Newsletter of the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society STJS is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of traditional jazz music. 106 K Street, Suite #1 • Sacramento, CA 95814 • (916) 444-2004 • www.sacjazz.org VOLUME 44 • NO. 6 JULY 2012 Ad rates.............................................................2 Dante Club – info/directions.........................2 Dante Club Notes. The Cricket.....................8-10 ELECTION RESULTS ........................................10 Future Festivals.............................................12 Bria Terry Greg Curtis In Loving Memory..........................................15 In the Months Ahead.......................................2 Jazz Camp! Felicia Weatherly..........................11 Jazz Notes.......................................................12 Aug. 12: FOUR all-stars Membership application..............................16 Musicians / Music Here & There...................13 from our Jazz Camp staff Notes from the Office Vivian Abraham..........2 Patron Members .............................................3 hanks to STJS Trad. Jazz Camp, BRIA SKONBERG – Visit Bria’s video blog President’s Message Tom Duff........................3 Twe are able to bring you not one on YouTube (channel: HornStar2911), Raffle Cents Kathy Becker..............................12 but FOUR all-star guest artists in and you’ll be rest assured that success Sac. Music Fest. Photos, Youth Awards..........4-7 August! Bria Skonberg on trumpet, in the Big Apple has not spoiled our Save the Dates ................................................7 Terry Myers on reeds, Greg Varlotta warm-hearted Bria. She bills herself on trombone (and tap!), and Curtis as a “Brooklyn-based Jazz Trumpeter / “Jazz Sunday” info ➤ pg. 2 Brengle on piano. Bria, Terry and Vocalist / Song writer and instigator of June 10 with Bob Schulz. See pg. 8-10. Greg have teamed up for years as part big dreams and adventure!” “Chilliwack of The Professors, and while Curtis is meets New York.” She had her latest a relative newcomer to The Professors, CD release party in April at the famous he and Greg Varlotta have been part Iridium Jazz Club in New York, joined of the Side Street Strutters, so there by her trumpet instructor, Warren Vaché will be a great chemistry and comara- (“the boss” as she calls him). So Is the derie on Main Stage as they play your Day (www.randomactrecords.com) had favorite trad and swing tunes. You’ll be jumped to #7 on the National Jazz Week tapping your toes, and so will Greg! Charts (June 18). (Continued on pg. 14) Sunday, July 8 SAVE THE DATES! Dick.Johnson’s.Mardi.Gras.Band • Dr..Bach.&.the.Jazz.Practitioners. See page 7 • Gold.Card.Divas • Kristy.Reed’s.Classic.Four • Miss.Margie.&.the. for THREE upcoming Hot.5..•..Z.O.O.M.(Zydeco.On.Our.Mind).and.more... FUNdraiser concerts STJS Office 106 K Street, Suite #1 Sacramento, CA 95814 Notes From the Office (916) 444-2004 Fax: (916) 444-2060 STJS.EXEC..DIRECTOR [email protected] www.sacjazz.org by Vivian Abraham <[email protected]> STJS STAFF ell friends, our 39th Festival is a The Crawdad’s River Cantina Free Exec. Director: Vivian Abraham Office Manager: Jennifer Colindres Wmemory now, and I hope you Stage was a hit. Several good country STJS BOARD of DIRECTORS took home many pleasant ones (memo- bands performed there, as did a 70s & President: Tom Duff ries that is). 80s-style band, and were well received. Vice President: Ron Jones Secretary: Ron Swehla My message to you last month, as The stage closed early, and the MC did Treasurer: Lisa Negri-Bartels a great job of talking about our different Ex-officio: Jim Roberson you know, was based on hypotheticals. STJS MUSICIAN Board Members Now, it’s back to reality. I know you’re venues and what bands would be per- Paula Dula, Paul Edgerton, Jay Paulus, forming there. Interesting to note here Kristy Reed, Gary Reynolds all anxious to know how our Festival did is that some media took a particular STJS Non-MUSICIAN Board Members this year, but as I am submitting this arti- Yvonne Au, Dave Becker, Carol Fusaro, cle to you on the 12th of June, the final interest in this stage, commenting that Dennis Grimes, Scott Kaufman it was something new, and they really Board of Directors monthly meeting: 6:00pm at the numbers are not yet available. There are STJS Office on the Monday occuring fifteen days after many other highlights, however, that I liked the idea. Jazz Sunday. Meetings are open to the public. can share with you. STJS FOUNDATION President: Tom Dithridge Many of us over the weekend made STJSF: P. O. Box 661763 • Sacramento, CA 95866 There were still a few grumbles about mention of the fact that next year will AATJ STAFF our name change, but overall, the com- be our big 40th annual Festival. It is Writing/photos/illust./calligraphy/production: Nancy Giffin — [email protected] ments that were heard and that I heard only June, and we are already receiving CONTRIBUTORS: personally were very positive. We had calls of interest in what we are doing Vivian Abraham, Kathy & Dave Becker, Tom Duff, Paula Dula, Richard Heimbauch, Judy Hendricks, Jane Reinmuth, tremendous media coverage all week- next year. Bob Ringwald, Felicia Weatherly. end, and in many cases, their focus was No time now to go into all of that, Advertising on our name change and the fact that but I can tell you it will be a celebration AD DEADLINE: 10th day of prior month we were presenting a more musically to top all others. As you think about AD SIZE RATE VERTICAL HORIZ. Full-pg. $ 150. ➔ 7.5” x 10” – diverse festival. next year, perhaps think of a favorite Half-pg. $ 75. ➔ 3.6” x 10” 7.5” x 4.8” Third-pg. $ 52.50 ➔ 2.5” x 10” 7.5” x 3.6” We tried new things this year; some band that was not here this year (or Qtr.-pg. $ 37.50 ➔ 3.6” x 4.8” 7.5” x 2.5” worked, some did not: Moving our has not been here for several years) but Bus. card $ 15. ➔ – 3.6” x 2.3” Opening Day Parade to Saturday ab- has been an important contributor to solutely did not work; opening some the success of our event; it is not too POSTAL INFORMATION And All That Jazz (U.S.P.S. No. 068-450) is published venues later in the day did not work; early to start talking to other members monthly, except January, by the Sacramento Traditional trying to change and improve the park- and friends about getting involved in an Jazz Society: 106 K Street, Suite #1; Sacramento, CA 95814. Periodical Postage paid at Sacramento, CA ing situation in Old Sacramento during effort to help sponsor that favorite of and additional offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: And All That Jazz, 106 K Street, Suite #1; the Festival ABSOLUTELY DID NOT WORK! yours. (Continued on next page.) Sacramento, CA 95814. SUMMARY The Sac. Trad. Jazz Society is a non-profit organization established under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the purpose of educating the public and members on matters concerning the preservation and promotion of In the Months Ahead traditional jazz music and the study and play of musical instruments associated with traditional jazz music. Jul. 8 – PARADE of BANDS 15 bands, incl. youth bands 2nd.Sunday “JAZZ SUNDAY” “Jazz Sunday” is held monthly, typically the 2nd Sunday, Aug. 4 – Jazz Camp FUNDRAISER – The Professors pg.7 at the Dante Club: 2330 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sac., CA. This OPEN at 11:30 AM official meeting is open to all members of the STJS and MUSIC from Aug. 12 – 4 Guests: Bria SKONBERG / Terry MYERS their guests; the general public is also welcome. 12 NOON to 5:00 PM Greg VARLOTTA / Curtis BRENGLE ADMISSION DIRECTIONS Admission to “Jazz Sunday” is by donation of $8 for Sept. 9 – BOB HAVENS trombone Quincy, IL members, $12 for non-members. Persons under 12 to the DANTE CLUB: are admitted free. Youth 12-20 (members) $5, youth 12-20 (non-members) $7. We especially encourage 2330 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sept. 28 – STJS Fundraiser – Tom Rigney & Flambeau pg.7 attendance by music students in our jam sets. Sacramento, 95825 GOLD CARD AUDITIONS Between Howe & Fulton 40th annual SACRAMENTO MUSIC FESTIVAL Auditions are held twice a year: Mar. & Oct. at 11 AM Avenues, on south side prior to “Jazz Sunday.” Applications are available from the Gold Card Coordinator, to be completed of street. Extra parking May 24–27, 2013 – Memorial Day Wknd. one month before the audition. Call 444-2004 for details. at nearby McDonald’s. 2 July 2012 (Cont.) We were able to bring the lovely and talented Kathy President’s Message Morrow this year because a small group of her loyal fans raised $3,250 to cover her expenses. If you had a chance to see her this by Tom Duff STJS.PRESIDENT year, it is easy to understand why her fans are so dedicated. <[email protected]> Allotria, Igor, Zydeco Flames, Gator Beat, Natural Gas, veryone has been asking me how we did at the 2012 Music High Street, Blue Street and so many more. How wonderful E.Festival. As of this writing, we do not have all the final it would be to bring them all back to help us celebrate our big numbers. There are several things that went right this year. I 40th. Think about it, won’t you? If your cup of tea tastes more have heard comments from the media, attendees and members like a Trombone Shorty or the Dirty Dozen from New Orleans, that the audience looked younger this year. There were many that’s okay, too. more families attending and enjoying music and activities. The free stage (by the Pony Express) was a big hit. Many of the At least once a year I like to encourage members to get more issues that we had were transparent to the general public.