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Notes from the Prez January 2011 Volume 36, Number 01 “UPTOWN LOWDOWN JAZZ BAND” ... Notes from the Prez ... Now going into Fourth Decade OPENS TRAD JAZZ SOCIETY’S 2011 MONTHLY CONCERT SERIES JAN. 16 Happy New Year everyone. 2010 was a good year for our Jazz Society and I expect 2011 to be even better and more fun. We’ll be By Rod Belcher starting off January, as we have done for so many years, with Uptown Lowdown. We’ll also have another 100 CD’s from Curt’s collection. Not many musical groups playing the classic jazz of the period January is also the time to start thinking of who to send to between World Wars One and Two are still going strong into a fourth Jazz Camp Heebie Jeebies. As many of you know, Puget Sound decade of adherence to its faithful style, but that’s the case with Traditional Jazz Society pays the tuition to Jazz Camp for young cornetist Bert Barr’s Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band. students who are serious about their music. The dates for Jazz The septet has continued to land top-drawer bookings at festivals, Camp 2011 are July 3rd thru the 9th. The camp is located at Lake cruises, recording dates and special events ever since Barr organized Crescent on the Olympia Peninsula, which is about 35 miles west the band in the early 1970s. It’s been playing a steady gig each of Port Angeles. It’s a beautiful spot and perfect for the camping January for the members and guests of the Puget Sound Traditional and musical experience in every respect. Jazz Society for many years and this year is no exception. The only age limit is that the youngest students must be Uptown’s musicians are all well-known to aficionados of at least 12 and the oldest so far has been 76. My first year as this genre of American popular music (sometimes referred to as President we sent one student. Each year we have increased the “Dixieland” though Barr and his fans rarely use the term.) number and I expect to send at least six students this summer. The His lineup of sidemen includes Tom Jacobus (trombone); Paul tuition per student is $550 for the week. We pay these tuitions Woltz and Andy Hall (reeds); RoseMarie Barr (piano); Paul Hagglund with the proceeds from the raffle ticket sales each month. The (tuba); Al LaTourette (banjo). growth both seen and heard in the students is amazing considering They play mostly a repertoire of tunes they know so well that the number of days of instruction and practice. The faculty is top there is a minimum of referring to arranged passages. Their “book” drawer and Karla West the director runs the camp like a fine tuned includes a combination of early blues and ragtime, plus music related machine. But with lots of fun involved. to such legends of jazz as Jellyroll Morton, Turk Murphy, Fletcher You can find all the information about camp online at Henderson, King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke and www.campheebiejeebies.us. You will also find an application for each many others. It also delves into the arena of 1930s “swing.” student to fill out. If you know of someone (child, grandchild ...) who Come, one and all, to hear our “old reliable” purveyors of truly would enjoy and benefit from this great opportunity – just fill out TRADITIONAL jazz. the application and mail it to me at 5226 236th Pl S.E. Issaquah, WA 98020. If you’d like to talk with me about camp by all means WHERE: Ballard Elks Lodge, 6411 Seaview Ave. NW, Seattle give me a call, 425-890-6605. This will be my fifth year as a (Snacks, coffee, etc. available. Plenty of FREE parking. Excellent volunteer at camp and I love to talk about it. Or ask me about it dance floor.) at our Sunday Jazz. TIME: 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. - Sunday, January 16th Cheers, Judy ADMISSION: $10 P S T J S MEMBERS; $13 (Invited Guests) - Pay only at door Lost and Found: INFO CONTACT: Carol Rippey, 425-776-5072 - or website: www. There was a 2-tone silver earring found at the November concert. pstjs.org The owner should leave a message at 425-776-7816 Jazz Soundings January 2011 Page 2 Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society 19031 Ocean Avenue Edmonds, WA 98020-2344 425-776-5072 www.pstjs.org SUBSCRIBE TODAY News You Can Use About Traditional Jazz and Ragtime EVENTS U.S. One Year: $26 -:- Canadian $39 U.S. Funds* Elks Lodge, Ballard, 6411 Seaview Ave N.W., Seattle U.S. Two Years: $48 -:- Canadian $74 U.S. Funds* UPCOMING EVENTS (*) Includes Airmail Delivery Make check payable to: The American Rag February 20 holotradband 20137 Skyline Ranch Dr., Apple Valley, CA 92308-5035 March 20 Grand Dominion Jazz Band Phone/Fax: 760-247-5145 April 17 Hume Street Name ________________________________________________________ May 15 Black Swan Jazz Band June 19 Ain’t No Heaven Seven Address _________________________________________________________ LEADERSHIP City ____________________________________________ State ___________ PRESIDENT: Judy Levy [email protected] Phone ______________________________ Zip + 4 ______________________ 425-890-6605 VICE PRESIDENT: George Swinford [email protected] Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society 425-869-2780 SECRETARY: Cilla Trush [email protected] 206-363-9174 TREASURER: Gloria Kristovich [email protected] Gigs for Local Bands 425-776-7816 CASEY MacGILL’s BLUE 4 TRIO Sundays, 5:30 - 8:30 Tutta Bella Pizzeria 4411 Stoneway N 206-633-3800 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wednesdays, 8-11. Pink Door Restaurant & Lounge 1919 Post Alley Dave Brown: [email protected] 253-752-6525 (Pike Market) 206-443-3241 Colin Dearing: [email protected] 206-937-5476 FIRST THURSDAY BAND Joanne Hargrave [email protected] 206-550-4664 1st Thurs of each month, 7 - 10 p.m., New Orleans Restaurant, 114 1st Ave S., Leroy Johnson: [email protected] 206-772-4378 Seattle, WA Jan Lemmon [email protected] 425-778-9763 GLENN CRYTZER’s SYNCOPATORS Edmund Lewin: 360-297-6633 1st Sunday of the Month 9:30-12:30 Century Ballroom 915 East Pine Ian McKenna: [email protected] 425-771-5479 (2nd Floor) 206-324-7263 George Oelrich: [email protected] 360-793-0836 Third Wednesday of the Month (same as above) Carol Rippey: [email protected] 425-776-5072 GRAND DOMINION Jan 2 - 15, Jazz Sea Cruise - Panama Canal MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR holotradband Carol Rippey: [email protected] 425-776-5072 Tuesdays, 7 - 10 p.m., New Orleans Restaurant, 114 1st Ave S., Seattle, WA NEW ORLEANS JAZZ QUINTET EDITOR Mondays 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. New Orleans Restaurant, 114 1st Ave S., Seattle Anita LaFranchi: [email protected] 206-522-7691 PEARL DJANGO Jan 4, 7:30 pm Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., Seattle, WA 206 441-9729 Jan 14, 7 pm Collective Visions Gallery, 331 Pacific Ave, Bremerton, WA JAZZ SOUNDINGS 360 377-8327 UPTOWN LOWDOWN JB Published monthly except July and August by the Puget Sound Tradi- Jan 9, 1:30 - 5 pm, Olympia Jazz Socitety, Olympia Elks Uptown “Lite” tional Jazz Society. Jan 16, 12:30 - 4:40 pm, Puget Sound Trad. Jazz Socitety, Ballard Elks Anita LaFranchi, editor, [email protected] Ads must be submitted in a jpeg or (PDF format) Payment in advance to: Gloria Kristovich, P.O. Box 373, Edmonds, WA 98020-0373 On Your Dial........ Advertising Rates: Saturday Full page $100. 7 1/2” wide by 9 1/2 “ tall 10 a.m. Gospel Jazz, Ted Reed KARI 550 AM. Half Page $60. 7 1/2” wide by 4 1/4 “ tall 7 - 12 p.m. Swing Years and beyond KUOW 94.9 FM Quarter Page $40. 3 5/8 Wide by 4 1/4 “ tall Sunday Deadline is the 10th of the month for the next months issue 3 -6 p.m. Art of Jazz, Ken Wiley, KPLU 88.5 FM Jazz Soundings January 2011 Page 3 OREGON DIXIELAND JUBILIEE Presented by Lighthouse Jazz Society February 25 thru 27, 2011 SEASIDE, OREGON 234th ARMY BAND BLACK SWAN BLUE STREET JAZZ BAND CORNET CHOP SUEY HIGH SIERRA IVORY & GOLD NO INHIBITIONS SOUTH BURGUNDY STREET JAZZ BAND TITAN HOT SEVEN TOM RIGNEY & FLAMBEAU UPTOWN LOWDOWN WALLY’S WAREHOUSE WAIFS BOB DRAGA, Guest Artist Five venues: three at the Convention Center and one each at the Best Western Oceanview and Seaside Elks. Call 1-888-306-2326 for housing info. More information at www.jazzseaside.com or 1-866-345-6257. Jazz Soundings January 2011 Page 4 They Called it Jazz Zutty Singleton - The Heartbeat of Jazz By Hal Smith Recently, jazz pianist Ray Skjelbred was listening to the 1941 on for awhile in New York. Between 1929 and 1932, his drumming was recording of “The Last Time I Saw Chicago” by The Three Deuces, with heard on a number of classic records, including a trio date with Jelly clarinetist Pee Wee Russell, pianist Joe Sullivan and drummer Zutty Roll Morton and Barney Bigard and the spectacular “Rhythmakers” Singleton. As Singleton launched into an accented press roll behind sides featuring Henry Red Allen, Pee Wee Russell, Joe Sullivan, Eddie Russell’s wailing clarinet, Skjelbred virtually pointed his finger at Condon, Pops Foster and others. Singleton and declared, “That guy’s a genius!” A majority of drummers, Zutty returned to Chicago, working as a sideman and sometimes other instrumentalists and listeners agree! leading his own groups. He continued to record memorable sides, such Arthur James Singleton was born in Bunkie, Louisiana on May as those with Charles LaVere, Banjo Ikey Robinson and Roy Eldridge. 14, 1898. His lifelong nickname was bestowed upon him as an infant.
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