Newsletter of the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society STJS is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of traditional jazz music. 2787 Del Monte Street • West Sacramento, CA 95691 • (916) 372-5277 • www.sacjazz.org & .com VOLUME 43 • NO. 1 FEBRUARY 2011 March 13: Ad rates.............................................................2 Dante Club – info/directions.........................2 Swing Master Dante Club Notes. The Cricket.....................8-11 FESTIVAL INFO .........................................14-15 Future Festivals.............................................12 Allan Vaché H & R Block – you can help STJS.....................3 llan Vaché is one of the world’s In Loving Memory..........................................13 A most acclaimed jazz clarinetists, In the Months Ahead.......................................2 presenting music of the Swing Era and Jazz Notes.......................................................12 celebrating jazz greats Benny Goodman, Jazz Education news .......................................5 Artie Shaw, “Fats” Waller, Duke Elling- Jubilee Boosters ............................................15 ton, Count Basie, the Dorsey Brothers, Lost & Found ..................................................13 Louis Armstrong and many more. One Membership application..............................16 review raved, “The man is an absolute Musicians from Rent Party.............................6 Allan Vaché from Orlando, FL phenomenon.” Indeed he is! His reper- Notes from the Office Greg Willett.................2 Special thanks to Chuck & Peggy Butler toire highlights music from an era when Patron Members..............................................3 for sponsoring Allan as a guest artist. melody and “The Great American Song- President’s Message Tom Duff........................3 book” were king, with tunes from great is also Music Director of the popular Raffle Cents Kathy Becker..............................12 composers like Gershwin, Porter, and Jazzfest at Sea Cruises, which feature STJS Foundation news Patti Jones................12 Kern (among others). classic and traditional jazz groups on “Jazz Sunday” info ➤ pg. 2 Having toured in Australia, Germany, week-long sails to exotic destinations. The Netherlands, Scandinavia, Russia, Few have mastered the work of Benny See.more.photos.on.pages.8–11 Austria, The United Kingdom, Ireland, Goodman, and Allan Vaché is at the top More photos from Jan. 9 on pg. 8-9 Italy, Poland, Hungary, Switzerland, of the list. When 2009 marked the 100th France, Brazil and Israel, Allan works birthday of jazz legend Benny Good- as a freelance artist in the Orlando area man, clarinetist Allan Vaché was given as well as appearing at many concerts permission by the Goodman Estate and and festivals in the U.S. and abroad. He Bill Hyland, its execu- (cont. on page 7) FEB. 13th – Three Guests! Become a 2011 EDDIE BOB BRIA JUBILEE BOOSTER ERICKSON DRAGA SKONBERG by March 1 from from from to get your name in the Monterey,. Largo,. Brooklyn,. California Florida New.York festival program STJS Office 2787 Del Monte Street West Sacramento, CA 95691 Notes From the Office (916) 372-5277 www.sacjazz.org by Greg Willett STJS.EXECUTIVE.DIRECTOR [email protected] www.sacjazz.com <[email protected]> NEW STJS OFFICERS Happy New Year! relationship with H&R Block can make President: Tom Duff it a little less painful. Vice President: Ron Jones Plans for the 2011 Sacramento Jazz Secretary: Ron Swehla Treasurer: Lisa Negri-Bartels Festival & Jubilee are well underway. We have new face in the office these Ex-officio: Jim Roberson You’ll see several of your favorite bands days. Jim Caselli, a local marketing BOARD MEMBERS come Memorial Day Weekend, and of expert (who happens to be a fine drum- MUSICIAN: NON-MUSICIAN: Paula Dula Yvonne Au course, you’ll see a few surprises, too. mer, as well) has stepped in to help in Beth Duncan Dave Becker Get your tickets early. Be ready to have Vivian Lee Alicia Fullbright the STJS marketing efforts. Jim’s only Kristy Reed Scott Kaufman a great time! able to come in once a week, and as you Bob Ringwald Priscilla Ornelas can imagine, his day’s quite full with The Board of Directors meet at the STJS office at 6:00 Thanks to the good folks at Golden pm on the Monday fifteen days after the Jazz Sunday helping to generate a buzz about the each month. Meetings open to the public. 1 Credit Union for once again step- STJS FOUNDATION President: Tom Dithridge ping-up and becoming the Sacramento upcoming Festival & Jubilee, and other Jazz Festival & Jubilee’s Major Spon- important STJS efforts like Jazz Sunday AATJ STAFF or our annual Crab Feed. Say hello if Writing/photos/illust./calligraphy/production: sor. Frankly, the event would not be Nancy Giffin — [email protected] possible if not for the support we get you see Jim in the office. Contributors: from our Sponsors. Please patronize the I’d like to send out a special thanks Dave & Kathy Becker, Paula Dula, Tom Duff, Elinor Hackett, Richard Heimbauch, Judy Hendricks, Jane Reinmuth, Greg businesses that help support the efforts to all the wonderful folks that help out Willett and our advertisers of STJS. We’ll be partnering with the around the STJS Office. We have a ded- Advertising: NorCal ACE Group, again, this year. icated team of volunteers that work at Need to visit a hardware store? Make it the front desk, and others that tirelessly AD DEADLINE: 10th day of prior month an ACE Dealer Store. commit their time and energy to making AD SIZE RATE VERTICAL HORIZ. Full-pg. $ 150. ➔ 7.5” x 10” – STJS a great place to work. Thanks Half-pg. $ 75. ➔ 3.6” x 10” 7.5” x 4.8” Remember that it’s almost tax season, Third-pg. $ 52.50 ➔ 2.5” x 10” 7.5” x 3.6” and once again, we’ve partnered with to Kathy Grimes, Joanne Gannon, Qtr.-pg. $ 37.50 ➔ 3.6” x 4.8” 7.5” x 2.5” Nancy Williams and Kathy Becker. Bus. card $ 15. ➔ – 3.6” x 2.3” the good folks at H&R Block. If you STJS holds the right to accept or reject need tax help this season, see the pro- Also, big thanks to Bruce MacNeill, any and all advertising. fessionals at H&R Block. But first, call who does just about everything at the office, and always with a smile. We POSTAL INFORMATION the office for your referral form; STJS And All That Jazz (U.S.P.S. No. 068-450) is published gets a $25 cash donation from H&R for wouldn’t be here without all of your monthly, except January, by the Sacramento Traditional efforts. And on that note about great vol- Jazz Society: 2787 Del Monte St., West Sacramento, each new client we refer. Tax time isn’t CA 95691-3811. Periodical Postage paid at West Sacra- everyone’s favorite time of year, but our unteerism, if you (Continued on page 3) mento, CA and additional offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: And All That Jazz, 2787 Del Monte St., West Sacramento, CA 95691-3811. SUMMARY The Sac. Trad. Jazz Society is a non-profit organization established under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code In the Months Ahead 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 Feb. 12 – 6th TJYBF T. J. Youth Band Fest. Sac. State Univ. instruments associated with traditional jazz music. 2nd.Sunday “JAZZ SUNDAY” Feb. 13 – Bria SKONBERG, Bob DRAGA, Eddie ERICKSON “Jazz Sunday” is held monthly, typically the 2nd Sunday, at the Dante Club: 2330 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sac., CA. This OPEN at 11:30 AM Mar. 13 – ALLAN VACHÉ clarinet Orlando, FL official meeting is open to all members of the STJS and MUSIC from their guests; the general public is also welcome. Apr. 10 – DAN BARRETT Costa Mesa, CA 12 NOON to 5:00 PM ADMISSION May 8 – JULIE JULES vocalist New Orleans, LA Admission to “Jazz Sunday” is by donation of $8 for DIRECTIONS members, $12 for non-members. Persons under 12 to the DANTE CLUB: Jun. 12 – PIETER MEIJERS clarinet/sax Los Angeles, CA are admitted free. Youth 12-20 (members) $5, youth 12-20 (non-members) $7. We especially encourage 2330 Fair Oaks Blvd., Jul. 10 – “Parade of Bands” Costa Mesa, CA attendance by music students. Sacramento, 95825 GOLD CARD AUDITIONS Between Howe & Fulton 38th annual SAC. JAZZ FESTIVAL & JUBILEE Auditions are held twice a year: Mar. & Oct., 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 27–30, 2011 – Memorial Day Wknd. one month before the audition. Call 372-5277 for details. at nearby McDonald’s. 2 February 2011 Notes... (cont.) President’s Message have the time and would like to help make a difference, please by Tom Duff STJS.PRESIDENT call the office and let us know when and how you’d like to <[email protected]> help. With the Festival & Jubilee just around the corner, there’s t is less than 4 months until the start of the 2011 Festival, always lots to do! I..and what an exciting time! I know most of the volunteers Please join me in thanking our Artistic Director, John are engaged with their respective committees to make sure that Cocuzzi, for a job well done. John has chosen to resign his this festival will be successful. As a volunteer myself, I know duties as Artistic Director as of December 31st, 2010. His the amount of work the volunteers put into this event, so I per- music schedule has made it challenging to meet the demands sonally want to thank every one of you. of the position. John’s talent and help were largely instrumental We are asking the volunteers to fill out an updated informa- in the success of the 2010 Sacramento Jazz Festival and Jubi- tion form so that we can use to update our data bases.