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Feb. 14: All-Star Clinicians Band in Town for Valentine's Day! Newsletter of the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society STJS is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of traditional jazz music. New addr: 1030 North D Street • Sacramento, CA 95811 • (916) 444-2004 • www.sacjazz.org VOLUME 48 • NO. 1 FEBRUARY 2016 2016 Sac. Music Festival info .......................2 Ad rates ............................................................2 Election Results .......................................... 3,5 Elks Lodge #6 – info/directions ....................2 In Loving Memory ........................................14 In the Months Ahead .....................................2 Jazz Sunday Notes The Cricket ...................6–9 Membership application .............................14 Music Lesson Awards ......................................5 Musicians from Dec. Jazz Sunday .................5 Notes From the Office Tom Duff .....................2 President’s Message Dave Becker ...................3 Feb. 14: all-star Clinicians Band Publisher of Am Rag retires Yvonne Au ......13 Raffle Cent$ Kathy Becker ................................3 “Rent Party” bands/musicians .............10-11 in town for Valentine’s Day! TNT / Music Lesson Award info .....................3 hanks to the 11th annual Trad. Jazz BILL DENDLE, T-bone/Guitar/Banjo TYouth Band Festival at Sac State, Bill began playing banjo in 1963, and by “Jazz Sunday” info ➤ pg. 2 with its talented group of educators and 1967 he performed at Mickie Finn’s in Jazz Sunday photos on pg. 6–7, and pg. 11 mentors for the next generation of trad San Diego as leader of the South Market jazz musicians, STJS will have access Street Jazz Band. Bill was the lead ban- Dec. 13 to an all-star ensemble that’s been flown joist at Capone’s Warehouse in Monte- in from cities across the country. They rey for nine years. 1977 found Bill as put on a great show each year, with lots an entertainment consultant, banjoist, Peter Petty of laughs and upbeat music for dancing. trombonist, bandleader and entertainer We truly appreciate the STJS Founda- at Florida’s Disney World, where he tion for making it possible. Learn more opened on the Empress Lilly Showboat. about the band (alphabetical order): In late 1977 he revived (cont. on pg. 11) March 13 Jazz Sunday Sac. Music Fest. Moonlight Swing Big Band Get your Early Bird This popular band takes you back to the 1930s and ‘40s, as each performance is a living- Discount tickets history experience with emphasis on the music while they last! of bandleader Glenn Miller, including his famous Army Air Forces stateside service band! $110 (Will be $125) STJS Office 1030 N. D Street (as of Dec. 2015) Sacramento, CA 95811 Notes From the Office (916) 444-2004 FAX: 444-2060 STJS EXEC. DIRECTOR [email protected] www.sacjazz.org by Tom Duff <[email protected]> e are pressing along planning the other locations in mind. Rest assured, STJS Executive Director: Tom Duff W2016 Sacramento Music Festi- we will have an additional location for STJS OFFICERS val. Much of our talent has been booked our music. President: Dave Becker Vice President: Dennis Speciale with more to come. We currently have Secretary: Beth Scott We are going to participate in the Treasurer: Dennis Grimes contracts with: St. Patricks Day Parade in Old Sac- Ex Officio:Steve Hammond Past Pres.: Ron Jones Tom Rigney and Flambeau, Lisa ramento again this year. The parade is BOARD MEMBERS MUSICIAN: NON-MUSICIAN: Haley and the Zydekats, Zydeco March 12th at 1pm. This event is always Vivian Lee Todd Bibby Flames, High Street Jazz Band, Peter fun, so come out and support STJS — or Todd Morgan Joe Cruz Dominic Ruggieri Jeff Hedrick Petty, Crescent Katz, Midnight Rose march with us if you feel like it. Zack Sapunor Lyle Van Horn Jazz Band, Stephanie Trick and Paolo Vanna Turner This year, we will be participating The Board of Directors meet at the STJS Office at 6:00 Double Trio with Danny Coots and pm on the Monday one week after the monthly Jazz in a Barnes and Noble book fair. If Sunday; open to the public. (Day subject to change.) Marty Eggers, Mumbo Gumbo, On you purchase a book during the dates Air, Todd Morgan and the Emblems, STJS FOUNDATION President: Dr. William Au of March 9th though March 12th, part STJSF: P. O. Box 661763 • Sacramento, CA 95866 Beth Duncan Quintet, Fulton Street of the proceeds will go to STJS. On AATJ STAFF Jazz Band, Joy and Madness, Mick March 9th, our own TNT band will Writing/photos/illust./coord./production: Martin and the Blues Rockers, as well Nancy Giffin — [email protected] be performing from 7 to 8:30 pm at the as Dave Bennett and the Memphis Barnes and Noble in Roseville. Contributors: Speed Kings. As one of our headliners, Yvonne Au, Kathy Becker, Tom Duff, Dave Becker, Paula Coming again this year is our par- Dula, Judy Hendricks, Patti Jones, Jane Reinmuth, we will have jazz legend Pablo Cruise! and our advertisers. We are working on many more as well, ticipation in the “Big Day of Giving” and you will see those on the website: (a.k.a. Big DoG). Now in our third year, Advertising (full-color): www.sacmusicfest.com we will have some lofty goals, so please AD DEADLINE: 15th day of prior month participate if at all possible. Last year, AD SIZE RATE VERTICAL HORIZ. Now for the bad news: I was notified the board was not involved until the very Full-pg. $ 150. ➔ 7.5” x 10” – Half-pg. $ 75. ➔ 3.6” x 10” 7.5” x 4.8” yesterday that the site known as “River last minute, but they will be involved Third-pg. $ 52.50 ➔ 2.5” x 10” 7.5” x 3.6” Front Refuge” will not be available this Qtr.-pg. $ 37.50 ➔ 3.6” x 4.8” 7.5” x 2.5” much earlier this year. I have plans to Bus. card $ 15. ➔ – 3.6” x 2.3” year. The City of Sacramento will be devote a large part of the next board Ads can be sent in .PDF or .JPG format. starting renovation work on the bike meeting to “Big Day of Giving.” If you path and boardwalk in Old Sacramento have strong feelings about their involve- PUBLISHING And All That Jazz is published monthly, except Jan- and will be using this area for equipment ment, please email [email protected] uary, by the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society: staging. I am in the process of looking and ask them to become involved in this 1030 N. D Street; Sacramento, CA 95811. SUMMARY for another location and have some very important fundraiser. (next page) The Sac. Trad. Jazz Society is a non-profit orga- nization established under 501(c)(3) of the Inter- nal Revenue Code for the purpose of educating the public and members on matters concerning the preservation and promotion of traditional jazz music, and the study and play of musical instru- ments associated with traditional jazz music. In the Months Ahead “JAZZ SUNDAY” Monthly “Jazz Sunday” typically occurs on the 2nd 2nd Sunday Feb. 14 – TJYBF Clinicians Band, all-star musicians Sunday, at ELKS #6, 6446 Riverside Blvd., Sac., including Bob Draga, the Midiri Bros., and more CA 95831. This official meeting is open to all STJS members and to the general public. MUSIC from Mar. 13 – Moonlight Swing Big Band, from Sacramento ADMISSION 12 NOON to 5:00 PM Admission to “Jazz Sunday” is by donation of $8 for members, $10 for non-members. Persons under DIRECTIONS: 12 are admitted free. Youth 12-20 (members) $5, Elks Lodge #6 youth 12-20 (non-members) $7. 43rd annual 6446 Riverside Blvd. GOLD CARD AUDITIONS May 27–30, 2016 Auditions held twice a year: Mar. & Oct., morn- Sac., CA 95831 ing of “Jazz Sunday.” Applications are available Memorial Day Weekend from the Gold Card Coordinator, to be completed West of I-5 at Florin Rd. one month before the audition. For info: 444-2004. & Riverside Blvd. 2 Dec. 2015 / Jan. 2016 Notes ... (Cont.) President’s Message The new Big DoG website is coming very soon, and I will send by Dave Becker STJS PRESIDENT out the link to our page in a future communication. <[email protected]> If you did not attend the STJS Crab & Pasta Feed on Jan. hope everyone had an enjoyable Christmas and New 23rd, you missed an awesome event. Kathy Becker did a phe- Year. What a year! I just cannot believe it went so fast. We nomenal job in the planning (as she does every year). This I had a great 2015 Sacramento Music Festival with awesome year was tough for all crab feeds with the recent scare, but musicians and performers. Then we got notified that we had everyone that attended came away with no side effects, and to move the warehouse to a new location because the leas- had plenty to eat and drink. ing company sold the building. We didn’t have to move very So in closing, I would like to thank the great volunteers. far: 1030 N. D Street, Sacramento, CA 95811. Please make Without you, we could not do any of our events. Thank You a note of this new address. Same phone: (916) 444-2004. very much! 2 I want to thank all the volunteers, especially Christy Pierson (she was there every day working and moving items), John Tillet (also there every day working and moving items), Mary Edna Menezes and her family; Joe Cruz, Jeff Hedrick, Mike TNT Performances Shipman, Todd Bibby, Tom Duff, Dennis Grimes, Vanna Round Table Pizza Turner, Bob Allshouse, Lyle VanHorn and others that took (9138 Kiefer Blvd., Sac. 95826) time out to help us move — thank you so much. Monday 6:30–8:30 pm I would like to introduce the 2016 Officers and Board Mem- Feb.
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