen andHawkins recorded with an orchestra ledby Horace Henderson (Fletcher’syounger brother, a superb pianist andarranger). These recordings swing evenmore than the sides with the elderHenderson. Allen’s trumpet and vocals

and Hawkins’ sax are heard to goodadvantage on every side. They alsoorganized a session that utilized someof the top musicians in New York andthe results were issued as the “Allen-Hawkins Orchestra.”

When Hawkins left the HendersonOrchestra, he was replaced first by avirtual unknown, Lester Young, andfinally by a saxophonist with a similarstyle to Hawkins’, Ben Webster. Allenhimself moved on in 1934 to join theMills Blue Rhythm Band. Though theMBRB recordings are not on a musicallevel with the Russell or Hendersonorchestras, they still contain thrillingexamples of Allen’s trumpet playing.

By 1934, the Victor recordings bypianist/vocalist Fats Waller were sellingin unbelievable quantities. Competinglabels engaged Wingy Manone, PutneyDandridge, Bob Howard and Red Allen,among others, to record similar materialin loose jam session formats. Between1934 and 1937, Allen, accompanied bysome of the best hot musicians in NewYork, recorded masterpieces such as“I’ll Never Say Never Again Again,”“Body and Soul” and “On TreasureIsland.” Each side featured hissupremely inventive trumpet playingand his uniquely-phrased singing. Thesessions continued even after Allenrejoined Luis Russell’s Orchestra, whichhad become the backup for LouisArmstrong. The freedom of the small-band recording sessions must have beenstimulating after playing the same big-band arrangements night after night withRussell. Also, though Allen had plentyof chances to blow during the concerts,he was not allocated any solo space onArmstrong’s records. No wonder Allensounds so inspired on the recordings byhis own band!

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