AFCDJS Names New Director JAZZ RAMBLER AFCDJS is excited to announce Published by America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society • San Diego, CA • www.SDjazzfest.org Bill Adams as our new Executive Director. Bill joined our Board of $8.00 Per Issue Spring (May) 2019 Vol. XXXVII No. 2 Directors in 2005 and was elected President in 2010. Since becoming a member of the Board, Bill has been Festival #40 Will integral in expanding our role in the community. He’s worked closely with several local schools’ music programs, Be a Real Swinger! promoted AFCDJS’s monthly workshops, ran booths for local events As the Duke Ellington composition For more traditional-minded and sound for our monthly concerts, says, “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t Festival patrons, Saturday night and taken on multiple roles in got that swing.” The 40th Annual San festivities will also feature a Trad Jazz producing our annual SD Jazz Fest. Diego Jazz Fest will feature plenty of Showcase, including the Chicago No task is too big for him — as a that musical style. This year, the Cellar Boys, Grand Dominion Jazz member of the Festival Steering Festival, which runs from Nov. 27 – Band, Titanic Jazz Band and the Yerba Committee as well as the “go to” Dec. 1, 2019 at the Town & Country Buena Stompers. Other sets through- operations person for the event, he Hotel on San Diego’s Hotel Circle, will out the weekend will feature multi- helps choose the bands we’ll hear feature swing groups on Friday and instrumentalist Katie Cavera, pianist every year while making vendor Saturday. Featured bands will include John Royen, the Night Blooming selections and other crucial decisions After Midnight, the Holland-Coots Jazzmen, High Society Jazz Band, the for our event. Jazz Quintet, On The Levee Jazz Band, Heliotrope Ragtime Orchestra and No task is too small for him either — the Mad Hat Hucksters, Gino and the more to be announced. he’ll happily answer questions at our Lone Gunmen, Big Butter Jazz Band, To sponsor a band, musician or Information Booth or pick up a phone Dave Bennett Quartet, and Sue Palmer performance venue, please see the and call a member who has a question. and her Motel Swing Orchestra. advertisement on page 5 – which also With Paul Daspit stepping down The Friday night swing session includes instructions for ordering from the Executive Director position will conclude with a Boogie Woogie badges and making hotel reservations and retiring from the Board of Directors Blowout – Carl Sonny Leyland plus at the Town & Country. Also, be sure at the beginning of the year, the Board Sue Palmer! to check our website (sdjazzfest.org) continued on page 3 On Saturday, a swing-infused for updates on the performing artists. lineup will lead up to the nighttime We hope you will swing down to Swing Extravaganza, with dance San Diego this coming November to contests and continuous music join us for a weekend of great music, (bands to be announced). fun and friends at Festival #40! The AFCDJS Monthly Concert Series Lafayette Hotel May 12 — Royale Garden JB* June 9 — Mad Hat Hucksters* July 28 — Jazz Jammers* *Special Dates See more details on page 3 On The Levee Jazz Band will swing into action at the 2019 Fest. JAZZ RAMBLER Jazz Alive — Here, There, Everywhere SPRING (MAY) 2019 VOL. XXXVII - NO. 2 (To have events included in the Jazz CJ SAMS and KATIE CAVERA The JAZZ RAMBLER is published quarterly Rambler or on the AFCDJS website, Curley’s Café, 1999 E. Willow (at for $20 per year ($25 foreign) by America’s submit updates by the 28th of each Cherry), Signal Hill, CA. Free. Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society. Address all month to Myrna Goodwin at Wednesdays. Best to confirm dates and correspondence to P.O. Box 880387, San [email protected].) times. Free. Info: www.katiecavera.net. Diego, CA 92168-0387. America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society JAZZ JAMMERS ROYALE GARDEN DIXIE BAND is a Non-Profit 501 (c)3 organization. For infor- Fuddruckers, Wednesdays, 6-8pm Every Monday night except 5th mation about the Society, call (619) 297-5277. 5500 Grossmont Center Dr., La Mesa. Monday 7pm, El Patio Restaurant, 1750 Website: www.SDjazzfest.org (619) 561-8236 or [email protected] Single copy price $8.00. Editorial contribu- W. La Palma Ave., Anaheim. More info (951) 898-2174 tions welcome. Contents of Jazz Rambler are SAN DIEGO BANJO BAND copyrighted © (2018) by America’s Finest City VFW Hall #1512 , 6873 Federal Blvd, Dixieland Jazz Society and may not be re- Lemon Grove, Thursdays, 5:30-7:30pm CROWN CITY DIXIELAND BAND printed without permission. Jazz Publications Wednesdays from 6:30-9pm, Burger and Jazz Club Newsletters may reprint articles UPTOWN RHYTHM MAKERS Continental Restaurant, Pasadena (626) provided the following credit is included: “Re- 1st Sunday, Panama 66, Balboa Park, SD 792-6634 printed from the Jazz Rambler, San Diego, 5-7pm. Check website for upcoming gigs. California.” The Jazz Rambler and Society www.facebook.com/URMjazz BALDY MOUNTAIN SWING functions are funded in part by the City of San 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 8-10:30pm, at Diego Commission for Arts and Culture. REY VINOLE’S DIXIELAND The Press, 129 Harvard Ave., Claremont BOARD OF DIRECTORS WORKSHOP Info: (909) 625-4808 Bill Adams, President/Executive Director Tuesdays, 7-9 pm, The Orchard, 4040 Bob Solsbak, Vice President Hancock, San Diego (858) 581-9293 SEAL BEACH, CA Myrna Goodwin, Secretary Tuesdays, 6-9pm, Leisure World Ed Adams, Robert Andersen, Tony THE SAINTS Dixieland Workshop, 13550 Seal Beach St. Paul’s Villa Senior Facility, Connors, Morgan Day, Joe Jensen, Blvd., Club House 3, rm. 8, (562) 594- 2340 4th Ave., San Diego. Friday, 2:30- Ruthe Monteith 5722 4pm, (619) 384-7574. AFCDJS STAFF NEW ORLEANS JAZZ CLUB Hal Smith, Artistic Director HIGH SOCIETY JAZZ BAND OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Crystal Solsbak, Office Manager Check the website schedule for 3rd Sunday, 1pm. Westminster RAMBLER STAFF upcoming gigs. More info Larry (858) Lanes, 6471 Westminster Ave., Editor: Jay F. Levine 277-5294. www.highsocietyjazzband.com Westminster Staff Writers: Myrna Goodwin • Hal Smith • Bob Solsbak MAD HAT HUCKSTERS S. BAY N. ORLEANS JAZZ CLUB Staff Photographers: Dave Long • Alex Check the website schedule. Matthews • Prismatic Sky www.facebook.com/madhathucksters/ 2nd Sunday, 12:30-5pm, Knights of Columbus Hall, 214 Avenue I, Redondo Advertise in the Rambler SUE PALMER Beach. (310) 374-3174 Advertising in the Jazz Rambler is one of Check the website schedule for the best ways to reach a large exclusive audience upcoming gigs at www.suepalmer.com SO CAL HOT JAZZ SOCIETY of Trad Jazz fans. With our circulation of 1st Sunday. American Legion Post approximately 2,000 and an estimated reader- EUPHORIA BRASS BAND 335, Southgate. (323) 566-9128. 1pm ship of 3,500, you will be reaching thousands Check the website schedule at of people who are interested in all aspects of www.euphoriabrassband.com Traditional Jazz. Support live music The Rambler is published quarterly. 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(619) 297-5277. 876-4300 X146 PAGE 2 SPRING (MAY) 2019 JAZZ RAMBLER Director . continued from front page Monthly Jazz Concerts voted unanimously at the January Sponsored by America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society meeting to elect Bill Adams the new Executive Director for the SD Jazz Fest. May 12 — Royale Garden Jazz Band* Bill is no stranger to AFCDJS. The June 9 — Mad Hat Hucksters* Festival (and Society) was co-founded by his father, Alan, and Bill has worked July 28 — Jazz Jammers* every year of its existence. A teenager (*Special Dates) at the time of its inception, but already an accomplished sound engineer, he Lafayette Hotel & Suites very quickly took over managing all Mississippi Room • 2223 El Cajon Blvd. • San Diego things audio for the event. No small All Programs: 1-4pm • Admission-$20 • Members-$15 • Under 30 (with photo ID)-$8 feat, to be sure, but over the years he has been instrumental in the evolution PLEASE SUPPORT LIVE TRADITIONAL JAZZ! of the Festival, from not only the sound ATTEND OUR MONTHLY CONCERT/DANCES! design, but contracting vendors, securing sponsorships, managing Check www.sdjazzfest.org for the latest information hotel relations, and all the logistics of where the dance floors go, what type of piano goes on what stage to the Society Members are Generous in storage and transportation of drums, signs, programs... you name it! Supporting Our Mission and Goals As the Executive Director, Bill’s Hot Jazz fans unite! Once again, we bands, and support several local responsibilities will include his role in are asking for your financial support music programs. the Festival Steering Committee, to help continue the work of your In the next few weeks you will coordinating with the Town & Country Resort and Convention Center, and Society.