Goings-On at RAMBLER The Town & Published by America’s Finest City Jazz Society • San Diego, CA • www.SDjazzfest.org $5.00 Per IssueSummer (August) 2016 Vol. XXXIV No. 3 Country Hotel By Paul Daspit Spicy Pickles, Hot House Gang Renovations at the Town & Country Resort finally started a Will Swing Festival #37 few weeks ago. All of the Royal The Swing Extravaganza, a outstanding Southern Palm Tower rooms will be popular feature of the San Diego musicians including pianist Carl upgraded and work is scheduled Jazz Fest, will take place on Sonny Leyland, cornetist Dan to be completed by the end of Saturday night, Nov. 26 in the Barrett, reedman Nate Ketner September. Work on meeting Golden Ballroom of the Town & and drummer Josh Collazo. spaces and the Regency Tower Country Resort and Convention On Saturday afternoon, leading will not begin until spring of 2017, Center. The featured bands will up to the extravaganza, swing so all-in-all, it appears that there be the Spicy Pickles (Denver) music will be played by Sue will be no facility work on-going and Dave Stuckey and the Hot Palmer’s Motel Swing Orch- during our 2016 SDjazzfest this House Gang (Los Angeles). The estra and High Society with the November. Spicy Pickles, led by cornetist Joe Sweethearts of Swing; plus two Food outlets, menu selections Smith, are comprised of top new additions to the Festival — and prices were hot topics in Denver-area musicians. It is one the Kris Tokarski Quartet with survey comments after the 2015 of the hottest groups on the Swing continued on page 3 SDjazzfest. Our event is not Dance circuit, performing at catered, so we do not have total events such as Lindy on the Rocks, The AFCDJS control over menus and prices, but Beantown Camp, Killer Diller Monthly Concert Series the Festival staff did express our Weekend and jazz festivals like disappointment with the T&C the Evergreen Jazz Festival and All concerts take place on the offerings. After meeting with the Redwood Coast Music Festival. Third Sunday of the Month except Dec. T&C food and beverage folks, we Guitarist/vocalist Dave Aug. 21 – Jazz Jammers (aka Dixie Exp.) hope to have more appealing food Stuckey, whose resumé includes Sept. 18 – Titanic Jazz Band selections and reasonable pricing many performances in Western Oct. 16 – Sue Palmer/Motel Swing Orch. this year. Swing and Rockabilly groups, All concerts are from 1-4pm. We intend to turn the entire leads the Hot House Gang, with Golden Foyer into a food service area in lieu of using the Golden West food court. We hope this location will provide easier access as well as offer wider food selections at reasonable prices. The Golden Foyer food service area will operate Fri/Sat/Sun with breakfast, lunch and dinner hours. The Terrace Café will be open all day from 6am to 10pm with just a single 30-minute break late morning. We might very well see the Mexican Buffet back in the Golden Foyer that was so popular a few years ago. Additionally, the Town & Country will be implementing an In-Room food Spicy Pickles service until 10pm. JAZZ RAMBLER Jazz Alive — Here, There, Everywhere SUMMER (AUG.) 2016 VOL. XXXIV - NO. 3 (To have events included in the Jazz Elsinore Elks Club, 33700 Mission Trail, The JAZZ RAMBLER is published quarterly Rambler or on the AFCDJS website, Wildomar, CA, 1:30-4:30 pm (Featured for $15 per year ($20 foreign) by America’s submit updates by the 28th of each band at 3pm) Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society. Address all month to Myrna Goodwin at correspondence to P.O. Box 880387, San RAMONA SENIOR CENTER [email protected].) RAMONA SENIOR CENTER Diego, CA 92168-0387. Fridays, George Newman’s America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society is a Non-Profit 501 (c)3 organization. For infor- JAZZ JAMMERS Dixieland, 11:30am-1pm. Musicians mation about the Society, call (619) 297-5277. Fuddruckers, Wednesdays, 6-8pm welcome, 434 Aqua Lane, Ramona, (619) Website: www.SDjazzfest.org 876-4300 X146 Fax number (619) 297-5281. Single copy 5500 Grossmont Center Dr., La Mesa. (619) 561-8236 or [email protected] price $5.00. Editorial contributions welcome. CJ SAMS and KATIE CAVERA Contents of Jazz Rambler are copyrighted © (2016) by America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz SAN DIEGO BAND Curley’s Café, 1999 E. Willow (at Society and may not be reprinted without New Location & new day! Cherry), Signal Hill, CA. Free. permission. Jazz Publications and Jazz Club VFW Hall #1512 , 6873 Federal Blvd, Wednesdays. Best to confirm dates and Newsletters may reprint articles provided the times. Free. Info: www.katiecavera.net. following credit is included: “Reprinted from the Lemon Grove, Thursdays, 5:30-7:30pm Jazz Rambler, San Diego, California.” The Jazz Rambler and Society functions are funded UPTOWN RHYTHM MAKERS ROYALE GARDEN DIXIE BAND in part by the City of San Diego Commission for Check website for upcoming gigs. Every Monday night except 5th Arts and Culture. www.facebook.com/URMjazz Monday 7pm, El Patio Restaurant, 1750 BOARD OF DIRECTORS W. La Palma Ave., Anaheim. More info Bill Adams, President CHAMPAGNE DIXIE (951) 898-2174 Jim McNaughton, Vice President Welk Resorts, “Festival under the Myrna Goodwin, Secretary Lights,” 8830 Lawrence Welk Rd., CROWN CITY DIXIELAND Ed Adams, Alice Contreras, Joe Jensen, Escondido, Tuesdays - Sept., Oct., Nov. BAND Dan Kitchen, Curtis McKee, Ruthe 5:30-8:00pm. No Cover. Wednesdays from 6:30-9pm, Burger Monteith, Bob Solsbak, Carey Thoza. Dance floor, food & beverages available. Continental Restaurant, Pasadena (626) AFCDJS STAFF 792-6634 Paul Daspit, Executive Director SOUTH BAY JAZZ RAMBLERS Hal Smith, Artistic Advisor First Monday of each month, 6-8pm, BALDY MOUNTAIN SWING Gretchen Haugen, Treasurer Grossmont Fuddruckers, 5500 Crystal Solsbak, Office Manager Grossmont Center Dr., La Mesa 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 8-10:30pm, at The Press, 129 Harvard Ave., Claremont RAMBLER STAFF Info: (909) 625-4808 Editor: Jay F. Levine REY VINOLE’S DIXIELAND Staff Writers: Paul Daspit • Myrna Goodwin WORKSHOP SEAL BEACH, CA Hal Smith • Jim McNaughton Tuesdays, 7-9 pm, The Orchard, 4040 SEAL BEACH, CA Staff Photographers: Jerry Jones • Dave Hancock, San Diego (858) 581-9293 Tuesdays, 6-9pm, Leisure World Long • Alex Matthews Dixieland Workshop, 13550 Seal Beach Advertise in the Rambler THE SAINTS Blvd., Club House 3, rm. 8, (562) 594- St. Paul’s Villa Senior Facility, 5722 Advertising in the Jazz Rambler is one of 2340 4th Ave., San Diego. Friday, 2:30- the best ways to reach a large exclusive audience 4pm, (619) 384-7574. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ CLUB of Trad Jazz fans. With our circulation of approximately 2,000 and an estimated reader- OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ship of 3,500, you will be reaching thousands HIGH SOCIETY JAZZ BAND 3rd Sunday, 1pm. Westminster of people who are interested in all aspects of Check the website schedule for Lanes, 6471 Westminster Ave., Traditional Jazz. upcoming gigs. More info Larry (858) Westminster The Rambler is published quarterly. Dead- 277-5294. www.highsocietyjazzband.com lines are the 5th of the month, prior to the date S. BAY N. ORLEANS JAZZ CLUB of issue. Feb. 1, May 1, Aug. 1 and Nov. 1. SUE PALMER 2nd Sunday, 12:30-5pm, Knights of Advertising Rates Check the website schedule for Columbus Hall, 214 Avenue I, Redondo Full page — $275.00 upcoming gigs at www.suepalmer.com Beach. (310) 374-3174 One Half page — 150.00 One Third page — 110.00 EUPHORIA BRASS BAND SO CAL HOT JAZZ SOCIETY One Quarter page — 85.00 Check the website schedule at 1st Sunday. American Legion Post One Eighth page — 50.00 www.euphoriabrassband.com 335, Southgate. (323) 566-9128. 1pm For a rate sheet, write AFCDJS, P.O. Box 880387, San Diego, CA 92168-0387 or call JAZZ ASSOCIATION OF AFCDJS is a member of: (619) 297-5277. GREATER SAN DIEGO • International Association of Concert Schedule: www.jazz4u.org Classic Jazz Festivals The AFCDJS Board of Dircetors holds or 760-753-0456 or 858-459-2559. its meetings on the second Tuesday of • San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce the month. For venue and time, contact us at [email protected]. LAKESIDE JAZZ CLUB • San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau 1st Sundays (951-245-9504), Lake

PAGE 2 SUMMER (AUGUST) 2016 JAZZ RAMBLER Spicy Pickles . . . Monthly Jazz Concerts Continued from page 1 Sponsored by America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society Chloe Feoranzo (New Orleans) and the Big Butter Jazz Band Aug. 21- Jazz Jammers JB (aka Dixie Express) (Los Angeles). Late Saturday Sept. 18 - Titanic Jazz Band night, following the performances Oct. 16 - Sue Palmer and her Motel Swing Orch. by the Spicy Pickles and Hot House Gang, Dave Bennett and Lafayette Hotel & Suites the Memphis Speed Kings will take the stage, to bring the Swing Mississippi Room • 2223 El Cajon Blvd. • San Diego Extravaganza to a rockin’ All Programs: 1-4pm • Admission-$15 • Members-$10 • Under 30 (with photo ID)-$5 conclusion! PLEASE SUPPORT LIVE TRADITIONAL JAZZ! In addition to the swing music, Dixieland, Ragtime, Zydeco, New ATTEND OUR MONTHLY CONCERT/DANCES! Orleans Brass Band music and other sounds can be enjoyed at Check www.sdjazzfest.org for the latest information Festival #37. Musicians who are scheduled to perform in 2016 steps utilized in dancing to that use the order form on page 5 to include Buck Creek Jazz Band, genre of music. make purchases. You may also High Sierra Jazz Band, Yerba To kick off the Festival make reservations at our host hotel Buena Stompers, Chop weekend, live music will be — Town & Country Resort and Suey, Tom Rigney and presented on the evening of Convention Center — and if you Flambeau, Stephanie Trick/ Wednesday, Nov. 23; during the are interested in sponsoring a Paolo Alderighi, Dawn Lambeth Town & Country Thanksgiving performance venue, band and/or Trio, Lakeshore Syncopators, Buffet on Thursday, Nov. 24 (and individual musician, the information Dave Bennett Quartet, later that evening in the Golden regarding sponsorship is also Euphoria Brass Band, Katie Ballroom and Town & Country included in the advertisement. Cavera, Uptown Lowdown, Ballroom). For early risers on We encourage you to attend Grand Dominion Jazz Band, Sunday morning, the Night Festival #37, for a heaping helping High Society Jazz Band, Blooming Jazzmen will perform of great Traditional Jazz, Swing Champagne Dixie, Jazz its traditional “Hymn-A-Long.” and other music that will make it Jammers, Mission Bay High Tickets are on sale for the 2016 impossible for your feet to stay School Preservationists, San Diego Jazz Fest, and you may still! Titanic Jazz Band, Uptown Rhythm Makers and the Heliotrope Ragtime Orchestra. As always, some of the bands will present special themed sets throughout the Festival weekend, and the “Pianorama” sets featuring solo piano will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Festival patrons who play instruments can play in an organized jam session setting with Dick Williams’ JazzSea Jams. Hal and Georgia Myers will once again present their dance classes for Festival attendees who want to learn how to dance to Traditional Jazz and Swing. Dance guru Joel Plys will also offer instruction in the various Hot House Gang JAZZ RAMBLER SUMMER (AUGUST) 2016 PAGE 3 Your Upcoming Monthly Concert Lineup Jazz Jammers - Aug. 21 John Contreras and his band of merry musicians have played at Fuddruckers in Grossmont Center in La Mesa for over 16 years. In addition, they have performed in Balboa Park at the Twilight in Park Concerts series, the AFCDJS monthly concerts, countless private parties, and, of course, the San Diego Jazz Fest. Listeners and dancers alike enjoy Jazz Jammers (aka Dixie Express) and its interpretation of trad jazz and swing classics. John is the reedman and, together with trombonist Lee Fugal and pianist Jazz on KSDS FM Dan Kitchen, is one of the featured Jazz Roots is heard on In addition, the station’s vocalists. Ken Lemke (), Sunday evenings, 8-10 pm, on lineup includes San Diego Jim Goodwin (banjo/guitar), Fred KSDS FM (88.3 on the dial). Session with Sue Palmer on Allee (drums), and Stan Kling The program features the Sundays, 5-6pm, Second Line () complete the lineup. Be sure roots of jazz — ragtime, blues, Parade with Drew Miller, to hear them on Aug. 21 and don’t country music and more. Saturdays, 7-8pm and Rug forget your parasols and “shout rags.” Jazz Roots is hosted by Lou Cutter’s Swing with Ida Garcia, Curtiss, proprietor of Folk Sundays, 12-3pm. Be sure to Titanic JB - Sept. 18 Arts Rare Records and founder tune in. This is real entertainment For over 20 years, Titanic Jazz of the San Diego Folk Festival that is not available anywhere Band has been one of the top and the Adams Avenue Roots else! Be a regular listener and traditional jazz bands in the U.S.! Festival. tell your friends! Organized in 1993, the band has performed at nearly every festival, concert series and jazz club on the West Coast. Interestingly, both the personnel and the repertoire of the Titanic Jazz Band have remained stable throughout most of the group’s existence — a remarkable tribute to the dedication of Titanic’s musicians. Cornetist Dan Comins leads the band, which also includes Keith Elliott, ; Mike Baird, reeds; Robbie Rhodes, piano; Vince Saunders, banjo; Ray Cadd, tuba; and Larry Wright, drums. Come to the Mississippi Room on Sept. 18 for a “Trad” experience you are sure to enjoy. continued on page 6 PAGE 4 SUMMER (AUGUST) 2016 JAZZ RAMBLER JAZZ RAMBLER SUMMER (AUGUST) 2016 PAGE 5 Concert . . . Continued from page 4 Sue Palmer / Motel Swing Oct. 16 Sue Palmer and her Motel Swing Orchestra continues to attract enthusiastic crowds. The band plays blues, swing, boogie woogie and jazz standards at clubs, park concerts and events across San Diego and throughout California. Motel Swing is one of the most popular bands in the AFCDJS monthly concert series and at the SD Jazz Fest where the band is an integral part of the Saturday night “Swing Extravaganza.” Their excellent mix of tempos and a strong beat help to make the band a favorite of dancers no matter what ones style may be. Led by the “Queen of Boogie Woogie” on piano, the other Motel Swingers are: April West, trombone; Jonny Viau, tenor sax; Steve Wilcox, guitar; Pete Harrison, bass; Sharon Shufelt, drums; Deejha Marie and Sharifah, vocals. HELP WANTED! Your Society has an immediate need for a volunteer to help with advertising. Time required is 2-5 hours per week. Please contact Myrna Goodwin at [email protected] or phone at (619) 992-3787. Get involved and see how you can help keep your favorite music alive in San Diego. You'll be happy that you did! Look for AFCDJS on Facebook! The Facebook page contains up-to-date information regarding the 2016 San Diego Jazz Fest and 2017 Adult Jazz Camp. Log on to Facebook today and become a fan of AFCDJS!

PAGE 6 SUMMER (AUGUST) 2016 JAZZ RAMBLER Jazz Society Continues Education Emphasis Scholarship Recipients Chosen Letter of Thanks Pianist Ben Shimabukuro is one Academy will attend the Dearest AFCDJS, of five students AFCDJS awarded Teagraden Camp in Sacramento Thank you for your generous scholarships to attend youth jazz and be featured in a future JR. contribution which helped fund our camps this summer. Ben attended Scholarships to attend youth trip to the 21st annual Essentially Camp Heebie Jeebies in Port jazz camps is one of the ways Ellington competition in New York Angeles, WA for young musicians your education program City. As you know, the SCPA interested in trad jazz. (Michael donations are put to good use. Jazz Ensemble was one of 15 Whitehead, featured in the May finalists from the United States JR, also participated at this camp.) Small Band and Canada. What you may not Ben attends the Mount Everest know is that we were hand Academy and previously played Music Archives selected from approximately 4,000 with the Dana Middle School Jazz AFCDJS maintains an other schools who participated this Band and the 1st Friday music archive of over 2,400 small year. It was truly an honor to group. He came to AFCDJS’s band music arrangements, represent our region in the attention when he started attending which we make available to competition, and it was because of our Monthly Workshops led by Jay school and youth bands, you that we were able to attend. Rice at the SD Musicians’ Union community, church, start- While in New York, our Hall. One occasion when there up, and non-profit profes- students engaged one-on-one with was no pianist, Ben played the sional music groups. the world’s finest Jazz musicians entire two hours including the Ask about the Top continued on page 12 second set when tunes were not Thousand most-requested small band music arrange- announced in advance. In addition, ments, on a DVD disc. Ben has jammed with Dick Thank You! Contact AFCDJS at AFCDJS and the Council for Williams at the SD Jazz Fest and [email protected] or even attended one of the concerts Music in the Schools would like go to www.sdjazzfest.org to thank those who donated at our adult jazz camp to observe and click “Small Band piano instructor, John Royen. used musical instruments Music” at the bottom of the during the SD Jazz Fest to be Jason Picker, Andy Brems and page. loaned to students in the SD Serena Geroe from Crest Canyon City music programs. We do accept donated instruments at our monthly Sunday jazz concerts. Education Donors Dawn Club-$100 Barbara Ellis Gerald & Julieta Foye Ed Hanlon Mary Hargraves Dean & Susan Turney • Storyville Club-$250 Stanford Redisch Thank You! JAZZ RAMBLER SUMMER (AUGUST) 2016 PAGE 7 Sunday Concert Memories . . . May 15 - Royale Garden JB June 19 - Kim Cusack and Friends July 17 - Night Blooming Jazzmen

PAGE 8 SUMMER (AUGUST) 2016 JAZZ RAMBLER JAZZ RAMBLER SUMMER (AUGUST) 2016 PAGE 9 Be a Sponsor and Enjoy Traditional Jazz By Jim McNaughton The $600 level includes two Festival program and on the badges and the selection of two band signs, we must receive This year we will present a line bands. To start the process, select your sponsorship by October up of Trad jazz favorites and other a band or musician that you wish to 31, 2016. bands that will accommodate sponsor, decide if you want to have Your financial support is an listeners, dancers and our Swing one badge ($300) or two badges essential part of the success of Dance Extravaganza. It is easy to ($600), and you finish by sending a the San Diego Jazz Fest! become a sponsor. The following check with a note indicating your benefits are available only to names, addresses, phone numbers contributors who sponsor a band Make your hotel and the names of the bands or or musician. At the $300 level you musicians that you wish to sponsor reservations at the receive: to AFCDJS, PO Box 880387, San • One All-Event Badge (price of Town & Country now Diego, CA, 92168-0387. the badge is not tax deductible) to ensure a fantastic Information on how to make • Access to the Band Hospitality your donation or sponsorship online weekend of jazz. Room can be found at our website: • Parking at the Town & Country Phone (800) 772- www.SDjazzfest.org Hotel If you have questions you can 8527 and ask for the • Invitation to the Sponsors’ contact the Society at 619-297- Reception “Jazz Festival” rates. 5277 or Jim McNaughton at 619- • Reserved seating in all venues 435-0806. Note: in order to have Rooms start at $105/ • One-year AFCDJS Membership your sponsorship acknow- • Web and Festival program night plus tax. ledged on our website, in the recognition

PAGE 10 SUMMER (AUGUST) 2016 JAZZ RAMBLER Spotlight on Special Artists

By Jim McNaughton One of the goals of jazz musicians and jazz fans is to keep the music alive. Clint Baker, in the past 30 years, has done much, much more than most people to achieve that goal. Clint has played numerous instruments with a large number of well-known jazz bands. In sports they have box scores. If Clint had a box score, it might read something like this: Cornet/trumpet in 20 bands, 11, trombone 14, tuba 11, guitar 14, tenor banjo 19, string bass 15, and drums 19. For the past 24 years, Clint has been the leader of a New Orleans- naturalist. He is a lecturer at San Ramona and Riley, who have shown style jazz group at Café Borrone in Mateo Community College. One of a high degree of musical talent. It is Menlo Park, California. He will be his other interests is teaching music possible that they might appear at with us at the 2016 Festival playing to children in elementary school as one of our Festivals in the future. cornet with Grand Dominion Band well as teaching music in college and Come enjoy this multi-talented and tuba with Yerba Buena Stompers adult jazz camps. In January he will musician who has contributed so — both top jazz festival fan favorites. be the cornet/trumpet instructor at much to jazz. Get more info about He has been labelled a multi- the AFCDJS Adult Jazz Camp. The this amazing musician on the Clint instrumentalist and a born jazz Bakers have twin teenagers, Baker jazz site and Wikipedia.

JAZZ RAMBLER SUMMER (AUGUST) 2016 PAGE 11 Thanks . . . Notice — Festival Volunteers Continued from page 7 The volunteer letters and We sincerely thank those of and educators in master classes, applications for the 37th San Diego you who have volunteered in the clinics and informal private Jazz Fest over the Thanksgiving past and hope you will be able to lessons. In addition, we were weekend (Nov. 23-27, 2016) will join us again this year. If you do afforded the opportunity to be mailed about the 1st of August. not receive a letter, check our perform in front of a distinguished Scheduling will begin around the website at www.SDjazzfest.org. panel of judges including Wynton 25th of September, so please return For more information, please Marsalis (Trumpet Virtuoso, nine- your form as quickly as possible. contact the AFCDJS office at 619- time Grammy Winner and Artistic If you are an AFCDJS member 297-5277 or email Crystal Solsbak and Managing Director of Jazz at and have your application to us by at [email protected]. Lincoln Center), Jeff Hamilton September 25, you will be one of New volunteers are always (Grammy Winner and Co-Director the first scheduled. If you would welcome so talk to all your of the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz like to help as a Band Hostess, friends who might be interested in Orchestra), Chris Crenshaw please, indicate that on your making the 37th Fest one of the (Trombone Virtuoso with the Jazz application. best ever. at Lincoln Center Orchestra), Lauren Sevian (Baritone Saxophonist with the Mingus ) and Justin Dicioccio (Director of Jazz Studies at Manhattan School of Music). The adjudicators provided meticulous and invaluable feedback that we will incorporate in our future performances. Our SCPA students were able to make connections with other like-minded musicians from across the country — connections that will last a lifetime. Our students will forever be broadcast from the archives of Jazz at Lincoln Center, as their professional quality videos are made available via the internet. In the world of high school Jazz, there is nothing more competitive, nothing more prestigious, nothing more life-changing and nothing more educationally sound than the Essentially Ellington competition, and it was because of you that we were able to participate. Thank you for your continued support of the music department of San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. With Utmost Gratitude, John Reynolds, D.M.A. Director of Jazz Studies, Chair San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts PAGE 12 SUMMER (AUGUST) 2016 JAZZ RAMBLER Passing the Festival Directorship Update Us With Band selection and scheduling is well underway and in the capable Your New Emails hands of Ed Adams. Ed is taking Some of our members have the Festival Director lead this year. updated or changed their email Paul Daspit, who has done an addresses. We are unable to send admirable job during the past many concert notices or even the Jazz years will continue to serve on the Rambler password to those who have requested it. If you have Festival Steering Committee, as changed your email address within well as fulfilling his many duties as the past year, please, email the Executive Director of the Society. AFCDJS Office Manager, Crystal Other committee members include Solsbak, with the new address to Bill Adams and Artistic Advisor crystal [email protected]. If Hal Smith. The 37th Annual San you want to start receiving the Diego Jazz Fest and Swing Rambler on line, you may indicate that as well. Online subscriptions Extravaganza should prove to be help to cut postage costs so we can another super, fun-filled event. use that money for promoting “The Don’t miss it! Music.”

JAZZ RAMBLER SUMMER (AUGUST) 2016 PAGE 13 decided upon. Teagarden and George Burns and Judy Garland, Lavere . . . Bigard were still around for the then relocated to Las Vegas. He Continued from back page Pasadena date, but the rhythm was reunited for a short time with participated in the Lavere section on this occasion consisted , worked with Russ recordings included Jabbo Smith, of Angelenos: Lavere, bassist Morgan’s Orchestra and helped Joe and Marty Marsala, Preston Morty Corb and drummer Nick bandleader reorganize Jackson, , Israel Crosby, Fatool. Fortunately, the concert the Bob Cats. Lavere moved back Zutty Singleton and others. was recorded and was later and forth between Las Vegas and Besides leading the orchestra, released on a GNP-Crescendo CD Southern California during the ’60s playing piano (on the first session) entitled “Louis and his Friends.” and also performed on cruises and and singing, Lavere also composed Later, Lavere worked with Tom at resorts. some of the songs that were Adair to write the material that Lavere passed away in Ramona, recorded. was used in the “Golden Horseshoe CA in 1983. He should be much In 1937 he relocated to New Revue” at the then-new Disney- better known, but at least several York, where he was reunited with land in Anaheim. Besides contri- of his compositions and the in Paul buting to the show, Lavere also recordings he played on are Whiteman’s Orchestra. After a performed in the revue. Between available today on CD and via short time Lavere moved to Los 1955 and 1960 he worked with YouTube. Angeles, where he worked for many years on the radio and as a studio pianist, often accompanying some of the biggest names in show business — such as , Bob Hope and Dick Haymes. Between 1944 and 1950 he organized some of the best Jazzmen in Los Angeles to record for the Jump label. For these sessions, “Lavere’s Loopers” included , Jack Teagarden, Nick Fatool, , , , Floyd O’Brien, Rico Vallese, Artie Shapiro and others. Jazz aficionados consider these recordings to be some of the best “Dixieland” music ever recorded, and one of the sides was Lavere’s composition “Love Lies” — one of Teagarden’s greatest perfor- mances. In 1948 Lavere’s vocal on Gordon Jenkins’ record of “Maybe You’ll Be There” was a million-seller. In 1951, Lavere played a concert in Pasadena with ’s All-Stars. The band at that time was in a state of transition; Jack Teagarden, Barney Bigard and Arvell Shaw were set to leave the group. had already departed and a permanent drummer had not been

PAGE 14 SUMMER (AUGUST) 2016 JAZZ RAMBLER Welcome New and Renewal Members April - May - June 2016 AFCDJS PRESENTS Marian Alexander Robert & Lynne Jaseph FREE 2016 Joe & Elizabeth Bacareza Ted Kagan JAZZ WORKSHOPS Les Birdsall Merrilee Kazarian (2nd Thurs. of month, 7-9 pm) William Boling & Beata Csanadi Jim & Julie Koch 2016 Dates: Lee & Mary Ann Bowman David & Cheryl Larkin Aug. 11• Sept. 8 • Oct. 13 Arlene Bradley John Mann Nov. 10 • Dec. (Dark) Charles & Lola Calabrese Louise McClure Bob & Barbara Carter Martha McPhail ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ AFCDJS-sponsored workshops are Bob & Myrna Chapman Pete Meisner held the second Thursday of every Alpo Collanus & Rene Rimon Tom & Ann Moffette month (except December) from 7 to 9pm at the San Diego Musicians Mary Cunniff Theresa Moore Hall, 1717 Morena Blvd., San Diego. Adam Davies Pete & Renee Munoz Requirement: Alice Davis Rick & Judy Oakes Desire to play Dixieland Jazz! Jackie Estrada John & Betty Palmer Furnished: Drums, piano and a core Barrie Fairley & Rosemary Straley Thomas & Gail Pliner group of instructors. William Ray Bill Fischer ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Scott Retzak Ruth Fleury ALL AGES & TALENT Gerald & Julieta Foye Parvin Russell LEVELS WELCOME! Alan Shelton Anthony Fudel ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Louise Tabler Kaz & Yumi Fukukura (619) 297-JASS (5277) Lou Ann Gurney John Tucker & Valerie Carlson www.SDjazzfest.org Ed Hanlon Terry Thielen The personnel of many local bands that have appeared at our Festivals Russell Hedges & Lynn Carol Edgar Turner have been participants in the Daryl Holmes Dean & Susan Turney AFCDJS free Jazz Workshops.

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION/RENEWAL /SUBSCRIPTION FORM Please check the applicable boxes and mail to: AMERICA’S FINEST CITY DIXIELAND JAZZ SOCIETY P.O. Box 880387 • San Diego, CA 92168-0387 • Phone: (619) 297-5277 NEW  RENEWAL  Enclosed is  $20.00 for a single membership (includes Jazz Rambler) Fest #37 Badges  $30.00 for a couple membership (includes Jazz Rambler) Available Online!!!  $15.00 for annual subscription / Jazz Rambler only When you go to our  $20.00 — foreign website, you can use your SUPPORT THE EDUCATION FUND credit card (Visa/MC/AMEX)  $1,000 Cotton Club  $250 Storyville Club  $100 Dawn Club to purchase multi-day Festival  Please contact me regarding volunteer work for the AFC Dixieland Jazz Society badges, become a sponsor, join or renew your NAME ______membership, contribute to the MAILING ADDRESS ______education fund or even enroll CITY ______STATE _____ ZIP ______PHONE______in jazz camp. Check it out. www.SDjazzfest.org EMAIL ______JAZZ RAMBLER SUMMER (AUGUST) 2016 PAGE 15 AMERICA’S FINEST CITY NON PROFIT ORG. DIXIELAND JAZZ SOCIETY U.S. POSTAGE Post Office Box 880387 PAID San Diego, California 92168-0387 Permit No. 821 San Diego. CA

They Called it Jazz Charles Lavere — A Jazzman For All Seasons (This is a continuation of a series Lavere is an obscure figure today. of biographies of great Following several years of work traditional jazz musicians. The in the Southwest, he relocated to series started with the March/ Chicago in 1932. Within a year, he April 1991 issue and was contributed a full-bodied, Chicago- developed by Rambler founding Style piano chorus on Jack publisher and Board Member, Teagarden’s record of “I’ve Got the late Len Levine.) It.” Two years later, Wingy Manone was the first musician to By Hal Smith record one of Lavere’s compo- AFCDJS Artistic Advisor sitions (“The Blues Have Got Multi-instrumentalist Charles Me”). Also in 1935, he led a Lavere was also an accomplished fantastic racially-integrated band composer, arranger, bandleader on two sessions organized by and vocalist. Born Charles Lavere Helen Oakley (jazz activist and Johnson in Salina, KS in 1910, he President of the Hot Club of became a professional musician performed with the best-known Chicago). Musicians who while still a teenager. Though he artists in Jazz and popular music, continued on page 14 PAGE 16 SUMMER (AUGUST) 2016 JAZZ RAMBLER