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Mississippi Rag Jan 2007.Pdf Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out For navigation instructions please click here Search Issue | Next Page JANUARY 2007 THE VOICE OF TRADITIONAL JAZZ AND RAGTIME VOL. 34 NO.1 EST. 1973 An Old Tradition. A New Beginning … Welcome to new readers and old friends: In this, our first electronic issue, The Mississippi Rag begins the new year with a new identity, melding the music of yesterday with the technology of today, expanding our musical reach via the exciting possibilities of the Internet. This month, we look back at multi-talented Einar Swan, at left, above, then jet ahead to a British Fes- tival where Aurelie Tropez and Stephane Gillot, right, made sweet music. And there's more: Kenny Davern, Jay McShann, West Coast Ragtime, Reviews. Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out For navigation instructions please click here Search Issue | Next Page A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page BEF MaGS Now in our 20th year, our purpose is to preserve Dixieland and Traditional Jazz as an American Art Form by the presentation of live performances and by providing scholarships for music programs and music students throughout the Coachella Valley. Help support our cause by becoming a member and supporting or sponsoring our events. Sunday Social Dances at The Elk's Lodge Palm Springs • California 67-491 Hwy. 111 • Palm Springs • 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. 3rd Sunday of each month October - May Swing 'n Dixie Jazz Festival March 9, 10 & 11, 2007 The Mike Henebry Orchestra • High Sierra • Royal Dixie Jazz Band Barbary Coast • Night Blooming Jazzmen • Yve Evans and Company Chicago Six • Titanic Jazz Band • High Society Jazz Band Palm Springs High School Band • Cathedral City High School Band Special performance by Four Palm Springs venues MR. BUDDY GRECO with MISS LEZLIE ANDERS within walking distance of each other: Mizell Senior Center - 480 S. Sunrise Way They will draw the winning tickets for The Pavilion - 401 S. Pavilion Way the Scholarship Raffle on Sunday Palm Springs Boys and Girls Club - 450 S. Sunrise Way Palm Springs High School Auditorium - 2248 E. Ramon Rd. Dixieland Music at Club Trinidad on Friday & Saturday at 9 p.m. For more detailed information visit our web-site www.desertjazz.org Lola Rossi, President Johnny Meza, Festival Director (760) 333-7932 • (760) 322-8530 P.O. Box 1000 • Cathedral City, CA 92235 Page 2 | January 2007 A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page BEF MaGS A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page BEF MaGS ® Vol. XXXIV, No. 1 January 2007 Established 1973 Published monthly by The Mississippi Rag, Inc., 9448 Lyndale Ave. THE VOICE OF TRADITIONAL JAZZ AND RAGTIME So., Suite 120, Bloomington, MN 55420 Trademark registered U.S. Patent Office. Entire contents ©2007 by The Mississippi Rag, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of contents (except short quotes) Cover Story: Who Was Einar Swan? Page 11 prohibited without written permission from the publisher. Sub- by Sven Bjerstedt scription rate: $6 for 3-month trial subscription, $12 for six months. A mystery surrounds the composer and lyricist of Single copy price: $3.00. Back issues: $3.00 per copy. Visa and MasterCard accepted. “When Your Lover Has Gone.” Here Swan is Canadian and other foreign subscribers are asked to pay by Visa, Mas- shown when he led Swanie’s Serenaders in 1924. terCard, International Money Orders or checks drawn on U.S. banks. The RAG™ cannot accept checks in Canadian dollars or other foreign Features currency due to prohibitive bank processing charges. The British Festivals of 2006 Page 29 CHANGE OF ADDRESS: by Andy and Kathy Wittenborn Subscribers please send change of e-mail address and/or street address at least one month in advance to The Mississippi Rag, Andy Woon plays Bix during a performance called P.O. Box 19068, Minneapolis, MN 55419. Be sure to give both old “A Celebration of Bix” at the Whitley Bay Festival. address and new address. Mississippi Rag ISSN 0742-4612 Phone: (952) 885-9918 Fax: (952) 885-9943 They All Played Ragtime at WCRF Page 41 Web Site: www.mississippirag.com by Bob Lynn Webmaster: Jeff Holman, www.makingmedia.com Dan Grinstead played with his Evergreen Rag- Editor/Publisher: Leslie Johnson time Trio at the West Coast Ragtime Festival. E-mail: [email protected]______________ Contributing Editors: Roscoe Allen,John Bitter, George A. From Randy’s Scrapbook Page 47 Borgman, Bob Byler, Will Connelly, Chip Deffaa, Mary Lee Hester, Dennis A. Johnson, Rich Johnson, E.J. McNicol, Bill Mitchell, David The Rag Bag: Letters to the Editor Page 14 Reffkin, William Schafer, Duncan Schiedt, Butch Thompson, Paige Van Vorst, Kathy and Andrew Wittenborn Editorial Page 15 Reviewers: Jim Adashek, Edward A. Berlin, George A. Borgman, Clarrie Henley, Jerry Kline, Jim Leigh, Bill Mitchell, John R. Nelson, Final Notes David Reffkin, William J. Schafer, Will Shapira, Hal Smith, Michael Jay McShann Page 18 Steinman, Butch Thompson, Paige Van Vorst, Scott Yanow. Kenny Davern Page 19 Columnists: George A. Borgman (New England), Derek Coller (Great Britain), Tom Jacobsen (New Orleans), David French (NY- Claude Luter Page 19 NJ), Jim Leigh (West Coast), Bob Lynn (Southwest/Mountain), Will Farewells Page 27 Shapira (Heartland), Brian Towers (Canada); Dave Robinson (Tradi- tional Jazz Educators Network); Bob Byler (Florida). Columns Correspondents: Eddy Banjura (Illinois/ Indiana), Rich John- Jazz in Mountain Time Page 40 son (Quad-Cities, Iowa), E.J. McNicol (Mountain States), John Mai- mone (New York, New Jersey), Larry Quilligan (Fla.), Helen Jazz in the Heartland Page 26 Wallace (Kansas City), Gary Wilkinson (Washington, D.C.). Jazz in the Sun Page 20 International Correspondents Brian Towers (Toronto, On- Eleven-year-old Jonathan Russell was a tario, Canada); John Larsen (Denmark); Gèrard Conte, Art Fell and big hit at the Suncoast Dixieland Classic Peter Gaskell (France); Derek Coller, Clarrie Henley (Great Britain); at Clearwater Beach, Fla. in November Marek Boym (Israel/Europe); Giichi Oya (Japan), Claes Ringqvist (Sweden) New Orleans Notes Page 42 Circulation: Jody Hughes, Mgr.; Tony Johnson New York News Page 10 Photo Credits: Cover photo and all other Einar Swan photos cour- tesy Donald Swan, Jacques Gauthé photos courtesy Brian Towers; color Report From Britaiin Page 18 photo of Jay McShann by Bill Smith, other Jay McShann photos by Den- View From Canada Page 6 nis A. Johnson; Kenny Davern photo by Clarrie Henley; Claude Luter Yankee Jazz Beat Page 28 photo by Ed Lawless; “Jazz in the Sun” photos by Bob Byler; “New Or- leans Notes” photos by Tom Jacobsen; West Coast Ragtime Festival Listings photos by Bob Lynn; “New York News” photo by Ayano Hisa/Jazz at Lin- coln Center; British festival photos by Andrew Wittenborn; Jens Lindgren Clubs Page 46 photo courtesy Jens Lindgren; Renée Johnson photo by Leslie John- Festivals Page 22 son. Onstage Page 23 Design/Production: David Lindquist, ProType Design Upcoming Festivals Page 25 Editorial/Advertising Office: The Mississippi Rag , 9448 Lyndale Ave. So., #120, Bloomington, Reviews MN 55420. Phone: (952) 885-9918 Fax: (952) 885-9943 CDs Page 34 Subscription Address: Books The Mississippi Rag Page 38 P.O. Box 19068 On The Cover: Minneapolis, MN 55419 USA Musical prodigy Einar Swan (left) poses with his father, John, and siblings Ellen, Anne Please enclose self-addressed stamped envelope with unsolicited and Walter as the Swan Family Orchestra, c. 1915. In 1916 his first known musical com- editorial material. The Mississippi Rag assumes no responsibility position (©1914) was published in the I.S.R.K.-Union Summer Publication. (Photo: for return of unsolicited manuscripts or art. Courtesy Donald Swan) January 2007 | Page 3 A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page BEF MaGS A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page BEF MaGS The Rag Bag I love your piece, “Glen Gray And The I’ve been interested in jazz ever since I and pleaded, “Take him back, please, I Casa Loma Orchestra,” as it brings back met Jay McShann when he played at Mar- can’t deal with him.” memories going back to 1936. One of the tins-on-the-Plaza in Kansas City … with I was at the Pla-mor Ballroom where first big bands that I heard was Bennie Gus Johnson, Jr. and a young Charlie Jay was playing one night and was hauled Moten … the next, Glen Gray when the Parker whom Jay hired after Charlie said off the bandstand and away because he Casa Loma orchestra played the Old he had spent some time in the Ozarks hadn’t answered numerous 1A draft Mill in Topeka, Kansas, July 1936. I playing with Walter Page’s band … and he notices. Jay explained he had been travel- learned that Glen was staying with a “was trying out different things.” ing and hadn’t picked up his mail for some cousin of his who happened to live next I’m sure it’s all written elsewhere, but time. Anyway, he was drafted and sent to door to me. I met him there one after- I recall Jay telling me that Earl Hines Leavenworth to be inducted. For some noon … got a great snap physical reasons, Jay was shot and his autograph … released. A month or two Glen “Spike” Gray. Sever- Subscriber Judie Bruno sent the following information later, I was walking al months later I was from the ADA website regarding handicapped access at festi- through the KC airport ter- attending DePauw Uni- vals. It’s valuable information for both the festival producers minal building one after- versity, Greencastle, Indi- to have and for attendees to know.
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