Morgan Day JAZZ RAMBLER For the Win Published by America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society • San Diego, CA • www.SDjazzfest.org Kudos to the unsung hero of the $8.00 Per IssueWinter (February) 2020 Vol. XXXIV No. 1 2020 Virtual SD Jazz Fest, Mr. Morgan Day! Known to most of us as the percussionist extraordinaire for The Virtual San Diego Mad Hat Hucksters and an officer on the AFCDJS Board of Directors, Morgan rose to the challenge of being Jazz Fest: A Success! the chief architect of this past Despite a pandemic, travel Boogie Woogie and Rockabilly. Thanksgiving’s online extravaganza! restrictions, quarantines, lockdowns, During the Festival weekend, over Without really being asked, social distancing and masks that 2,000 viewers watched Katie Cavera Morgan (seen here in his day job as a prevented AFCDJS from presenting a and John Gill; Carl Sonny Leyland; sea captain) started posing all the live music event, we were able to host Clint Baker’s Jazz Band; High Society right questions and putting together a virtual Festival that attracted Jazz Band; Capt. John Royen’s New a game plan in his head. When it came viewers from near and far! From Orleans Rhythm; Dave Stuckey and the Hot House Gang; After Midnight time to put together this online event Thursday, Nov. 26 to Sunday, Nov. 29 Jazz Band; Chicago Cellar Boys; Mad we’d been promoting (but had little to fans enjoyed videos recorded Hat Hucksters; Gino and the Lone no experience in doing!), Morgan especially for the Virtual San Diego Jazz Fest; a variety of music including Gunmen and a special members-only worked closely with our Festival New Orleans Jazz, swing, stride piano, Steering Committee on band selection continued on page 3 and making sure we received quality videos from the groups performing. Putting his graphics and video editing skills to work (along with a good deal of creativity), Morgan put together all the videos seamlessly, with musical interludes, professional voice-overs, graphics displays of band names, sponsor names and various logos, and continued on page 3

Morgan Day, the sea captain After Midnight Jazz Band a virtual star band at Festival #41 JAZZ RAMBLER Jazz Alive — Here, There, Everywhere WINTER (FEBRUARY) 2021 VOL. XXXIV - NO. 1 (To have events included in the Jazz MAD HAT HUCKSTERS The JAZZ RAMBLER is published quar- Rambler or on the AFCDJS website, Check Facebook page for lots of terly for $20 per year ($25 foreign) by submit updates by the 28th of each new virtual content: America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz So- month to [email protected].) facebook.com/madhathucksters/ ciety. Address all correspondence to P.O. Box 880387, San Diego, CA 92168-0387. THE BIG BUTTER JAZZ BAND NEW ORLEANS JAZZ CLUB America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz bigbutterjazzband.com OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Society is a Non-Profit 501 (c)3 organiza- CJ SAMS and KATIE CAVERA Facebook.com/New-Orleans-Jazz- tion. For information about the Society, Club-of-Southern-California- call (619) 297-5277. katiecavera.com Website: www.SDjazzfest.org 570161196333038/ Single copy price $8.00. Editorial con- CROWN CITY DIXIELAND BAND crowncitydixielandband.com/ ROYALE GARDEN DIXIE BAND tributions welcome. Contents of Jazz Angelfire.com/ca3/rgdb/ Rambler are copyrighted © (2021) by upcoming-performances/ America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz So- upcoming.html ciety and may not be reprinted without STUCKEY & HOT HOUSE GANG More info: (760) 585-8899 permission. Jazz Publications and Jazz Weekly Facebook Live show (“Ten S. BAY N. ORLEANS JAZZ CLUB Club Newsletters may reprint articles pro- Tunes on Tuesday at Two”): vided the following credit is included: “Re- https://www.facebook.com/hothouse Facebook.com/groups/ printed from the Jazz Rambler, San Di- gang/ 895900660746780/ ego, California.” The Jazz Rambler and SUE PALMER Society functions are funded in part by the EUPHORIA BRASS BAND City of San Diego Commission for Arts euphoriabrassband.com Check out KSUE Radio & other and Culture. new content at: suepalmer.com GINO & THE LONE GUNMEN BOARD OF DIRECTORS Check Facebook for upcoming UPTOWN RHYTHM MAKERS Bill Adams, President/Executive Director events and “Gino’s Live Home Show!” Busking Sundays on the Bob Solsbak, Vice President https://www.facebook.com/ Embarcadero (by the Midway) Ed Adams, Bob Andersen, Tony GinoandtheLoneGunmen/ Check Facebook page for more info: Connors, Morgan Day, Claudia Gomez, facebook.com/URMjazz Joe Jensen, Dean Turney, Susan Turney HIGH SOCIETY JAZZ BAND AFCDJS STAFF More info: Larry (858) 277-5294 AFCDJS is a member of: Hal Smith, Artistic Director highsocietyjazzband.com Crystal Solsbak, Office Manager • San Diego Regional Kristin Schulte, Treasurer JAZZ JAMMERS Chamber of Commerce RAMBLER STAFF facebook.com/Jazz-Jammers- Editor: Jay F. Levine 382089555263254/ • San Diego Convention & Staff Writers: Hal Smith • Bob Solsbak More info: (619) 561-8236 or Visitors Bureau Staff Photographer: Alex Matthews [email protected]

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PAGE 2 WINTER (FEBRUARY) 2021 JAZZ RAMBLER State of the Morgan . . . Virtual . . . Continued from front page Continued from front page Society: 2021 extra footage from… drones! As our concert by Stephanie Trick and Paolo Bill Adams webmaster and senior social media Alderighi. President, AFCDJS contributor, he also made sure our Board Member Morgan Day — event was well promoted on our leader of the Mad Hat Hucksters — With the new year upon us, the website and sites like Instagram as edited the videos, added sponsors’ Board of Directors and I would like to well as making sure accessibility to names and “intermission music” and convey our appreciation for your our event on YouTube and Facebook made each evening’s programs flow continued support this past year. We was just an easy click away. seamlessly. The entire collection of are all in this together and waiting Oh, and if that wasn’t enough you videos is currently available for patiently for a safe and timely may remember that he and his band viewing on YouTube and on the San departure from this pandemic. performed! Just more video pre- Diego Jazz Fest Facebook page. The Everyone’s safety is the priority during production, shooting, audio testing, video presentations were hugely these times and being diligent about and of course, rehearsal (that last part beneficial for AFCDJS, as quite a few not having gatherings until we can is easier said than done during a new members joined the organization, ensure a healthy environment pandemic!). No big deal.... and others upgraded their continues to be our primary goal. Over membership. In addition, AFCDJS the last year we have adapted and Thanks for all your hard work, received financial support for the worked with musicians, bands, and Morgan. The AFCDJS Board of Virtual Festival from many viewers. webhosts to promote and provide Directors is indebted to you for not virtual entertainment with a vested only making the 2020 SD Jazz Fest The AFCDJS Board and the interest in supporting our musician possible, but one to remember! Festival Steering Committee are friends who rely on performance as a currently discussing all possible primary source of income. Your options for the 42nd Annual San Diego support by watching, sponsoring, and Updated Website! Jazz Fest. Please visit our website at sending tips during these events has If you haven’t been on our sdjazzfest.org for updates on the been tremendous and appreciated. website lately, it’s time to take Festival status as well as the Society’s Membership is holding steady at a look. A more streamlined other activities. Meanwhile, we offer about 700, with many renewing or design, with better function- sincere thanks to all the sponsors, joining during our Virtual Festival. ality and a more visually donors, viewers, Morgan Day and of appealing look are what you’ll We are financially ready to host the find. Direct links to everything course the musicians who made the online monthly concerts and the 2021 you need, from membership 2020 Virtual San Diego Jazz Fest a SD Jazz Fest in November, and our and education programs to resounding success! active Board of Directors meet each Festival info and concert month via Zoom to review, discuss itineraries can be found on the and steer the Society into the next home page. Be sure to check year. out our new and improved look The 2020 Virtual SD Jazz Fest was at www.sdjazzfest.org. a success exceeding all expectations, beginning with the positive attitude of all the musicians producing Things To Do Online: incredible concerts with the learning curve of recording at home or in an • Sponsor a Band unusual environment. The many • Join the Society sponsors who helped us fund this event were integral to its success as • Read the Jazz Rambler well as the spectacularly creative work of Morgan Day, who put all the • Make an Educ. Donation content together, created clips of • Enroll in Jazz Camp bands in between sets, organized Katie Cavera thrilled virtual continued on page 4 • Get Volunteer Info audience at Festival #41 JAZZ RAMBLER WINTER (FEBRUARY) 2021 PAGE 3 Society . . . Continued from page 3 Monthly Jazz Concerts Sponsored by America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society graphics, managed the voice-over talent, and made the video clips Feb. 21 – Steve Pistorius & the Southern Syncopators between acts. Morgan’s effort is to Mar. 21 – Miss Jubilee & the Yas Yas Boys be applauded, for his creativity and Apr. 18 – TBD hours and hours of labor (all as a volunteer!). The entire Thursday Links to concerts can be found at www.sdjazzfest.org through Saturday event is on our or www.facebook.com/sdjazzfest/live YouTube Channel and Facebook page, and open for all to watch. Also… refer to Jazz Alive on p. 2 for bands and As our organization continues to websites to get up-to-date information on who is safely support Jazz and music playing where and when! education, I believe it is important to encourage our members to reach out and connect via phone, email, or social media with those you are close OBITUARY to for encouragement, reassurance or just to tell a funny story. The In Remembrance Of Jane Brown friendships and connections we have 1931-2020 made within our community can help By Myrna Goodwin support us or those we know who Jane Brown, a long-time member of could use a smile. the Board of Directors for AFCDJS, In this year of 2021, the health and died Dec. 26, 2020. Jane was born on safety of everyone is our primary Dec. 8, 1931 in South Pasadena, concern, with a plan of providing California and has lived much of her online entertainment until we can life in San Diego County. She loved gather again safely. listening and dancing to traditional jazz music. Writers Needed Jane’s passion for the music was shared by her late sister-in-law The Jazz Rambler needs your Darlene Brown, and together they help! We’re looking for feature became volunteers at the San Diego writers for our quarterly Jazz Festival. They served as Band publication. Some qualifications Hostesses for many years before they we’re looking for — the ability to were both elected to the Board of write short articles (obviously), a Directors in about 1999. love of Jazz (of course), a passion While serving as a board member for (or at least interest in) music for over 14 years, Jane not only tickets for our Education Drawing as education and a desire to talk to continued to serve as a Band Hostess well as serving at the door. interesting people in order to tell but also took on additional Jane was truly an ambassador for their stories. If interested, or for responsibilities. One of them was traditional jazz with a wonderful smile more information, please send an helping with Festival decorations. She and a gracious manner. She will be email to [email protected]. designed and created almost life-sized missed. Thanks! silhouettes of felt to be attached to the backdrops behind the guest bands The AFCDJS Education Outreach at the Festival along with musical Monthly Concert Series notes and instruments created by For more info about our youth John Contreras. • See Jazz Alive on p.2 for program including Jazz Camp info on who is playing scholarships, check the Society In addition, for many years Jane website under Education. was instrumental at our Monthly where! Concerts, providing gifts and selling

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JAZZ RAMBLER WINTER (FEBRUARY) 2021 PAGE 7 Festival #42 Cannot Maximize Your Sponsorship With a Happen Without You! Matching Gift From Your Company Thanksgiving and SD Jazz Fest #42 are sooner than you think, and we need Because AFCDJS is a registered few example companies include: your help. Our Festival continues to be 501 [c] 3 non-profit charitable General Electric, American Airlines, one of the most popular in the country, corporation, some of our sponsors Dell, Home Depot, Verizon, Wells Fargo thanks in no small part to all of you that can double or even triple their society, and Morgan Stanley. Check with your have chosen to be band or musician band or musician donation to AFCDJS company’s human resources sponsors in previous years, as your by having their company match their department to see if they offer a support has helped to bring in some of the best musicians in the world. donation through a Matching Gift matching gift program and get the It is easy to become a sponsor, Program. Such programs are offered needed forms to complete. Your with the following perks available. At as a benefit by many companies to donation or sponsorship will go even the $300 level you will receive: current and retired employees. Just a further. • 5-Day All Events badge & Sponsor ribbon (The difference of the badge and sponsorship is tax deductible!) • Invitation to the Sponsors’ Reception • Reserved seating in all venues • Web and Program listing • One-year AFCDJS membership The $600 level includes two All Events badges and selection of two bands or musicians plus the other perks listed above. Though none of us can predict the future, we are hopeful and confident that this year’s Festival will be a LIVE event, and your Festival Steering Committee is working feverishly to put together another stellar lineup (check our website and future Jazz Ramblers for updates). Once the bands are announced, start the process by deciding which band(s) or musician(s) you want to sponsor, decide on one badge ($300) or two badges ($600), and send a check to AFCDJS, P.O. Box 880387, San Diego, CA 92168-0387 with your name/ address and the name of the band(s) or musician(s) you would like to sponsor. You can also do this online at www.SDJazzFest.org. Note: In order to have your sponsorship acknowledged on our website, in the Festival program and on the band signs, we must receive your sponsorship by October 31, 2021. Also, we understand these are trying times, and this year’s Festival is still very much in flux. Rest assured that if this year’s event doesn’t happen, for any reason, that your donation will be fully refunded or applied to the 2022 Festival, should you so choose. Thank you so much, and we hope to see you in November! PAGE 8 WINTER (FEBRUARY) 2021 JAZZ RAMBLER Small Band Kudos to Sponsors Music Archives We’d like to say THANK AFCDJS maintains an archive of YOU to all of our sponsors and over 2,700 small band music donors for all of your arrangements, which we make contributions to the 2020 Virtual available to school and youth bands, community, church, start-up, and SD Jazz Fest! You stepped up non-profit music groups. when we needed it most and Ask about the Top Thousand allowed us to hire some really most-requested small band music great talent and put on a top- arrangements, on a DVD disc. Go to www.sdjazzfest.org and notch show. Thank you so much click “Small Band Music” at the for your continued support! bottom of the page or contact Bob Solsbak at archive@ sdjazzfest.org.

Payment Update: Help Wanted! Our online payment system has been fixed and is now 100% AFCDJS is looking functional. Although no data was compromised or lost, there was an issue with the completion of credit card transactions. We for a part-time book- recently moved to a more robust merchant account (via PayPal) keeper to fill the position and are back up and running, with the ability to receive payments of Treasurer for our or- via credit card or your PayPal account. Thank you for your ganization. CPA status patience and understanding. not mandatory (although preferred), but the can- All That Jazz!! didate must have prior bookkeeping experience and be well versed in QuickBooks. This person will over- see bill paying, record keeping, and be required to attend the monthly Board of Directors’ meeting. The position will only require a few hours a week, so perfect for a retiree or someone looking to pick up a little extra work. If you or someone you know are interested, please send a resume and/or direct your inquiries to [email protected] Answers on p. 10

JAZZ RAMBLER WINTER (FEBRUARY) 2021 PAGE 9 organizing a band called “The World Bob Greene . . . of Jelly Roll Morton.” The ensemble Donors . . . Continued from page 11 Continued from back page appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival — a traditional jazz magazine — and went on to perform concerts at Carolyn Onken including an article on the newly- Carnegie Hall and the Royal Festival Patrick Patterson organized Firehouse Five Plus Two. Hall in London. Charles Paukstis Though Greene had no interest in Greene also continued to work as a music as a profession, he recorded soloist and sideman and played Jelly Donald Perrin with Sidney De Paris (a band which Roll Morton’s music for the Robert & Lisa Pinsker also included Omer Simeon, Jimmy soundtrack of the 1978 film “Pretty Scott Pitzer Archey and Pops Foster); Conrad Baby.” He also played concerts Janis’ Tailgate Jazz Band and with the overseas, including the 50th The Estate of Stanford Redisch Shel Silverstein and the Red Onion Anniversary of the New Orleans Luis Rivas & Laurene Harding Jazz Band. (Silverstein composed Rascals. His final recording session Jim Roth Johnny Cash’s mega-hit “A Boy was made in Newport Beach in 2008, Named Sue”). with San Diego clarinetist Bobby Rob Sawyer During this period, Greene wrote Gordon and guitarist Howard Alden. Robert Schaefer for the Voice of America, taught at Bob Greene died of lung cancer on Charles Schroeder Columbia and authored books on script Oct. 13, 2013. writing for radio and television. He Two of Greene’s greatest admirers Ricardo Shih also won two Writers’ Guild of America were high-profile music critics John S. Susan Shinn awards for his documentary writing. Wilson of the New York Times and Jerome Silverman & In the early 1960s he worked as a Whitney Balliett of the New Yorker. Janet Judge speechwriter for the John F. Kennedy Wilson wrote that Greene “not only Peter Simons and Lyndon Johnson administrations. played ‘those little black dots,’ as Mr. He traveled with the George Lewis Morton always instructed his George Sinnott band during a trip to Japan and also musicians, but projected the flavor of Hal Smith visited New Orleans. In 1964 he Mr. Morton’s music — the breaks, the Philip K Solomon recorded at Preservation Hall with a slurs, the accents, the coloring.” traditional jazz jam band called the St. According to Balliett, “If there were Michael Stevens Peter Street Strutters. The following such a thing, Greene would hold the Mike & Sylvia Swall year he returned and recorded with Jelly Roll Morton Chair of Music at an Otto Teague legendary New Orleans musicians Ivy League college.” Minh Tu Johnny Wiggs, Raymond Burke, “Big Readers of this article are Jim” Robinson, Preservation Hall encouraged to check out Bob Greene’s Lee & Jackie Turner owner Allan Jaffe and Japanese interpretations of Morton’s music on Audrey Van Dyke drummer Yoichi Kimura. In addition to the currently-available Delmark CDs Joseph Voith the Morton-style playing, Greene also “Economy Hall Breakdown” and “St. revealed a strong Jess Stacy influence Peter Street Strutters”; Jazzology CDs James Welch on “Stompin’ For Sonny.” by Conrad Janis, Greene/Gordon/ Dorothy Westgate He was planning to join Robert Alden and “The New Orleans Jazz of Richard Whitaker Kennedy’s campaign as a Jelly Roll Morton” (recorded live in speechwriter, but when the candidate England). There are also several Warren Wildes was assassinated, Greene decided to videos of Bob Greene playing solo Joel & Lorraine Wing pursue music as a full-time career. and band piano available on YouTube. Patricia Yuengling He appeared at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Manassas All That Jazz Answers Jazz Festival, St. Louis Ragtime Festival and at venues across Europe and Japan. In 1969, he departed briefly from the Morton style to record an original — “Mr. Jess” — as a duet with pianist Don Ewell. But in 1973 Greene solidified his commitment to Morton by PAGE 10 WINTER (FEBRUARY) 2021 JAZZ RAMBLER Welcome New and Renewal Members October-December, 2020 Warren & Carrie Phillips Jim & Marilyn Allan Janet Spiro Bob Andersen Peter Barrett Rocky Teague Pat Armstrong John & Tracy Bodenmann David & Julie Wright David & Bonnie Austin Arlene Bradley Charlie Bach Ed & Joan Ducharme Donors: Dawn Club Sylvia Bate Joni & Cory Edelman David & Bonnie Austin Teresa Guerrero Norman & Pat Gillespie Mark Borowsky Naida Hindert Peter S. Glaser Richard Caslow Ivan & Leilani Holmes Rich Hulquist Rick & Isabelle Corlett Claudia Jerzewski Sherre Lovick Paul & June Daspit Don Johnson Ira & Karen Meislik Benoit De Boursetty Kenneth & Sandra Johnson Larry & Betty Miller Kathryn Douglas Merrilee Kazarian Jennifer Richards Caren Edwards Allen Scott Kemp & Piper Frank & Jane Sigona Barbara Ellis Ballou Deanna Solomonsen Jackie Estrada David & Cheryl Larkin Dean & Susan Turney Susan Fancher Sherre Lovick Richard Walker Goran Freske Howard & Lynne Markus Peter S. Glaser General Society Donation Ira & Karen Meislik Allan Grissette Dean & Nancy Abelon Jim & Barbara Nagel Barbara Hall Rodney Orth Bill Adams David Hall Donald Perrin Joel & Charlotte Albert Marshall Head Fred & Judy Hoeptner MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION/RENEWAL /SUBSCRIPTION FORM Please check the applicable boxes and mail to: Janette Hoover AMERICA’S FINEST CITY DIXIELAND JAZZ SOCIETY Rich Hulquist P.O. Box 880387 • San Diego, CA 92168-0387 • Phone: (619) 297-5277 Joe & Jane Jensen NEW  RENEWAL  Don Johnson Enclosed is  $25.00 for a single membership (includes Jazz Rambler) Joel N. Johnson  $40.00 for a couple membership (includes Jazz Rambler) Kenneth & Sandra Johnson  $20.00 for annual subscription / Jazz Rambler only Allen Scott Kemp & Piper Ballou  $25.00 — foreign David Lamott SUPPORT THE EDUCATION FUND John Luxenburg  $1,000 Cotton Club  $250 Storyville Club  $100 Dawn Club Joseph & Florence Marca  Please contact me regarding volunteer work for the AFC Dixieland Jazz Society Howard & Lynne Markus NAME ______Jane McAteer MAILING ADDRESS ______Jack & Barbara McCown Martha McPhail CITY ______STATE _____ ZIP ______PHONE______Ira & Karen Meislik EMAIL ______Lois Mulcahey continued on page 10 JAZZ RAMBLER WINTER (FEBRUARY) 2021 PAGE 11 AMERICA’S FINEST CITY NON PROFIT ORG. 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Traditional Jazz: A Quick Look Bob Greene — Channeling the Music of Mr. Jelly Lord Teagarden, George Lewis, Pops Foster, (This is the 14th mini-biography and Gene Krupa. However, pianist in a continuation of a series of Satoshi Adachi named a musician who biographies of great traditional deserved more recognition — Robert jazz musicians. The series S. Greene. started with the March/April Greene was born in New York City in 1922. He heard Jelly Roll Morton’s 1991 issue and was developed records in the early 1940s and became by Rambler founding publisher a lifelong advocate for Morton’s and Board Member, the late Len music. He also heard Bunk Johnson’s Levine.) band at the Stuyvesant Casino and was greatly influenced by that style By Hal Smith of New Orleans Jazz. AFCDJS Artistic Director After graduating from Columbia, he began writing documentary scripts When the New Orleans Rascals of for radio and eventually television. Osaka toured the U.S. in 1971, they He also wrote for The Record Changer distributed flyers to the audience each musician. The list included well- which included the main influence for known names of Bunk Johnson, Jack continued on page10 PAGE 12 WINTER (FEBRUARY) 2021 JAZZ RAMBLER