TRAIL GUIDE for CLASSIC
HOT TRADITIONAL JAZZ February 18, 2010 (file TG2010-02-18)
MONTEREY HOT
JAZZ SOCIETY (MHJS) meets
most second Sundays 1 to 5: Don Irving (President) = (831)
626-3146; John Jamieson (Editor) = (831) 430-0968; Martin
Podhrazsky (Music Director) = (831) 655-1126; John Chalmers (Trail
Guide) = (831) 649-0636. At Monterey Moose Lodge off Highway
218 near Highway 68.
HOT NOTES & TRAIL GUIDE: www.MontereyHotJazzSociety.org,
jamie@surfnetusa.com (John
Jamieson).
SOUTH BAY
TRADITIONAL JAZZ SOCIETY (SBAY)
www.southbayjazz.org meetings 4th Sundays, 1 to 5: George
Trollman (President) = (408) 234-7117; Ann Burgess
(South Bay Beat Editor) = (408) 348-9324 / annx1000@sbcglobal.net; Jim
Harget (Jam Set Director) = (408) 371-9191, jimharget@aol.com. At Sunnyvale
Elks Lodge #2128, 375 North Pastoria Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086,
(408) 736-2763.
SOUTH BAY BEAT: submissions to joannx@att.net,
fax (707) 987-9352 (JoAnn Schwartz), (707) 987-3968.
AMERICAN RAG (principal data source): see http://www.americanrag.com,
(760) 247-5145 (Don Jones).
JAZZ CAMPS, CRUISES and PARTIES: see
AMERICAN RAG publication for advertisements and notices.
JAZZ-N-AWEIGH TOURS (JAZZN): http://community.webtv.net/Jazz-N-Aweigh/JAZZNAWEIGHNEWS
(Diane Cottingham) 1.800.348.5800, 1.206.542.9332, dianecottingham@comcast.net.
RAE ANN’s SFO BAY: Dixie, Trad, N.O., Ragtime, Gypsy: http://www.clintbakerjazz.com/raeannslist.html.
LOCAL BALLROOM DANCING: jottman@sbcglobal.net, (831)
899-5215 (Janna Ottman).
02/14 MHJS: ZINFANDEL STOMPERS 02/28 SBAY: DEVIL MOUNTAIN
03/14 MHJS: TOP OF THE HILL 03/28 SBAY: BLACK TUESDAY
04/11 MHJS: NATURAL GAS 04/25 SBAY: PAT DUTRO’S JAZZ MEISTERS
Feb
26-28 SEASIDE, OR Oregon Dixieland
Jubilee: 234th Army Band, Black Swan Classic, Blue
Street, Bob Schulz’ Frisco, Cornet Chop Suey, Grand Dominion, High Sierra,
Ivory & Gold, No Inhibitions, Titan Hot Seven, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Uptown Lowdown. AE $85. Info
Seaside Civic & Convention Center,
415 First Avenue 97138-5909, 1.800.394.3303. www.jazzseaside.com. Lodging
Visitor’s Bureau 1.888.306.2326 or 1.503.738.6894.
Mar 5-7 MONTEREY, CA Dixieland Monterey: Barnhart-Midiri Quartet, BED (Becky/Eddie/Dan), Big
Mama Sue Trio, Big Tiny Little Trio, Blue Street, Golden Gate Rhythm Machine,
International Sextet, High Sierra, Ivory & Gold, Midiri Brothers Sextet,
Mission Gold, Mixed Bag Barbershop Quartet, Royal Society Jazz Quartet, Sweet
Thursday, Taking Stock With Jackson (Jackson
Stock), Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Vache-Cocuzzi Quintet (w/ Paul
Keller, Ed Metz, Jr., John Sheridan), Titan Hot Seven, We3, Yve Evans &
Co., Jeff Barnhart (of Ivory & Gold, We3 and Titan Hot Seven) has been
selected as Dixieland Monterey’s 2010 Musician of the Year. AE $90. Info
1.888.349.6879, 1.831.675.0298, (Mayme Kulper). See www.Dixieland-Monterey.com for various information contacts. Swing dance with Clik Trax Swing Band on March 4 (Thursday) 7:30p – 11p in the
De Anza ballroom at the Portola Hotel and Spa. Admission $20/single, $35/couple
(Not included in any badge purchase).
Mar 12-14 COOS
BAY / NORTH BEND, OR Clambake:
Fulton Street, High Street, Uptown Lowdown, others. AE $65. Info
www.clambakejazz.org, paborcher@charter.net, 1.541.888.4386. Hq & Lodging
Mill Casino Hotel 1.800.953.4800.
Mar 19-21 CATHEDRAL
CITY, CA Palm Springs Classic:
Chicago Six, High Society, others. Guest artists
include Jim Beatty. AE $75.
Info 1.760.333.7932,
www.desertjazz.org, lolarossi@de.rr.com.
Mar 25-28 EUREKA,
CA, Redwood Coast Jazz Festival:
Blue St, Cornet Chop Suey, Gator
Beat, High Street, Incendio, Ivory & Gold, Midiri Brothers, Stompy Jones,
Titan Hot Seven, Tom Rigney &
Flambeau, Uptown Lowdown, USAF Jazz Ensemble “The Commanders.” AE $85. Info www.redwoodjazz.org, 1.707.445.3378,
Apr 9-11 THREE
RIVERS, CA JazzAffair: Blue
Street, Cornet Chop Suey, Flambeau, Grand Dominion, High Sierra, Night Blooming
Jazzmen, St Louis Rivermen, Titan Hot Seven. AE $85, but
$80 by 3/15/10. Info www.jazzaffair.info, Rusty
Crain -- JazzAffair Director
1.559.561.4549, jbarc@thegrid.net.
Apr 16-18 SIDNEY-BY-THE-SEA,
VICTORIA B.C., CANADA, Victoria Hot Jazz Jubilee at Mary Winspear Centre: Billy Mata
& Texas Tradition, CanUS, Climax, Draga’s Dragons, Flying Saucers, No Inhibitions,
Robert G. Scott, Tom Hook, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Uptown Lowdown, Yve
Evans, more. AE $100 Cdn. Info www.victoria-hot-jazz.com, info@victoria-hot-jazz.com, 1.250.882.5299.
Apr 23-25 PORT ANGELES, WA Jazz In The
Olympics: Big Bang (formerly
51st Eight), Bob Schulz’ Frisco, Climax, Dixieland Express, Grand
Dominion, High Sierra, New Orleans Ale Stars, Titanic, Uptown Lowdown,
Wolverines. AE $80, but $75
until April 1. Info 1.360.457.5380, www.jazzolympics.com, Russ@PortAngeles.org, www.portangeles.com.
Apr 30-May2 CHATTANOOGA,
TN Chattanooga Traditional Jazz Festival @ Chattanooga Choo-Choo Holiday Inn: Bob
Schulz’ Frisco J.B., Coast to Coast J.B., Grand Dominion, High Sierra. AE
$145, silver $170, gold $195. Info 1.432.266.0944, www.chattanoogajazzfestival.com,
MGgriffin29@aol.com. Lodging Chattanooga Choo-Choo Holiday Inn 1400 Market
St. 37402, 1.800.872.2529, $99.
May 28-31 SACRAMENTO Jazz Jubilee: 101st
Army Jazz Band, Bill Allred’s Classic, Blue Street, Climax, Cornet Chop Suey,
Fulton Street, High Sierra, Igor’s Jazz Cowboys, Loose Marbles, Louis Ford and
the New Orleans Jazz Flairs, Loose
Marbles, Natural Gas, New Orleans Ale Stars, Reynolds Brothers, Royal Society
Jazz Orchestra, Statesmen of Jazz, Tom Rigney & Flambeau. Guests Bob
Draga, Tom Hook, Molly Ringwald, Bria Skonberg, many others. AE
$110. Info www.sacjazz.com,
1.916.372.5277.x10.
Jun 24-27 LACEY,
WA America’s Classic Jazz Festival at Saint Martin’s University (Marcos
Pavilion Hq, 5300 Pacific Avenue SE): Grand Dominion, High Sierra, Ivory &
Gold, No Inhibitions, St Louis Rivermen, Titan Hot Seven, Tom Rigney &
Flambeau, Uptown Lowdown, West End of Chicago, Wolverines. AE
$80, but $75 by 5/31. Info
www.olyjazz.com, Charlotte
Dickinson 1.360.943.9123,
Pat Herndon 1.360.956.7123. Nearby hotels.
Jul 14-18 MAMMOTH
LAKES, CA Jubilee at The
Holler: Bill Allred’s Classic, Brady
McKay’s Bunch, Christian Jacob Trio, Cornet Chop Suey, Flashback, Gator Beat,
High Street, Ivory & Gold, Jas’M, Jazz Camp Youth, Louis Ford & His
N.O. Jazz Flairs, Midiri Bros Septet, P.B.&J., Peter Meijers Quartet w/
Banu Gibson & John Cocuzzi, Scott Martin’s Latin Soul, Sheri Colby’s N.O.
Racket Makers, Side Street Strutters, Sue Palmer, Temple of Folly w/Yve Evans,
Terry Myers Big Band, The Professors, Titan Hot Seven, Tom Hook’s Black Dogs,
Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Wally’s Warehouse Waifs, We-3. AE $95,
but $90 until 5/1 or $85 until 3/1. Info 1.877.686.5299, www.mammothjazz.org. Lodging
1.800.367.6572.
Jul 17 (Sat) SONOMA, CA Cline Wine & Jazz Festival 11a.m. – 6p.m.at Cline Cellars, 24737 Hwy 121 (4
miles north of Sears Point / Infineon Raceway: Black Diamond Blue Five, Devil Mountain, Golden Gate Rhythm
Machine, Jambalaya Big Swing Band, Mission Gold, Natural Gas, San Francisco
Feetwarmers; plus Ray Skjelbred, Tom Brier, Bob Hirsch, Crown
Syncopators (Frederick Hodges, Marty Eggers, Virginia Tichenor). AE
$30 at the gate, but $25 by July 13. Info & Badges 1.707.940.4025 or
1.800.546.2070; www.jazznut.com.
Jul 23-25 EVERGREEN
JAZZ FESTIVAL at Evergreen Elks Lodge, Evergreen, CO: After Midnight, Andy Stein’s Blue Four, Anita Thomas’
Festival Feetwarmers, Carl Sonny Leyland Trio, Celebratiion JB, Gypsy Swing
Review, Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra, Independence Hall, International Sextet,
James Dapogny’s Chicago J.B, Joni Janak & Centerpiece Jazz w/ Rich
Chioraluce, Queen City JB w/ Wende
Harston. AE $145, but $90
by 6/30. Info 1.303.697.5467,
www.evergreenjazz.org. Lodging see website.
Aug 5-8 COSTA MESA, CA Orange County Classic at Hilton Costa Mesa, 3050
Bristol Street: Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra,
Firecracker JB, High Sierra, Ivory & Gold, Jerry Krahn Quartet, Le Jazz
Hot, Midiri Brothers Sextet, Mike Henebry Orchestra, Neville Dickie,
Nightblooming Jazzmen, Paris Washboard, Titan Hot Seven, Titanic JB, Tom Hook
& the Black Dogs, Tim Rigney & Flambeau, Wally’s Warehouse Waifs, Yerba
Buena Stompers. AE (4-days)
$90, but $85 by May 31; Patron $225, but $215 by May 31; a few Silver
Patron badges for two and Gold Patron
badges for two available. Silver FOR TWO $989 or Gold FOR TWO $1,399 includes
Hilton room and much more. Lodging All Hilton Costa Mesa,
Holiday Inn, Ayers Hotel & Suites Hotels and Badge reservations must be
made ONLY by calling, faxing or Emailing the festival office. Info
1.888.215.6222, www.occlassicjazz.org,
jad@jadtec.com.
Aug 13-15 SUTTER
CREEK, CA Ragtime Festival: Invited: Patrick Aranda, Tom Brier, Crown Syncopators, Marty Eggers, Frederick
Hodges, Carl Sonny Leyland, Carl Sonny Leland Trio, Stevens Price, Hal Smith,
Virginia Tichenor, more.
AE $70, but $60 by 7-14-2010, cash or check only. Info
Dan Lucas 1.209.405.1563, motherloderagtime@comcast.net,
www.suttercreekragtime.com. HQ Sutter Creek Ice Cream
Emporium or Sutter Creek Theater.
Sep 24-26 STRONGSVILLE,
OHIO Early Jas 2010 Fall Jazz Festival at Holiday Inn: Buffalo Ridge
JB, Chefs of Dixieland, Climax JB, David Green’s Classic Jazz Stompers, Yerba
Buena Stompers. AE $100, patron $130 adds reserved seating,
Saturday jazz breakfast, name in program. Info 1.330.678.5903, www.earlyjas.org. Lodging
Holiday Inn 1.440.238.8800. Ask for $90 festival rate.
Oct 29-31 PISMO BEACH, CA 34th first Annual Jubilee by the Sea: Blue Street, BSR Hot Shots, Cal Poly JB, Clam
Chowder, Cornet Chop Suey, Creole Syncopators w/ Valerie Johnson, Cuesta
College JB, Dos Pueblos H.S. Big Band, Fulton Street, High Sierra, Ivory &
Gold, Midiri Brothers, Night Blooming Jazzmen, Red Skunk Jypzee Swing Band,
Titan Hot Seven, Wally’s Warehouse Waifs, more. Guest Artists Bob Draga & TBA. AE $80, but $70 by Aug 31st from Chamber of
Commerce. Info CofC 1.805.773.4382 or 1.800.443.7778. Lodging
CofC as above or www.classiccalifornia.com.
More Jubilee Info 1.805.481.7840, 1.805.922.5762, www.pismojazz.com.
Nov 19-21 CLEARWATER
BEACH, FLORIDA 19th Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Classic at Sheraton Sand Key Resort (Host): Barbary Coast JB,
Bill Allred’s Classic JB, Coast to Coast JB, Cornet Chop Suey, Galvanized JB,
Midiri Brothers w/ Bob Leary, J.B. Scotts Swinging All-Stars, Mighty Aphrodite
JB, Red Lehr’s Powerhouse Five, Wally’s Warehouse Waifs, Yerba Buena JB, Dave
Bennett leading the Festival All-Stars, more. AE $100, but $90 until Oct 1st.
Info 1.727.536.0064, www.jazzclassic.net. Lodging Sheraton 1.800.456.7263
or 1.727.595.1611, Jazz rate $145/night. Marriott Suites (venue hotel) 1.888.303.4428,
Jazz rate $151/night. Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites 1.800.770.6461, Jazz rate
$119/night.
Nov 26-30 SAN DIEGO 31st Annual at Town & Country Resort and Convention Center,
500 Hotel Circle North: Anita Thomas’ Festival Feetwarmers (with Kim Cusack,
John Royen, Katie Cavera and Mike Earls), Bobby Gordon, Billy Mata & The
Texas Tradition, Carl Sonny Leyland, Cornet Chop Suey, Dave Bennett Quartet,
Grand Dominion, Heliotrope Ragtime Orchestra, High Sierra, High Society, Night
Blooming Jazzmen, Sue Palmer & Her Motel Swing Orchestra, Tim Laughlin
& Connie Jones & the N.O. All Stars, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Uptown
Lowdown, Yerba Buena Stompers. AE
5-day badge $90. Info www.dixielandjazzfestival.org.
1.619.297.5277, Hq &
Lodging Town and Country Resort & Convention Center 1.800.772.8527
or 1.619.291.7131.
Feb 10-13 FRESNO, CA Sounds of Mardi Gras at Radisson Hotel, 2233 Ventura Street: Blue
Street JB, Bob Schulz’ Frisco JB, Climax, Grand Dominion, High Sierra, George
Probert, Titanic, Yosemite JB, more. AE $80, but $75 by 12-16-2010. $250 Purple
Sponsorship for two = two 3-day badges, program listing and
reserved seating. $400 Green = Purple + band hospitality room access. $600 =
Purple + pre-party & wind-down dinner. Info 1.559.292.3999, carolyn93702@hotmail.com. Lodging Radisson
Hotel (host) 1.559.268.1000, (ask for Mardi Gras festival rate plus tax), www.radisson.com/fresnoca. Super
8 Motel 1.559.268.0621. La
Quinta Inn 1.559.442.1110. Four Points Sheraton 1.559.226.2200.
TG2010-02-18