HOT TRAD JAZZ TRAIL GUIDE June 16, 2009

 

MONTEREY HOT JAZZ SOCIETY (MHJS) meetings second Sundays 1 to 5:  Don Irving (President) = (831) 626-3146; James Mayne (Music Director) = (831) 449-3204; John Chalmers (Trail Guide compiler) = (831) 649-0636;  At the Monterey Moose Lodge in Del Rey Oaks off Highway 218 near Highway 68.  

HOT NOTES & TRAIL GUIDE on the web:  http://www.MontereyHotJazzSociety.org (John Jamieson, editor); Jamieson email jamie@surfnetusa.com

SOUTH BAY TRADITIONAL JAZZ SOCIETY (SBAY) www.southbayjazz.org meetings 4th Sundays, 1 to 5:  Barbara Kinney (President) = (510) 792-5484;  Ann Burgess (South Bay Beat Editor) = (408) 348-9324 / annsmail@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 coastlgrfx@earthlink.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).

 CRUISES and JAZZ CAMPS: see AMERICAN RAG publication for advertisements and notices.

 LOCAL BALLROOM DANCINGjottman@sbcglobal.net, (831) 899-5215 (Janna Ottman).

 JAZZ-N-AWEIGH TOURS  (JAZZN):  http://community.webtv.net/Jazz-N-Aweigh/JAZZNAWEIGHNEWS 1.800.348.5800, 1.206.542.9332 (Diane Cottingham)

 

06/14   MHJS:    CATSNJAMMERS                             06/28  SBAY:   CHRIS BRADLEY J.B.

07/12   MHJS:    MISSION GOLD                                07/19* SBAY:  UPTOWN LOWDOWN 5:30pm

08/09   MHJS:    BBQ & Jammers                                  08/23  SBAY:  GOLDEN GATE Rhythm Machine

09/13   MHJS:    tba                                                        09/27  SBAY:   AND THAT’S JAZZ

10/11   MHJS:    BLACK TUESDAY                           10/25  SBAY:    FOG CITY STOMPERS

11/08   MHJS:    MIDNIGHT ROSE                             11/22  SBAY:    PROFESSOR PLUM reunion

12/12   MHJS:    10th AVENUE                                     12/20  SBAY:   JIM MAIHACK & FRIENDS

 

Jun 25-28            LACEY, WA America’s Festival at Saint Martin’s University:  Bob Schulz’ Frisco J.B., John Skillman’s Coast To Coast, Grand Dominion, High Sierra, Ivory & Gold, No Inhibitions, St. Louis Rivermen, Titan Hot Seven, Uptown Lowdown, Wolverines.  AE $80. Info www.olyjazz.com, or Charlotte Dickison 1.360.956.7132, HERNDON@reachone.com.

Jul 8-12            MAMMOTH LAKES, CA:   Bill Allred’s Classic, Blue Street, Blue Renditions, Cornet Chop Suey, Flashback, Gator Beat, High Sierra, High Street, Ivory & Gold, Jasm’, Jennifer Leitham Trio, Louis Ford & His N.O. Jazz Flares, Midiri Brothers, Night Blooming Jazzmen, P.B. & J., Ryan’s Raiders, Temple of Folly w/Yve Evans, Terry Myers Big Band, Titan Hot Seven, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, We-3, The Professors, Jazz Camp Youth Bands. Guest Artist Tom Hook. AE $95.   Info  1.877.686.5299 or 1.760.934.2478,  www.mammothjazz.org.   Hq The Holler.  Lodging  1.800.367.6572.

July 18 (Sat)            SONOMA, CA Thirteenth Cline Wine & Dixieland Jazz Festival: Saturday, July 18, 2009, from 11 AM to 6 PM, at Cline Cellars, 24737 Hwy 121, Sonoma, CA. [That’s about four miles north of the Sears Point (Infineon) Raceway]:   Black Diamond Blue Five, Devil Mountain, Fog City, Golden Gate Rhythm Machine, Jambalya Big Swing Band, Natural Gas, Uptown Lowdown; + Special Artists Ray Skjelbred,  Tom Brier, Rose Marie Barr, Marty Eggers, Virginia Tichenor, Bob Hirsch. AE  $25 advance (before July 14), $30 at the gate.  Wine, beer, food available, or bring your own picnic. Info  1.707.940.4025  or 1.800.546.2070 for reservations, information. Check www.jazznut.com for Festival information and www.clinecellars.com for winery information. For more on the musical aspects of this event, contact Ken Keeler,  Festival Director: kenkeeler@jazznut.com, 1.925.625.2707, www.jazznut.com. 

 

Jul 24-26            EVERGREEN, CO Jazz On The Rockies: James Dapogny’s Chicago J.B., Celebration, Carl Sonny Leyland Trio, Festival Feetwarmers w/Anita Thomas, Hot Tomatoes Dance Orch., John Royen Trio, After Midnight, Gremoli, Marty Eggers Ragtime Quartet, Queen City J.B. w/Wendy Harston, Gypsy Swing Revue, International Sextet, Joni Janack & Centerpiece Jazz w/ Rich Chiaraluce. AE $145, but $90 until 6/30. Info: 1.303.679.5467, www.evergreenjazz.org. Lodging: Use website.

 

Jul 31-Aug 2            WALLINGFORD, CT Great Connecticut Trad Jazz Festival at Mountain Ridge Resort: Louis Ford & His N.O. Flairs, Blue Street, Cornet Chop Suey, Igor’s Jazz Cowboys, Midiri Brothers Sextet, Galvanized J.B., Triple Play, Heartbeat, Freight Train, Jeff Barnhart’s Coast to Coast All Stars, Ivory & Gold, Jas’M, Sarah Spencer’s Transatlantic Band, Festival All Stars, Sugarfoot, Wolverine, Blue Lights, BP&J. AE $95, but $90 until 7/24. Info: 1.800 .468.3836, www.greatctjazz.org.  Lodging Use website.

 

Aug 6-9            COSTA MESA Orange County Classic Jazz Festival:  Canary Cottage Dance Orch., Carl Sonny Leyland Trio, Club 7 J.B., Dan Levinson’s Sons of Rosy, High Sierra, Independence Hall, Ivory & Gold, Jerry Krahn Quartet, Le Jazz Hot, Nightblooming Jazzmen, Pieter Meijers Quartet w/Brady McKay, Rob Rio, Saint Louis Stompers, Side Street Strutters, Titan Hot 7, Titanic, Twin Concert Pianos (Jeff Barnhart, Randy Morris, Neville Dickey), Wally’s Warehouse Waifs, Yerba Buena Stompers, Your Father’s Mustache.  AE $90.  Patron $225 (ask about upgrades to Silver Patron and Gold Patron).  Info  www.oc-classicjazz.org/. Orange County Classic Jazz Festival, 1520 West Yale Avenue, Orange, CA 92867;  phone 1.888.215.6222, Fax 1.714.972.2664.  Hq All five venues at the Hilton Costa Mesa, 3050 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.  Exit the 405 freeway at Bristol and travel south one block.  Lodging: Hilton Costa Mesa ($129), Holiday Inn, ($113). Hotel and badge reservations at festival rates must be made ONLY by calling, faxing or Emailing the festival office.

 

Aug 14-16            SUTTER CREEK Ragtime: Featured Bands Crown Syncopators, Ragnolia Ragtette, Raspberry Jam Band, Town Square Harmonizers. Featured Artists: Pat Aranda, Andrew Barrett, The Bradshaws, Tom Brier, Carl Sonny Leyland, Marty Eggers, The HeeBee JeeBees, Frederick Hodges, Vince Johnson, Will Perkins, Stevens Price, Tim Rotolo, Hal Smith, Keith Taylor, Virginia Tichenor, Town Square Harmonizers, more to be announced. AE $70, but $60 by 7/15. Info 1.209.223.0867, jazzer09@yahoo.com, www.suttercreekragtime.com.  Hq Sutter Creek Ice Cream Emporium.

 

Oct 2-4                        KALISPELL, MT Glacier Jazz Stampede: Big Mama Sue’s Follies, Cool Jazz Band, Grand Dominion, Golden Gate Rhythm Machine, Jeff Barnhart,Titan Hot 7, Blue Street, Ivory and Gold, Frank Kuntz, Big Tiny Little, Mimi Blais, 52,d Street JB, Uptown Lowdown, Don Lawrence Orchestra, Flathead Ragtime Society Orchestra, LaNota Blues/Jazz, Rocky Mountain Rhythm Kings, Montana Lite, Swingin on High Big Band, more. AE $70. Information: www.glacierjazzstampede.com, 1.406.755.6088. Lodging and Hq Red Lion Inn 1.406.751.5050.

 

Oct 9-11            DENVER Summit Jazz (dates later than usual due to hotel availability on earlier dates):  Jim Cullum Jazz Band, Summit All Stars (Anat Cohen, Duke Heitger, Jeff Barnhart, Jerry Krahn, Paul Keller, Joe Ascione), Ivory & Gold,  The Jazz Cowboys, Titan Hot Seven, UCS Claim Jumpers, Climax, Alan Frederickson Jazz Ensemble. AE Patron $215; Regular $115.  Info 1.303.670.8471,  www.summitjazz.org,

 

Oct 9-11            VANCOUVER, BC Dixiefest at Sheraton Guildford Hotel, Surrey:  Big Bang (51st Eight), Black Naples Dixieland Band, Swan Classic, Company B, Djangoesque, Grand Dominion, New Orleans North, South Burgundy St., Stompin Hot (Dixie 9), Uptown Lowdown, Youth Band(s), Hot Jazz Dancers. Thursday evening Kickoff, Sunday evening Afterglow. AE (US)$68, or $60 by 7/31. Info www.vcn.bc.ca/vdjs, 1.866.796.9934, 1.604.987.6544. Lodging 1.888.627.8063. Ask for $112 dixieland jazz festival rate.

 

Oct 14-18            SUN VALLEY, ID:  Bill Allred’s Classic, Big Band Swing Design, Blue Renditions, U.S.Coast Guard Dixie Band, Midiri Brothers Sextet, Titan Hot Seven, Louis Ford & His New Orleans Flairs, Big Band J.B., Blue Street, Boise Straight Ahead, Cornet Chop Suey, Jim Fryer & The Usual Suspects, Joe Fos Trio, Hat’s Off w/Draga. Jones, Fos & Stone; Ivory & Gold, Jerry Krahn Quartet, Kings of Swing, Yve Evans & Co., Night Blooming Jazzmen, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, High Sierra, Wally’s Warehouse Waifs, We Three, The Professors Lite, Oregon Coast Lab Band.  AE $100 until 7/31.  Info 1.877.478.5277, www.SunValleyJazz.com.  Hq Sun Valley Resort.

 

Oct 23-25            PISMO BEACH, CA:  Blue Street, BSR Hot Shots, C3 Clarinet Specials, Carl Sonny Leyland Trio, C lam Chowder, Cornet Chop Suey, Creole Syncopators, w/Valerie Johnson, High Sierra, Ivory & Gold, Dick Williams’ JazzSea Jammers, Midiri Brothers, Natural Gas, Night Blooming Jazzmen, South Burgundy Street, Titan Hot 7, We Three, --- more. Guest Artists Al Smith, Chloe Feoranzo + more. AE $80, but $70 by 8/31. Info 1.805.481.7840, 1.805.773.22410, www.pismojazz.com .

 

Nov 5-8            CHANDLER, AZ: Annual Arizona Classic Jazz Festival: ACJF All-Stars (Ed Polcer ldr/cornet, Jeff Barnhart piano, Kevin Dorn drums, Doug Finke trombone, Tom Fischer reeds, Jerry Krahn guitar/banjo, Richard Simon bass), Blue Street, Cornet Chop Suey, 52nd Street w/Cheryl Stevens, High Sierra, Igor’s Jazz Cowboys, Ivory & Gold, Las Vegas Classic, New Black Eagle, Original Wildcats, Sun City Stomperz, Titan Hot Seven, Wally’s Warehouse Waifs, Yereba Buena Stompers. AE $95, but $85 by 8/31. Info: 1.877.766.3387, 1.480.812.0900, www.azclassicjazz.org. Lodging & Hq San Marcos Resort 1.877.766.3387 or 1.480.812.0900, www.sanmarcosresort.com, $132 before 10/6.

 

Nov 20-22            CLEARWATER BEACH, FL Suncoast Disieland Jazz Classic: Bill Allred’s Classic, Bob Leary and the Three Thin Guys, Cornet Chop Suey, Dave Bennett Special, Dave Greer’s Classic Jazz Stompers, Dixie Chaps, Eddie Graham & Friends, Jerry Krahn Quartet, Mighty Aphrodite, Palm City Jazz,  Pepper & Fine Thyme, Red Lehr’s Powerhouse Five, Sonny LaRosa’s America’s Youngest J.B., St. Louis Stompers, The Original All Stars, Titan Hot Seven, Valerie Gillespie Trio, Wally’s Warehouse Five, Wolverine JB. Guest Chloe Feoranzo. AE $100, but $90 by 10/1; Sponsor $300 and Benefactor $200 include reserved seating at Thur evening pre-festival party + preferred seating. Sunday after-glow buffet $35pp. Info 1.727.536.0064, www.jazzclassic.net. Hq & Lodging Sheraton Sand Key Resort 1160 Gulf Key Blvd., Clearwater Beach, FL 33767-2703.1.800.456.7263, 1.727.595.1611 jazz rate $142; Marriott Suites 1.888.303.4428 jazz rate $143; Holiday Inn 1.800.770.6461 jazz rate $119.

 

Nov25-29            SAN DIEGO Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival: Billy Mata & The Texas Tradition, Dave Bennett Quartet, Grand Dominion, Heliotrope Ragtime Orchestra, High Society, Real Gone, Sue Palmer & Motel Swing, Mission Bay H.S. Dixie Band, Night Blooming Jazzmen, Titanic, Uptown Lowdown, Yerba Buena Stompers. Guest Artists Katie Cavera, Neville Dickie, Chloe Feoranzo, Carl Sonny Leyland, Anita Thomas. AE: $90, 4 days $85, 3 days $80; all less $5 until 11/1 with reserved room at Town & Country Hotel. Info 1.619.297.5277, www.dixielandjazzfestival.org. Hq & Lodging: Town and Country Resort & Convention Center 1.800.772.8527 or 1.619.291.7131.

 

Jan 15-17            CLEARWATER BEACH, FL Arbors Records Invitational Jazz Party:  AE $250. Info: 1.800.2999.1930 or 1.727.466.0432, www.arborsrecords.com.  Hq & Lodging Sheraton Sand Key Resort 1160 Gulf Key Blvd., Clearwater Beach, FL 33767-2703.1.800.456.7263, 1.727.595.1611 jazz rate $142;  Jazz Party rate $199.

 

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, Uptown Lowdown. AE $75, but $70 until Feb 1. 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.