NOJCNC Membership Member All year From July 1 Coming soon Musician $10 $5 Individual $25 $12.50 December: No Meeting! Couple $35 $17.50 Contributing $100 $50 Jan. 18: And That’s Jazz Sustaining $125 $62.50 Vol. 43 No. 12 December 2008 (Note: All memberships expire Dec. 31) NOJCNC Annual Feb.15: Dedicated to the Education, Preservation & Promotion of Traditional Jazz Showcase Make checks payable to “NOJCNC” and send to: Lynn Schloss, Membership March 15: Bob Schulz’s 1871 Stratton Circle, Frisco Jazz Band Walnut Creek, CA 94958 (All events at the San Pablo Band List Benefits of membership: Moose Lodge) * All contributions are tax-free * Free NOJCNC monthly newsletter Visit www.nojcnc.org for jazz * Contributing members: Free admission for info and news on the Web. two to all regularly scheduled events 2009 * Sustaining members: Free admission for four to regularly scheduled events Stellar line-up features new faces – as well as a few familiar ones NOJCNC News New Orleans Jazz Club of Northern California P.O. Box 27232 FIRST CLASS San Francisco, CA 94127 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Bob Schulz Jelly Roll Happy Jazz Band holidays! ■ No meeting in December. ■ And That’s Jazz on Jan. 18. 8 NOJCNC President’s Message In Search of Live Jazz o drums, no piano, but what a rhythm section! Anchored by News San Francisco Stuart Zank’s tenor guitar, driven by Reinhart’s four-beat Published by the New Orleans N bass and enhanced by Reyes’ complementary banjo, Clint Tuesday Pier 23, Embarcadero near Filbert, 5 - 8 pm, 415-362-5125 Rotating pianists: Virginia Tichenor, Marty Eggers, Jazz Club of Northern Baker had a solid and unwavering foundation for his talented California, a nonprofit front line. They did not disappoint. Frederick Hodges. organization dedicated to the Clint Baker’s Café Barrone All Stars provided an absolutely Saturday Mal Sharp’s Big Money in Jazz, 3 - 6 pm, 415-362-7023 education, preservation and splendid afternoon of jazz and a wonderful conclusion to our 2008 Savoy Tivoli, 1434 Grant Ave. promotion of traditional jazz. season. It was particularly gratifying to see a better attendance than Incorporated 1966. Peninsula & South has been the case in recent months, and so good to see members who 2008 Board have not been at the club for most of the year. Friday Clint Baker’s Cafe Borrone All Stars, 8 - 11 pm, 650-344-1462 Café Borrone, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park of Directors For this session Clint took the trumpet chair for the first two sets, Co-Presidents: Rich Vose & providing a wide repertoire of tunes from the driving “Joe Louis East Bay & East Dottie Lawless Stomp” to the haunting “Sweet Lotus Blossom.” This versatility was Treasurer: Bruce Stangeland facilitated by the talents of his sidemen … Dave Giampietro playing 1st & 3rd Monday Jack Convery's Banjojazz (featuring Gary Neuman), 6 - 9 pm, (925) 934-4831, The San Franciscan Rest, 1525 N Main St., Walnut Creek Secretary: Dottie Lawless a great soprano sax and clarinet, Robert Young superb as usual on Membership: Lynn Schloss alto sax (and leader/cornet in the third set) and Jim Klippert playing 1st & 3rd Tuesday Jazzinators (Youth Group), 7 - 8 pm, Jam set 8-9 pm Housing & Sales: Bill Walker his trademark robust trombone. 510-656-9911 Pizza Depot, 43450 Grimmer Blvd, Fremont Raffle & Admissions: Elvera Many thanks to Clint and his band for a great session, and our 1st & 3rd Wednesday Jambalaya Swing Dance Band, 7:30 - 9:30 pm, 510-881-5750 Walker Pleasanton Hotel, 855 Main St, Pleasanton appreciation for their steadfast support of NOJCNC over the years. Directors at Large: Jack 2nd & 4th Wednesday Chris Bradley’s Traditional Jazz Band, 7:30 - 9:30 pm 510-881-5750 Bob Mielke attended the session to sell and sign his book “Bob Dutcher, Carol Dutcher Pleasanton Hotel, 855 Main St, Pleasanton Mielke, A Life of Jazz” (authored by Jim Groggin). Unfortunately, Music Committee Bob didn’t bring enough copies and he quickly sold out! This a great 1st Thursday And That's Jazz, 7:30-10 pm, 510-522-1300 Rich Vose read with many great photos. To buy a copy, visit Speisekammers Restaurant,2424 Lincoln Avenue, Alameda (510) 336-2146, www.trafford.com/07-2418, or call (888) 232-4444. Fridays Ted Shafer’s Jelly Roll Jazz Band, 7 - 10 pm, 510-222-1819 [email protected] Many thanks to our jammers: Mike Harriman, bass sax; Paul Hilton, Champa Restaurant, 3550 San Pablo Dam Rd, San Pablo Dottie Lawless Bob Mielke and Glen Caukins on trombone; Shirley Campbell, 3rd Saturday Devil Mountain Jazz Band, 2 - 5 pm, 925-625-2707 (415) 661-9893 flute; Pat Campbell, Scott Anthony, Ted Shafer and Rich Vose on Danville Grange Hall, 743 Diablo Rd, Danville Pat Campbell banjo; Dana Kemp, Bob Sutherland and Jim Broadstreet on 3rd Sunday Joyful Noise Jazz Band, 5:30 – 7:30 pm, (not in December) (925) 685-1031 trumpet; Mike Somers, sousaphone; Sharon Swanson and Rod Champa Restaurant, 3550 San Pablo Dam Rd, San Pablo Jam set signup Roberts, piano; and Carol Dutcher, clarinet. North Bay & North Alex Newman And many thanks to our raffle donors, whose support is important to (925) 335-2647 our financial viability: Sheila Schloss, Evelyn Randolph, Elvira 2nd Sunday Natural Gas Jazz Band, 2 - 5 pm, 415-924-6107 Sweetwater Station, 500 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur General Info Walker, Richard Courtney, Marion Mills and Loyce Besant. And 2nd Wednesday Marty Eggers & Virginia Techenor, 5 - 8 pm, 415-924-6107 Dottie Lawless yet another thanks to Sheila Scloss for the cookies. Sweetwater Station, 500 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur (415) 661-9893 Our officers and volunteers have agreed to serve another year in their Rich Vose present capacities. We are exceedingly grateful to them, because 2nd & 4th Wednesday Marin Jazz Group, 7:30 - 9:30 pm, 415-456-1011 Mayflower Inn, 1533 4th St, San Rafael (510) 336-2146 without their work we would not be able to function. [email protected] Last Saturday Gold Coast Jazz Band, 1 - 4 pm, 707-938-9990 If you received this newsletter in the mail, please consider opting for an e-mailed version instead. The picture quality is enormously Little Switzerland, 401 Grove St, Sonoma Membership Info Lynn Schloss better, you will get it sooner, and you will save us money. Please (925) 938-0391 e-mail Rich Vose at [email protected] to get on the e-mailing list. (For updated listings, visit www.clintbakerjazz.com/raeannslist.html) Editor Thank you again for your support of NOJCNC. We wish you a very happy Holiday season, and wish you all the very best for 2009. Paul Hilton [email protected] 7 Rich Vose & Dottie Lawless 2 2009 NOJCNC December Renewal Just a reminder that it’s now time to Scrapbook renew your 2009 membership. Clint Baker’s Café Barrone Our membership rates for 2009 remain All Stars unchanged. Please see the last page of this newsletter for the rates and where to mail your check. Membership subscriptions provide the majority of our income for funding our monthly sessions. So please renew as The American Rag soon as possible. We are always deeply grateful for any extra donations. And please remember, membership fees and News you can use about Traditional Jazz donations are tax deductible. and Ragtime. Subscribe today! One year: $26 US (Canada $37 US*) Two years: $48 US (Canada $70 US*) On the Airwaves *Includes Airmail delivery Sunday KCSM (91.1 FM): Jim Cullum’s Make checks payable to “American Rag” and send to: Riverwalk (6 pm); Richard Hadlock’s American Rag Annals of Jazz (7 pm); Mal Sharpe (9 20137 Skyline Ranch Dr., pm); Ray Smith’s Jazz Decades (11 Apple Valley, CA 92308 pm). Phone fax: 760-247-5145 Monday KUSF (90.3 FM): Dave Reffkin’s Name: ________________________ Ragtime Machine (9 pm). Friday Signature: _____________________ XM Satellite Radio, Ch. 70: Dave (required by 2nd Class Postal regulations) Robinson’s French Quarter (6 pm). Address: ______________________ Photos by Paul Hilton / NOJCNC City, state, ZIP: _________________ ____________________________ Phone: _______________________ New Orleans Jazz Club of Southern California 6 3 Chris Bradley’s Jazz Band Band List 2009 Old friends, new faces, hot jazz Whether or not you keep your New Year’s resolutions, resolve not to miss a meeting in 2009: The line-up of bands is worth it. Some are old favorites that have been well received in recent years, but there also are some new faces, notably Bob Schulz’s Frisco Jazz Band and the Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band. Fog City We have a very strong lineup for the Showcase in Stompers February (in some cases, previews of sessions to come), and we are very fortunate to again host an Cell Block 7 international band in May (although we have not yet made the selection the Sacramento Jubilee ranks). Photos by Mission Gold will return in October after a few years Paul Hilton / absence. Mark you calendars! For the latest info, visit: NOJCNC www.nojcnc.org. Jan. 18 And That’s Jazz Feb. 15 NOJCNC Showcase March 15 Bob Schulz’s Frisco Jazz Band April 19 Fog City Stompers May 17 (International band) June 21 Cell Block 7 July 19 Uptown Lowdown Aug. 16 Ted Shafer’s Jelly Roll Jazz Band Sept. 20 Chris Bradley’s Jazz Band Bob Schulz’s Oct. 18 Mission Gold Frisco Jazz Band Nov. 15 (to be announced) Ted Shafer’s Jelly Roll Jazz Band 4 5 Chris Bradley’s Jazz Band Band List 2009 Old friends, new faces, hot jazz Whether or not you keep your New Year’s resolutions, resolve not to miss a meeting in 2009: The line-up of bands is worth it.