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’05 AFCDJS Concerts Move to 3rd Sunday N.O. Wanderers Jan. 16 Celebrate the new year with an Published by America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society • San Diego, CA • www.dixielandjazzfestival.org afternoon of traditional jazz played by the New Orleans Wanderers —Jan. 16, $2.00 Per IssueJanuary- February, 2005 Vol. XXIII No. 1 1-4pm at the Belly-Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach, as AFCDJS moves to the third Sunday of the month Silver Anniversary Fest a Blast! for our concert-dance series. The band’s repertoire includes numbers by King Oliver, Louis Plans Underway for #26 Armstrong, Kid Ory and Jelly Roll From the opening notes on Goodwin and Alice and John Morton, plus vintage pop tunes and Wednesday evening to the late-night Contreras. World-class photographer songs associated with revivalists such grand finale on Sunday, the Silver Andrew Wittenborn also displayed a as Ken Colyer and Chris Barber. Anniversary of the San Diego treasure trove of photos from previous Organized in 1995, the New Orleans Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival Thanksgiving Festivals. Wanderers played a lengthy residency was a party to remember! From Nov. Throughout Friday and Saturday, at the Hofbrau in Fullerton. The 24-28, old friends and new faces from Festival patrons listened to a total of following year the band toured England. around the world thronged the Town 29 bands and soloists. Several groups, Since then, the Wanderers have & Country Resort and Convention including the Night Blooming appeared at the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, Center to hear the best in traditional Jazzmen, Chicago Six, Uptown Fresno Mardi Gras Festival, Pismo jazz, Dixieland, ragtime and swing. Lowdown and High Society Jazz Beach Jubilee By the Sea, New Year’s The festivities began on Band, played at the earliest Eve Jazz at Indian Wells, Del Mar Night Wednesday night with a “pre- incarnations of the Thanksgiving & Day Jazz Festival, SPDJ Bash, Santa Festival” concert-dance. On Festival. A new band, the Louisiana Rosa DixieJazz Fest and the San Diego Thursday, those who dined at the Joymakers, seemed to play hotter and Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival. Town & Country Thanksgiving Buffet hotter as the weekend progressed. The band has also played at the Depot enjoyed live music with their meals. This band’s performance before a in San Juan Capistrano, Concerts by the Festival attendees in the Atlas Foyer capacity crowd at the Sunday night continued on page 6 took in the music of “The Jammers.” wind-down party was simply (This excellent group represented awesome. AFCDJS on several early-morning So? How does AFCDJS match broadcasts. Story on page 10). Jazz this incredible weekend? Just check fans who strolled the Atlas Foyer saw out the initial list of performers for historical displays of photos, Festival #26 — Bill Allred’s Classic programs and badges dating back to Jazz Band, Night Blooming Jazzmen, the first “Holiday Bowl Jazz Festival” Chicago Six, Carl Sonny Leyland, — assembled by Myrna and Jim continued on page 3 Anita Thomas will play bass with the New Orleans Wanderers on Jan. 16 at the Belly-Up Tavern Monthly Jazz Sessions • Sun., Jan. 16 - New Orleans Wanderers • Sun., Feb. 20 - High Society Jazz Band • Sun., Mar. 20 - Titanic Jazz Band • Sun., Apr. 17 - Golden Eagle Jazz Band (venues to be announced) Steamboat Stompers from the Czech Republic will be featured at Fest #26 Jazz Alive — Here, There, Everywhere JAN. - FEB., 2005 VOL. XXIII - NO. 1 HIGH SOCIETY CROWN CITY DIXIELAND BAND The JAZZ RAMBLER is published bi- Wednesdays 7-10pm – Tio Leo’s Wednesdays from 6:30-9pm, Burger monthly for $10 per year ($15 foreign) by Lounge, 5302 Napa St. San Diego . $5 Continental Restaurant, Pasadena (818) America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz So- cover. (619) 542-0562 792-6634 ciety. Address all correspondence to P.O. Box 880387, San Diego, CA 92168-0387. America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz DIXIE EXPRESS COYOTE HILLS JAZZ BAND Society is a Non-Profit 501 (c)3 organi- Wednesdays, 6-8pm at Fuddruckers, Wednesdays, 7-10pm, Spaghetti zation. For information about the 5500 Grossmont Center Drive, La Mesa. Station, Anaheim. (714) 956-3250 Society, call (619) 297-5277. Website: www.dixielandjazzfestival.org. SAN DIEGO BANJO BAND ROYALE GARDEN DIXIELAND JB Fax number (619) 297-5281. Single McDonald’s at El Cajon Blvd & 54th copy price $2.00. 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(619) by the City of San Diego Commission SOUTHSIDE CHICAGO SEVEN for Arts and Culture. 384-7574 1st Sunday, 1-5pm, Golden Empire Executive Director, Alan Adams BLUE LARGO Hot Jazz Society at the Golden West Casino, Bakersfield. (661) 872-2332 Admin. & Media Director, Hal Smith First Monday, 7-10 pm, Café Calypso, BOARD OF DIRECTORS 576 N. Highway 101 (between Encinitas Mary Solsbak, President Blvd. and Leucadia Blvd.) BALDY MOUNTAIN SWING Alice Contreras, Treasurer 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 8-10:30pm at Myrna Goodwin, Secretary METAPHOR CAFE The Press, 129 Harvard Ave., Claremont. Darlene Brown, Jane Brown, John Alternate Mondays, Big Easy Jazz (909) 625-4808 Contreras, Everett Crouse, June Band and Bourbon St. Jazz Band, 6:30- Hendershot, Curtis McKee, George 8:30pm, 2nd & Juniper, Escondido. JERRY ROTHSCHILD’S RAGTIMERS Alternate Tuesdays, Nice & Easy JB, Newman, Dave Shean, Carey Jo Thoza. Fridays & Saturdays, 7-10pm, 7-9pm. Curley’s, Signal Hill. (562) 424-0018 Editor: Jay F. 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Deadlines are the 15th of the 594-5722 2nd Sunday, 12:30-5pm, Knights of month, prior to the date of issue. Dec. 15, Feb. RED PEPPER JAZZ BAND Columbus Hall, 224½ S. Sepulveda 15, April 15, June 15, Aug. 15 and Oct. 15. Blvd., Manhattan Beach. (310) 376-7083 Sundays, 12:30-4pm, at The Last Advertising Rates Tycoon Saloon (formerly the Depot at Full page — $230.00 the train station in San Juan Capistrano). SO CAL HOT JAZZ SOCIETY One Half page — 125.00 (949) 496-7225 1st Sunday. American Legion Post One Third page — 90.00 335, Southgate. (323) 566-9128 One Quarter page — 70.00 GOLDEN EAGLES One Eighth page — 40.00 Sundays, Jan. 16 & 30, Feb. 13 & 20; PALOS VERDES, CA For a rate sheet, write AFCDJS, P.O. 2-5pm, Steamer’s Restaurant, Fullerton. Norris Center for the Performing Box 880387, San Diego, CA 92168-0387 (626) 799-1761 or call (619) 297-5277. Arts, Jan. 16, 2005. “BED” (Becky Kilgore, Eddie Erickson, Dan Barrett) AFCDJS is a member of: FIREHOUSE STOMPERS 1st and 3rd Mondays, 7pm, El Patio plus Joel Forbes; Mar. 13, Golden Eagle • American Federation of Jazz Societies Mexican Restaurant, 1750 W. La Palma Jazz Band; May 15, Yerba Buena • International Association of Ave., Anaheim. (714) 758-1649 Stompers, (310) 544-0403 Jazz Educators • International Association of CJ & KATIE FRESNO, CA Classic Jazz Festivals Every Wednesday, 5:45-7:45pm at Fresno Mardi Gras 2005, Feb. 10- Fendi’s Café, 569 E. Bixby Rd., Long 13. (559) 292-3999. • San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Beach (corner of Atlantic & Bixby), free. • San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau continued on page 4 PAGE 2 JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2005 JAZZ RAMBLER Spotlight on Festival Bands Plans Underway . Steamboat Stompers to continued from front page Titanic Jazz Band, Reynolds Brothers Debut at Festival #26 Rhythm Rascals, Steamboat By Josef Sedivec, Stompers (Czech Republic) and more AFCDJS Member to be announced! Next year’s musical extravaganza When Czechoslovakia was a takes place Nov. 23-27, 2005 at the Russian communist satellite, jazz was Town & Country Resort and officially unwelcome. The Convention Center in San Diego’s communist government considered Hotel Circle. You may order this original American art form to be discounted badges using the coupon decadent. During the cold war, east from the ad on page 5, or online at European jazz bands had no www.dixielandjazzfestival.org. In government support and could not addition, sponsorships for Festival play in public. All of the public halls, Eva Emingerova scats with Stompers rooms, bands and musicians are theatres, hotels all the way down to available.