Coming Soon to Your Mailbox RAMBLER By Paul Daspit Published by America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society • San Diego, CA • www.SDjazzfest.org Executive Director $5.00 Per IssueSpring (May) 2016 Vol. XXXIV No. 2 Now through October we conduct our Annual Appeal when Lakeshore Syncopators: Classic Jazz/ we ask members to help the Society financially. Last year’s All-Star Musicians for Festival #37 response was very positive. The Lakeshore Syncopators is Orchestra, West End Jazz Band Members’ contributions helped to one of the new bands which will and many more. maintain quality music programs debut at the 37th Annual San Individually, the musicians are in furthering our mission to help Diego Jazz Fest — Nov. 23 - 27, conversant with a wide range of keep the music alive. 2016 at the Town & Country styles — particularly multi- Youth music programs are a Resort on San Diego’s “Hotel instrumentalist Andy Schumm. prominent focus of the Society. Circle.” Though he is best known as a Bix Examples include helping Mission In addition to leader/ Beiderbecke-style cornetist, he is Bay High School with its very percussionist Steve Torrico, the also a highly-skilled performer on accomplished Preservationists band consists of: Mike Davis, several other instruments — Jazz Band, contributing to support trumpet; Frank Gualtieri, trom- including bass sax, which he plays San Diego City School District to bone; John Otto, reeds; David with this group. help keep music in the schools, Boeddinghaus, piano; Johnny The Lakeshore Syncopators’ supporting several San Diego Donatowicz, banjo; and Andy repertoire is wide-ranging, from County School music programs, Schumm, bass sax. , Jelly Roll Morton, sending promising young musicians The musicians are truly all-stars Bix, the Rhythm to jazz camp, and providing in the world of Classic Jazz and Kings, Red Nichols and Miff Mole individual instruction during the early Swing. Their individual to obscure hot dance bands of the summer. Plus, we provide monthly resumés include work with such 1920s. Speaking of “hot jazz workshops for musicians of groups as Vince Giordano’s dance”…at the Bix Beiderbecke all ages and the Annual Adult Jazz Nighthawks, the Fat Babies Memorial Jazz Festival in Camp. Classic Jazz Band, Salty Dogs Davenport, Iowa last year, the Shortly you will receive our Jazz Band, Banu Gibson, Josh Syncopators kept the dance floor Annual Appeal letter. No matter Duffee’s Graystone Monarchs, full at every one of its sets. Swing the amount of your contribution or Dan Levinson’s Roof Garden continued on page 3 how it is directed, each response to this appeal will directly support our programs. General Appeal contributions as well as all donations for the education funds are fully deductible for tax purposes. Stock and other securities can also be donated. We sincerely hope that you will consider a contribution. Make your check payable to AFCDJS. If you prefer, you may respond on-line, www.SDjazzfest.org, using a credit card and indicate the type of donation you would like to make. If you have any questions, feel free to connect with the Society at [email protected] or 619- 297-5277. continued on page 3 Lakeshore Syncopators JAZZ RAMBLER Jazz Alive — Here, There, Everywhere SPRING (MAY) 2016 VOL. XXXIV - NO. 2 (To have events included in the Jazz band at 3pm) The JAZZ RAMBLER is published quarterly Rambler or on the AFCDJS website, May 1 - Lakeside High School JB for $15 per year ($20 foreign) by America’s submit updates by the 28th of each June and July TBA Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society. Address all correspondence to P.O. Box 880387, San month to Myrna Goodwin at Diego, CA 92168-0387. [email protected].) RAMONA SENIOR CENTER America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society Fridays, George Newman’s is a Non-Profit 501 (c)3 organization. For infor- TWILIGHT IN THE PARK Dixieland, 11:30am-1pm. Musicians mation about the Society, call (619) 297-5277. Jazz Jammers (aka Dixie Express) welcome, 434 Aqua Lane, Ramona, (619) Website: www.SDjazzfest.org Balboa Park, Speckles Organ Pavilion 6- Fax number (619) 297-5281. Single copy 876-4300 X146 price $5.00. Editorial contributions welcome. 7:15 pm, Wednesday, July 20 Contents of Jazz Rambler are copyrighted © CJ SAMS and KATIE CAVERA (2016) by America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz JAZZ JAMMERS Curley’s Café, 1999 E. Willow (at Society and may not be reprinted without Fuddruckers, Wednesdays, 6-8pm Cherry), Signal Hill, CA. Free. permission. Jazz Publications and Jazz Club 5500 Grossmont Center Dr., La Mesa. Wednesdays. Best to confirm dates and Newsletters may reprint articles provided the (619) 561-8236 or [email protected] following credit is included: “Reprinted from the times. Info: www.katiecavera.net. Jazz Rambler, San Diego, California.” The Jazz Rambler and Society functions are funded SAN DIEGO BANJO BAND ROYALE GARDEN DIXIE BAND in part by the City of San Diego Commission for New Location & new day! Every Monday night except 5th Arts and Culture. VFW Hall #1512 , 6873 Federal Blvd, Monday 7pm, El Patio Restaurant, 1750 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lemon Grove, Thursdays, 5:30-7:30pm W. La Palma Ave., Anaheim. More info Bill Adams, President (951) 898-2174 Jim McNaughton, Vice President UPTOWN RHYTHM MAKERS Myrna Goodwin, Secretary Check website for upcoming gigs. CROWN CITY DIXIELAND Ed Adams, Alice Contreras, Joe Jensen, www.facebook.com/URMjazz Curtis McKee, Ruthe Monteith, Bob BAND Solsbak, Carey Thoza. SOUTH BAY JAZZ RAMBLERS Wednesdays from 6:30-9pm, Burger AFCDJS STAFF First Monday of each month, 6-8pm, Continental Restaurant, Pasadena (626) Paul Daspit, Executive Director Grossmont Fuddruckers, 5500 792-6634 Hal Smith, Artistic Advisor Grossmont Center Dr., La Mesa Gretchen Haugen, Treasurer BALDY MOUNTAIN SWING Crystal Solsbak, Office Manager REY VINOLE’S DIXIELAND 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 8-10:30pm, at RAMBLER STAFF WORKSHOP The Press, 129 Harvard Ave., Claremont Editor: Jay F. Levine Tuesdays, 7-9 pm, The Orchard, 4040 Info: (909) 625-4808 Staff Writers: Paul Daspit • Myrna Goodwin Hancock, San Diego (858) 581-9293 Hal Smith • Jim McNaughton SEAL BEACH, CA Staff Photographers: Jerry Jones • Dave THE SAINTS Tuesdays, 6-9pm, Leisure World Long • Alex Matthews St. Paul’s Villa Senior Facility, Dixieland Workshop, 13550 Seal Beach Advertise in the Rambler 2340 4th Ave., San Diego. Friday, 2:30- Blvd., Club House 3, rm. 8, (562) 594- 4pm, (619) 384-7574. Advertising in the Jazz Rambler is one of 5722 the best ways to reach a large exclusive audience of Trad Jazz fans. With our circulation of HIGH SOCIETY JAZZ BAND NEW ORLEANS JAZZ CLUB approximately 2,000 and an estimated reader- Check the website schedule for OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ship of 3,500, you will be reaching thousands upcoming gigs. More info Larry (858) 3rd Sunday, 1pm. Westminster 277-5294. www.highsocietyjazzband.com of people who are interested in all aspects of Lanes, 6471 Westminster Ave., Traditional Jazz. Westminster The Rambler is published quarterly. Dead- SUE PALMER lines are the 5th of the month, prior to the date Check the website schedule for S. BAY N. ORLEANS JAZZ CLUB of issue. Feb. 1, May 1, Aug. 1 and Nov. 1. upcoming gigs at www.suepalmer.com 2nd Sunday, 12:30-5pm, Knights of Advertising Rates Columbus Hall, 214 Avenue I, Redondo Full page — $275.00 EUPHORIA BRASS BAND Beach. (310) 374-3174 One Half page — 150.00 Check the website schedule at One Third page — 110.00 www.euphoriabrassband.com SO CAL HOT JAZZ SOCIETY One Quarter page — 85.00 1st Sunday. American Legion Post One Eighth page — 50.00 JAZZ ASSOCIATION OF 335, Southgate. (323) 566-9128. 1pm For a rate sheet, write AFCDJS, P.O. Box GREATER SAN DIEGO 880387, San Diego, CA 92168-0387 or call Concert Schedule: www.jazz4u.org AFCDJS is a member of: (619) 297-5277. or 760-753-0456 or 858-459-2559. • International Association of The AFCDJS Board of Dircetors holds Classic Jazz Festivals LAKESIDE JAZZ CLUB its meetings on the second Tuesday of • San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce the month. For venue and time, contact 1st Sundays (951-245-9504), Lake us at [email protected]. Elsinore Elks Club, 33700 Mission Trail, • San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau Wildomar, CA, 1:30-4:30 pm (Featured

PAGE 2 SPRING (MAY) 2016 JAZZ RAMBLER Lakeshore . . . Monthly Jazz Concerts Continued from page 1 Sponsored by America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society dancers from San Diego and elsewhere who enjoy performing May 15 - Royale Garden JB earlier dance steps are encouraged June 19 - Kim Cusack and Friends to check out this great band at Festival #37! July 17 - Night Blooming Jazzmen For a complete list of bands and individual musicians who will be Lafayette Hotel & Suites appearing at this year’s San Diego Mississippi Room • 2223 El Cajon Blvd. • San Diego Jazz Fest, please check the ad on All Programs: 1-4pm • Admission-$15 • Members-$10 • Under 30 (with photo ID)-$5 page 5. There, you will also find information regarding how to PLEASE SUPPORT LIVE TRADITIONAL JAZZ! purchase a Festival badge, ATTEND OUR MONTHLY CONCERT/DANCES! sponsoring bands, musicians and performance venues and Check www.sdjazzfest.org for the latest information reservations at the Town and Country. For further information, please refer to our website: www.sdjazzfest.org. Mailbox . . . Continued from page 1 In addition to responding to our Appeal, you also have the opportunity to become a sponsor at Festival #37. It is easy to sponsor your favorite band or musician. The benefits of sponsorship are many, they are listed on our website: www.SDjazzfest.org. The Society website also lists the band and musician lineup for our November Festival. If you have questions about sponsorship, please call Jim McNaughton at 619-435-0806 or you may email him at [email protected]. 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 goodwin- [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!

JAZZ RAMBLER SPRING (MAY) 2016 PAGE 3 Your Upcoming Concert Lineup Royale Garden Jazz Band Royale Garden Jazz Band May 15

The six-member Royale Garden Jazz Band plays traditional 20th century jazz focusing on the popular tunes of the 1920s & ’30s. This group plays the upbeat happy music that makes people smile and tap their toes, as well as the slower and more pensive songs from that era. RGJB is one of three representative bands of the Covina-based Society for the Preservation of Dixieland Jazz, and has played all over Southern California for parties, grand openings, concerts in the park, at the jazz clubs. The band has fun while playing and is known as “the band that shares the joy of the music with the audience.” Its lineup includes Alan Shelton, Winner Announced Jazz on KSDS FM cornet/leader; Brooks Coleman, AFCDJS would like to thank reeds; Bill Fischer, trombone; Paul all of those attending the 2015 Jazz Roots is heard on Goldman, drums; John Nickel, bass; San Diego Jazz Fest who Sunday evenings, 8-10 pm, on and Dave Michelson, banjo completed our survey questions KSDS FM (88.3 on the dial). on line. Your input is sincerely Kim Cusack and Friends appreciated. Julian Anabo from The program features the Tustin, CA was selected at roots of jazz — ragtime, blues, June 19 random from the surveys country music and more. reedman Kim Cusack completed and will receive two Jazz Roots is hosted by Lou has worked with an impressive all-events badges for the 2016 Curtiss, proprietor of Folk group of traditional jazz and swing San Diego Jazz Fest. Thank bands, including the Salty Dogs you again to all who participated Arts Rare Records and founder in the survey. Jazz Band, James Dapogny’s of the San Diego Folk Festival Chicago Jazz Band, Chicago and the Adams Avenue Roots Footwarmers and the Dixieland Festival. Rhythm Kings. He appeared at In addition, the station’s last year’s SD Jazz Fest with Bob lineup includes San Diego Schulz’s Frisco Jazz Band and Ray Session with Sue Palmer on Skjelbred’s Cubs. On June 19 he will lead “Kim Sundays, 5-6pm, Second Line Cusack and Friends” at the Parade with Drew Miller, AFCDJS concert-dance. On this Saturdays, 7-8pm and Rug occasion, his musical associates Cutter’s Swing with Ida Garcia, will be Chris Dawson, piano; Mike Sundays, 12-3pm. Be sure to Earls, bass; and Dave Stuckey, tune in. This is real drums. Chris has appeared at the entertainment that is not Festival numerous times as a soloist available anywhere else! continued on page 6 PAGE 4 SPRING (MAY) 2016 JAZZ RAMBLER JAZZ RAMBLER SPRING (MAY) 2016 PAGE 5 Concert . . . Continued from page 4 and also with Tim Laughlin, Connie Jones and the New Orleans All- Stars and Jonathan Stout’s Campus Five. Mike Earls worked with Hal’s Angels, the Bobby Gordon Sextet and the International Sextet. Drummer Stuckey will premier his “Hot House Gang” at this year’s San Diego Jazz Fest. You will not want to miss this swinging small group, featuring the authentic Chicago-Style clarinet sound of Kim Cusack! Night Blooming Jazzmen July 17 As the band nears its fourth decade, the “Nightbloomers” continue to entertain enthusiastic crowds. The band has played thousands of concerts, church services, funerals, house parties, grand openings, jazz clubs, wedding receptions, dances, etc.; and, several dozen cruises and tours around the world. Yes, and every SD Jazz Fest... except one. This group always gives 100 per cent, and continues to inspire its audiences to respond in kind. Colorful performances and the leader’s ultra-dry wit never fail to entertain the audience. The band lineup includes the following — Chet Jaeger, leader/cornet; Dick Doner, trombone; Jim Richardson, reeds; Les Deutsch, piano; Brad Roth, banjo/guitar; Mike Earls, bass; Nick Scarmack, drums. Don’t miss another fun Sunday with Chet and the gang. 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 SPRING (MAY) 2016 JAZZ RAMBLER Jazz Society Continues Education Emphasis Scholarship Recipients Chosen AFCDJS is pleased to announce Thank You! AFCDJS and the Council for Michael Whitehead will be one of Music in the Schools would like our scholarship recipients to thank those who donated scheduled to attend a traditional used musical instruments jazz camp for youth this summer. during the SD Jazz Fest to be Fourteen year old Michael attends loaned to students in the SD Twin Peaks Middle School in City music programs. Poway where he plays both We do accept donated instruments at our monthly Sunday jazz concerts. AFCDJS PRESENTS FREE 2016 JAZZ WORKSHOPS Small Band (2nd Thurs. of month, 7-9 pm) Music Archives 2016 Dates: AFCDJS maintains an May 12 • June 9 • July 14 archive of over 2,400 small Aug. 11• Sept. 8 • Oct. 13 band music arrangements, which we make available to Nov. 10 • Dec. (Dark) school and youth bands, clarinet and saxophone in their ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ community, church, start- jam band, jazz band and wind up, and non-profit AFCDJS-sponsored workshops are ensemble. During the past year, professional music groups. held the second Thursday of every he has often attended our Ask about the Top month (except December) from 7 to Thursday evening workshops and 9pm at the San Diego Musicians Thousand most-requested Hall, 1717 Morena Blvd., San Diego. played with musicians of all ages. small band music arrange- Requirement: In the past, Michael has attended ments, on a DVD disc. Desire to play Dixieland Jazz! the Band at the Beach camp here Contact AFCDJS at in Pacific Beach, and now he is Furnished: archive@ sdjazzfest.org or Drums, piano and a core looking forward to traveling to Port go to www.sdjazz fest.org group of instructors. Angles, Washington, to attend and click “Small Band ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Camp Heebie Jeebies. Other Music” at the bottom of the students attending summer jazz ALL AGES & TALENT page. LEVELS WELCOME! camps with AFCDJS support, Ben Shimabukuro, Jason Picker, and ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Andy Brems will be featured in Education Donors (619) 297-JASS (5277) future issues of the Jazz Rambler. www.SDjazzfest.org These youth scholarships are The personnel of many local bands just one area where your “dollars Dawn Club-$100 that have appeared at our Festivals have been participants in the for education” make a difference. David & Bonnie Austin AFCDJS free Jazz Workshops. Whether you participate in the • banjo drawing at the Festival, contribute to our Dawn, Storyville, Storyville Club-$250 or Cotton Club funds, or buy Dixie Rhythm Kings drawing tickets at our monthly concerts, all of these contributions make it possible to support young Thank You! musicians in San Diego county. JAZZ RAMBLER SPRING (MAY) 2016 PAGE 7 Sunday Concert Memories . . . Hot Jazz Instructors (Jan. 17) • Uptown Rhythm Makers (Feb. 21) • High Society JB (Mar. 20)

PAGE 8 SPRING (MAY) 2016 JAZZ RAMBLER Some ‘Campy’ Photos... Adult Jazz Camp (Jan. 14-17)

JAZZ RAMBLER SPRING (MAY) 2016 PAGE 9 PAGE 10 SPRING (MAY) 2016 JAZZ RAMBLER his passions include biology and Meet the People of the AFCDJS sailing ships (or as he puts it, “fish & ships”). He volunteers at both By Bob Solsbak the Scripps Aquarium and the The Society is pleased to Maritime Museum, and sails as welcome Joe Jensen, our newest part of a crew on a friend’s 33’ member to the Board of Directors. Ranger once a week on San Diego Joe’s first jazz festival exposure Bay. Outside of these pursuits he was at the 1993 Sacramento enjoys spending time with Jane, Jubilee. He first attended ours in his wife of 52 years and their nine 1998, began volunteering shortly wonderful grandchildren. after and has been one of our Joe is a lifelong lover of music, cabaret managers since 2002. We having developed an affinity for beefed up his role last year, making old-time country and anything with him one of our three floor a banjo, which he’s been hooked managers, patrolling the halls of on since picking up a five string in the Town & Country, and managing college. He mostly plays folk music our extensive volunteer workforce. nowadays, but there is no doubt he Joe’s an integral part of our could strum a Dixieland tune or two. Festival — always on his feet, The Society is honored to radio in hand, making sure the 1 and X-15 rocket planes. He spent welcome Joe to the Board, and we show goes on without a hitch. five years at Hughes Aircraft as a hope you’ll take the time to say Joe comes to us with a rather mission controller on the Surveyor hello to him at the next Festival. impressive background. An Soft Lunar Lander, and therefore He’ll be the one in the blue vest (in electrical engineer by trade, he was part of the first U.S. soft five places at once), and sporting worked for NASA on the Bell X- landing on the moon! These days a big, friendly smile!

JAZZ RAMBLER SPRING (MAY) 2016 PAGE 11 PAGE 12 SPRING (MAY) 2016 JAZZ RAMBLER JAZZ RAMBLER SPRING (MAY) 2016 PAGE 13 he returned to New Orleans and Jackson . . . performed frequently at the newly- Make your hotel Continued from back page opened Preservation Hall. He also legendary King Oliver and his reservations at the played with pianist Little Brother Creole Jazz Band and branched Town & Country out into playing with many of the Montgomery and toured Europe top hot bands in Chicago. with Kid Thomas in the early ’70s. now to ensure a From the mid ’20s to early ’30s Jackson died on Nov. 12, 1983. fantastic weekend he played extensively with the Art He was a true New Orleans of jazz. Simms Orchestra in Milwaukee, original. It is definitely worth the then joined ’s effort to find his recordings, and Phone (800) 772- Orchestra in 1931. Jackson toured fortunately most are currently 8527 and ask for with Armstrong and was present available on CD. Additionally, the “Jazz Festival” on many of Armstrong’s best many of his reminiscences have recordings from the period (such been reprinted in books such as rates. Rooms start as “I Got Rhythm”). Talking Jazz (Max Jones) and at $105/night plus In 1935, he participated in the Hear Me Talkin’ To Ya (Nat tax. wonderful recording sessions led Shapiro and Nat Hentoff). by Charles Lavere. These recordings were facilitated by Helen Oakley, of the Chicago Rhythm Club, who was a passionate advocate for racially- mixed bands (she introduced Teddy Wilson to Benny Goodman, and the rest is history)! In addition to Jackson, the Lavere recordings featured Jabbo Smith, Johnny Mendel, Marty and Joe Marsala, Joe Masek, Jess Stacy, Zutty Singleton and others. During this period, Jackson also wrote articles for two European publications — Jazz Hot and Hot News, recalling the Golden Age of Jazz in Chicago as well as the current scene. A year later, Jackson added his distinctive sound to a great session by clarinetist . In 1940 he played on the last recording session by another New Orleans clarinet icon — . Later in the ’40s he recorded with yet another New Orleanian — pianist/composer Richard M. Jones. Jackson was less active in the late ’40s and into the ’50s, but made a comeback at the end of the decade, working with pianist . In the 1960s PAGE 14 SPRING (MAY) 2016 JAZZ RAMBLER Welcome New and Renewal Members Jan. - Feb. - Mar. 2016 Jeff Adams Constance Leigh Joyner Janet Smith Joan Adams Richard Katz Robert & Hazel Smothers Jack Ades Richard W Keehn Janet Spiro Susan Appleton Patrick & Elizabeth Kellogg Mark Van Roode David & Bonnie Austin Mercedes La Fond Christiana Wagner Cleve Baker Ken Lane Bob Waner John Barton Ken Lemke & Diane McMahon Carl Warren Rollin Baugh James N. Madero Dick Williams Mark Brodie & Elinor Merl Austin & Ruth Marx Bob Wilson & Saandra Lambert Claudia Carter & Raul Ram Cam Miller Phillip & Sylvia Winston Vaughn E. Chilcote Hal & Georgia Myers Richard & Anne Christen Jim & Barbara Nagel ADCDJS Elects Tim & Mary Columbus Orel Nichols Katheryn J Daugherty Carolyn Onken Board of Directors Fred Dodd & Deb Killian Joe & Mary Prasek America’s Finest City Dixieland Diane Erk Joseph S. Pribilo Jazz Society elected its 2016 Board Edward Fahey Bob & Cynthia Rauch of Directors at its March meeting. Those elected include Bill Adams, Jan Gilbert Warren Reavis Jim McNaughton, Curtis McKee, Pablo Gilbert Stella Reed Alice Contreras, Carey Thoza, John Granum Bob Ruiz &Teresa Cortado Ruthe Monteith, Myrna Goodwin, Rosemary Hallum Robin & Janine Ryder Ed Adams, Bill Solsbak and Joe Fred Hawkins & Linda White Jerome Sattler & Eleanor Amorim Jensen. Paul Daspit will continue Richard & Jean Hennessy Juanita Savage to serve as the Executive Director Fred Hershenson Robert Schaefer with Crystal Solsbak and Gretchen Chuck Hukari & Irena Nikolova Charles & Barbara Schroeder Haugen serving as Office Joel N. Johnson Jerry & Shelly Silberberg Manager and Treasurer respectively. MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION/RENEWAL /SUBSCRIPTION FORM Work on our Festival, concerts, Please check the applicable boxes and mail to: jazz camp, jazz workshops and AMERICA’S FINEST CITY DIXIELAND JAZZ SOCIETY educational projects goes on all P.O. Box 880387 • San Diego, CA 92168-0387 • Phone: (619) 297-5277 year long. We have many very NEW  RENEWAL  talented people in our Society, so consider what skills you have that Enclosed is $20.00 for a single membership (includes Jazz Rambler)  could be of benefit to the  $30.00 for a couple membership (includes Jazz Rambler) organization. If you are interested  $15.00 for annual subscription / Jazz Rambler only in volunteering to assist throughout  $20.00 — foreign the year on AFCDJS activities please feel free to contact us at SUPPORT THE EDUCATION FUND [email protected]. Some of  $1,000 Cotton Club  $250 Storyville Club  $100 Dawn Club the areas where we have needs  Please contact me regarding volunteer work for the AFC Dixieland Jazz Society include record keeping, data entry, NAME ______answering the phone, advertising, MAILING ADDRESS ______corporate and individual sponsor- ship development, journalism, CITY ______STATE _____ ZIP ______PHONE______expansion of youth and education EMAIL ______programs, etc. JAZZ RAMBLER SPRING (MAY) 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 Preston Jackson — New Orleans Trombone Stylist (This is a continuation of a series closely resembled the sounds of of biographies of great J.C. Higginbotham and Lawrence traditional jazz musicians. The Brown. Jackson’s sound was series started with the March/ appreciated by musicians and fans April 1991 issue and was alike throughout his long career. developed by Rambler founding He was born James Preston publisher and Board Member, McDonald in New Orleans the late Len Levine.) (accounts vary as to whether he was born in 1902, ’03 or ’04). He By Hal Smith took his stepfather’s name, AFCDJS Artistic Advisor becoming Preston Jackson, and moved to Chicago in 1917. Trombonist Preston Jackson did Jackson took up the trombone in not play the “tailgate” style 1920 and took lessons from two of popularized by fellow New the best — Roy Palmer and Honore Orleanians Kid Ory, George Dutrey. Within a short time he Brunies and Eddie Edwards. different style full of lip trills and was filling in for Dutrey with the Rather, he developed a very facile glissandos which more continued on page 14

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