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1 Volume 43 Number 1 JANUARY 2018 Sunnyvale Elks Lodge # N. Pastoria Ave. Sunnyvale, CA UPCOMING EVENTS FEBRUARY 25 Silicon Gulch MARCH 25 Devil Mountain APRIL 23 Mission Gold Non-members - $10.00 Members and Members of other Jazz Societies - $8.00

2 Barbara Kinney President Mal Silva Past President Emeritus Cecelia Maloney Treasurer Secretary Jam Set Leader Dick Williams Stage & Equipment Jim Rouse Jam Set Director Bill Todd Host/Hostess Kay McIntyre Music Director Barbara Kinney OPEN Membership Linda Allison ALL YOU JAZZ LOVERS... Raffle Committee Cheri Howard Joyce Taylor Beat Editor Cheri Howard PLEASE HELP by contributing articles to the newsletter. This is YOUR paper. You are welcome to write about anything that would be of interest to our readers. We would like to hear from writers, cartoonists, artists, critics, etc. Send your contribution to Cheri Howard at Jon Schermer Chief Financial Officer Webmaster Verlene Schermer Publicity Open OPEN Vice President Graphic Designer JoAnn Schwartz Coastal Graphics Printer Medius Printing Distribution Open ADVERTISING RATES (effective January 2005) SIZE 1/8 Page 1/4 Page 1/2 Page Full Page PER ISSUE $15.00 $35.00 $65.00 $ Non-Profit ID #

3 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE RAFFLE RAMBLIN S December was a good month for the Raffle Committee! We would very much like to thank you all, for we made over $100. from your generous ticket purchases. We know that we keep harping on it, but you DO know that your ticket purchases go towards paying for at least one month's band. As with everything else these days, the price for sponsoring a band has gone up. The Raffle Committe urges you to keep purchasing raffle tickets and helping out. Speaking of helping out, we are running very low on CDs. The committee relies on your donations, we don't want to have to give up offering them. Please take a moment to review your CD collection, and see if there aren't some there that you don't listen to anymore. You know someone else might just enjoy your share! The Raffle Committee thanks you in advance for your consideration in this matter. Gifts of wine, or other music-related articles are also gratefully accepted. Just drop off your donations at the Raffle Table. BARBARA KINNEY There will not be an election of officers for Those of us who made it through 2017 will do our best to make it through the year Thanks to Cheri Howard who does a beautiful raffle and edits the South Bay Beat. Thanks to Jim Rouse, our sound man and anyone else who will help him. Lately Max Allison has been helping Jim. Earlier in the year Frank Kardas was a big help. We miss him. Thank you to Linda Allison who takes care of membership and Cecelia Maloney, our secretary and Joyce Taylor with the Jammers and the raffle. Lyle Gillison our good reed man pitches in when there is a need. Jon Schermer keeps us straight with our finances and the IRS. Thanks to Mal Silva who helps at the admission table and Kathy Williams, our greeter. Kudos to Dick Williams who does a great job with the Jammers and Bill Todd who assists when he is in town. Thanks to Verlene Schermer our Webmaster. Kay McIntyre takes care of the umbrella dances and helps Cheri with the raffle. We are sorry that Jack Ford has resigned the position of treasurer. He has been a splendid treasurer. I wear two hats, hire the bands and serve as your President. Last but not least, a big thanks to our Jammers you are great. We open the year on January 28, 2018 with Clint Bakers New Orleans. Be here for a really Happy Time! Lastly, our CD Collection Sets, featuring Turk Murphy, Lu Watters and others, is selling out. January will probably be the last month to purchase these great Traditional Jazz Greats at the rock-bottom price of $5.00 each or a set of five for $ In this New Year, you will still need hostess, birthday, and holiday gifts for your jazzy friends, so get in on this CD bonanza. If you snooze, you are going to lose... Please see Cheri at the Raffle Table for more info. on any of the above items. SBTJS Jam Set Jan. 28, 2017 SET ONE Bring Me Sunshine F or Bb Shine Eb My Wild Irish Rose C Yellow Dog Blues Bb/Eb Honeysuckle Rose F Is It True What They Say About Dixie? F Hindustan Bb SET TWO My Honey's Lovin' Arms F Old-Fashioned Love Eb or F Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet F/Bb Charmine Eb Sugar F Old Rockin' Chair Eb Ain't Gonna Give No JR Bb Who were those Masked Jammers? DECEMBER 17, 2017 Don Abel Cornet/Co-leader Hans Nielson Trumpet Philip Rice Trombone Jon Schermer Trombone Lyle Gillison Reeds James Steininger Reeds/Piano Joyce Taylor Banjo/Co-leader Carlos Tahmazian Washboard Bill Todd Drums Patty de Ridder Vocals Thanks and apologies for anyone missed. Musicians who wish to participate in the jam sets need to sign up in advance with Dick Williams. BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, FEB. 6, 2018 The ELKS Lodge 11:30 a.m. 375 N. Pastoria Ave., Sunnyvale, CA DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES JAN. 31, 2018 Please send all news, articles and announcements to: Cheri Howard show119@aol.com 2018 Special Memberships SUSTAINING Eli & Phyllis Bail Cheri Howard Cecelia Maloney Joyce Taylor PATRON Marjorie Scooros ANGEL Judy Hagan Suzanne Shynne 3

4 BAND HELPS FIRE VICTIMS Musicians send instruments to Wine Country. The Los Trancos Woods Community Marching Band, a colorful, freewheeling group based in Portola Valley, is collecting instruments to give to Santa Rosa musicians who lost theirs in the Wine Country fires. Patter Hatfield, the band's drummer, said he awoke early one day after the October fires with the idea to donate a cello he never learned to play and other instruments to musicians in Santa Rosa. "I started thinking, what if I had saved up all my money and got the TV I wanted and it went up in smoke in a few seconds?" Hatfield said about his desire to help the North Bay fire victims. Hatfield told a former classmate, who now lives in the North Bay, about his idea and she connected him with the manager of the Santa Rosa Youth Orchestra, which is associated with the Santa Rosa Symphony. Hatfield said they loaded up the back of the manager's van with banjos, tubas, guitars, amplifiers, trombones, clarinets, cellos, and many other instruments. He said he lost count of how many instruments were donated. Hatfield said people are still giving him band instruments for fire victims and he will be scheduling another donation to the youth orchestra. Once the orchestra tells him it has enough instruments, he said he will look to make donations to Southern California musicians affected by the fires there. The Los Trancos Woods Community Marching Band, a playful group that has a juggler, baton twirler and doesn't require practicing, was started in the Los Trancos neighborhood of Portola Valley in The band performs multiple times a month, including the December 16th Yuletide Concert at Lytton Plaza in Palo Alto. band member Jim Harvey at ltwcmb@jimharvey.org to find out how to donate instruments. Palo Alto Daily Post Editor's note: This article appeared in the Daily Post on January 2. We applaud the efforts of Mr. Hatfield and the Los Trancos Community Marching Band, to help out fellow musicians. Imagine how devastating it is to lose everything in a fire, much less losing precious musical instruments! We encourage our members to consider donating any instruments you may have, that you are not currently playing. The public schools and the community bands in the fire areas could use our help. 4 SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ a book review Bay Area writer and jazz aficionado Medea Isphording Bern has uncovered stories and images that begin to unveil the multi-faceted history of the San Francisco jazz scene. From the gritty Barbary Coast to the glittery SFJAZZ, a century of jazz history is explored. Lu Watters' and Turk Murphy's immense contributions to Bay Area jazz feature prominently. The book includes interviews with individual performers and club owners, and taps sources such as the San Francisco Traditional Jazz Foundation and the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound. It outlines the jazz that San Franciscans have grooved to and incubated, describing scores of jazz acts, hot and cool, raucous and contemplative. The author describes the happenings in such venues as Earthquake McGoon's, Black Hawk, and Keystone Korner, and halls like The Primalon Ballroom and The Great American Music Hall. Look for San Francisco Jazz on Amazon, or at a bookstore near you. BE A VOLUNTEER Thank You, Jack Ford! We owe a big South Bay thank you to Jack Ford, who has diligently performed the task of Treasurer for the past three years. Jack is that first friendly face that you saw when you entered each Sunday. He happily took your money, but behind-the-scenes, he wrote all the checks, balanced the checkbook, and wrote a monthly report for the Board Meetings. He did it with style and grace, and we thank him for his time on the Executive Board. He's assured us he will still be around to announce the Door Prizes at our monthly meetings. Well done and Thanks Jack!

5 FESTIVALS & COMING ATTRACTIONS FEBRUARY 8-11 Sounds of Mardi Gras, Fresno, CA The 34th edition of this festival will kick off with a preparty, Thursday evening at the DoubleTree by Hilton. Saturday, there will be a band meet-and-greet before the Parasol Parade. Patrons will also enjoy a Masquerade Party and Costume Parade in the grand tradition of Mardi Gras. Bands include: Gator Nation, Grand Dominion JB, High Sierra JB, Midnight Rose, Sister Swing, Bob Schulz's Frisco JB, Climax JB, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Blue Street JB, Devil Mountain JB, Dick Williams' Jazz Sea Jammers, Doug Finke's Hot Cookies, and Tom Hook & the Terriers. All-event passes are $105-$110. Day passes range from $20-$55. See website: or (209) FEBRUARY Seaside Jazz Festival, Seaside, OR Formerly called the Oregon Dixieland Jubilee, the 35th annual Seaside Jazz Festival will have five venues - all located within easy walking distance in Seaside. (Also, a free shuttle service to all the venues will be provided.) Thursday night's kick-off will feature Dave Bennett & Memphis Speed Kings. Festival bands include: High Sierra JB, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Uptown Lowdown JB, Ivory & Gold, Black Swan JB, Bob Draga with Friends, The High Street Party Band, and the Rock Island Roustabouts. All-event passes are $85-$95. Day prices range from $20-$60. See website: or (866) FEBRUARY San Diego Jazz Party, Del Mar, CA The 30th annual San Diego Jazz Party has chosen trombonist Dan Barrett as their "Jazz Legend" honoree. Performers include: Evan Arntzen, Bill Allred, John Allred, Charlie Bertini, James Chirillo, John Eaton, Eddie, Erickson, Rebecca Kilgore, Ed Metz Jr., Butch Miles, Nicki Parrott, Houston Peerson, Jr., Ed Polcer, Chuck Redd, Antti Sarpila, Richard Simon, Rossano Sportiello, Dave Stone, Johnny Varro, and Jason Wanner. All-event passes are $240, which includes Friday's free-bar cocktail party. Daily passes range $80-$140. See website: or (619) INFORMATION TAKEN FROM THE SYNCOPATED TIMES Any feedback on the format would be appreciated. Happy New Year! MARCH 2-4 Jazz Bash by the Bay, Monterey, CA Dixieland Monterey hosts the 38th annual Jazz Bash by the Bay, with eight venues, (including seven dance floors), all under one roof in the newly-refurbished Portola Hotel and Spa, and the remodeled Monterey Conference Center. This year's "Musician of the Year" is pianist Mark Allen Jones. Other guest artists include Jeff Barnhart, Brian Holland, Danny Coots, Katie Cavera, Eddie Erickson, and Bob Draga. Bands for 2018 include: The Au Brothers, Blue Street JB, Bye Bye Blues Boys Band, Carl Sonny Leyland Trio, Crescent Katz, Crown Syncopators, Gator Nation,, High Sierra JB, Ivory & Gold, Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, Titan Hot 7, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Wally's Warehouse Waifs, and Yve Evans Trio. At least two youth bands are also on the schedule. All event Badges are $95. through December 31. See website for other information; or (888) MARCH 9-11 South Coast Clambake Jazz Festival, North Bend, OR Staged at the Mill Casino in North Bend, this will be the 30th year of the Clambake Jazz Festival. Four different venues will host such performers as: The Dave Bennett and the Memphis Speed Kings, High Street, Barn Door Slammers, Gator Nation, Stompy Jones, Lisa Mann, Jacob Miller & The Bridge City Crooners, Phat Cat Swingers, Evolution, and The Young Bucks. Ticket prices to be announced soon; see the website: clambakejazz@gmail.com or (541) APRIL 5-8 Redwood Coast Music Festival, Eureka, CA The Northern California city of Eureka sits amid towering redwood forests 275 miles north of San Francisco. Eureka's atmospheric Old Town waterfront district stands adjacent to this festival's seven venues including the Red Lion Hotel, The Adorni Center, and the Eureka Theatre among others. The 28th Annual Redwood Coast Music Festival presents four days of traditional jazz, swing, and zydeco performers include: Jeff Barnhart's Earthquakers, Dave Bennett Quartet, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Carl Sonny Leyland & Friends, Dave Stuckey & the Hot House Gang, Clint Baker's Hot Five, Joe Smith & the Spicy Pickles, Candy Jacket, Ivory & Gold, Stompy Jones, and the Chris Dawson Trio. Special Gues Artists include: Jeff Barnhart, Dave Bennett, Brian Casserly, Katie Cavera, Danny Coots, Sam Rocha, Andy Stein, and Dan Walton. Early-Bird Tickets: All-event, three-day passes, $90. Twoday passes from $60. See website for other information: admin@redwoodjazz.org/rcmfest.org. or (707)

6 Jammers CORNER What a great time we had at the last SBTJS musical Sunday. We, in the Jammer Band always have so much fun playing for all of you. With the choice of songs, we always try to include something for you listeners, and something at the right tempo for you dancers including a waltz or two, and an umbrella song. When we see you dancers on the floor, it makes us happy because we know we are playing the right Blowin round the Bay CAMPBELL Little Lou s BBQ, 2455 S. Winchester Blvd. SCARLETT LaRUE S REVIVAL BAND, 1:00-3:00 p.m COLMA Molloys Tavern, 1655 Mission Road. SAN FRANCISCO BANJO BAND, first Sat. of each month. 7:30-10:00 p.m. sfbanjoband@yahoo.com COTATI Redwood Cafe, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy. GOLD COAST J.B., 3rd Sunday. 4-7 p.m CUPERTINO Britannia Arms, 1087 S. DeAnza Blvd., San Jose. TOOT SWEET J.B., 2nd Sunday, 5:45-8:00 p.m. SILICON GULCH J.B., 3rd Sunday, DIXIE SIX, 4th Sunday, 5:45-8:00 pm DANVILLE Grange Hall, 743 Diablo Road. DEVIL MOUNTAIN J.B., 3rd Saturday, 1:30-4:30 p.m Also see Friends of Jazz on page 7. FREMONT Bronco Billy s Pizza Palace, Blacow Rd., JAZZINA- TORS every other Tuesday, 7-8 p.m. EAST BAY STOMPERS, third Thursday each month, 7-9 p.m., call Charlie Mabic, Go to for specific dates. 6 LIVERMORE Castle Rock Restaurant, 1848 Portola Avenue, CHRIS BRAD- LEY S J.B., 2nd Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m MARTINEZ Erawan2 Thai Restaurant, 414 Ferry Street, MUIR STA- TION J.B. Every 2nd Saturday, 6:00-8:00 p.m MENLO PARK Cafe Borrone, 1010 El Camino Real, CLINT BAKER S CAFE BORRONE ALL-STARS. MOST Fridays, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Check allstars.html MODESTO Shooter s Pub, Clarion Inn, CREOLE JAZZ KINGS, Every Wednesday, 6:30-9:30 p.m. MORGAN HILL 88 Keys Cafe, 1295 E. Dunne Ave., Ste. 100, ZINFANDEL STOMPERS, Second Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m mix of tempos. Then, when we see we have the attention of the audience, too, we know we have made the right musical choices. Often the tunes we play are good for everyone in the audience. Yea! There are so many great songs to play. We can t know all of them, but we sure try to have the music for most of the Trad Jazz and Dixieland ones. If you have a favorite song, come up and request it. We may or may not have it, but we will sure try to make you happy with something you like. If you have a special occasion come up, just let us know so we can play something appropriate and maybe even your favorite song. Thank you for making SBTJS your special place to come on the fourth Sunday of each month. Happy New Year! NOVATO GHIRINGHELLI BAR & GRILL, 1535 So. Novato Blvd. NATURAL GAS J.B. Every 2nd Sunday, 1-4 p.m PALO ALTO Masonic Center, 461 Florence St., PAUL PRICE S SOCIETY ORCHESTRA. Pomander Tea Dance on 3rd Sunday each month, 4-6:30. Call for more info. REDWOOD CITY Harry s Hofbrau, 1909 El Camino Real. HAPPY TIME BANJOS. Every Tuesday from 7-8:30 p.m SAN FRANCISCO Pier 23, Embarcadero near Filbert. Rotating pianists: Virginia Tichenor, Marty Eggers, Frederick Hodges, 5-8 p.m Fior D Italia, 2237 Mason St., BIG MONEY IN JAZZ. Wed., 6 to 9 p.m., Sun. 2:30 to 5 p.m by joyce taylor - banjo SAN JOSE Harry s Hofbrau, 390 Saratoga Ave., PENINSULA BANJO BAND, every Wednesday, 7 p.m SAN MATEO The Swinging Door, 106 E. 25th Ave., SILICON GULCH J.B., Tues p.m SAN RAFAEL Panama Hotel, B Street & Bayview. SWING FEVER, Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m. Call Mayflower Inn, th St., San Rafael, MARIN JAZZ GROUP, every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Free admission WALNUT CREEK Rossmoor Dixieland Jazz Club Event Center, 1021 Stanley Dollar Road. Most 4th Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m $10 members, $15 non-members. WOODSIDE The Little Store Restaurant, 3340 Woodside Road, (1.3 miles west of 280). THE BANJO GUYS, Every Tuesday, 6-8 p.m. BANDS OR CLUBS DO NOT ALWAYS NOTIFY THE SOUTH BAY BEAT OF CHANGES. Please call in advance to verify information in these listings. For a more updated and complete listing, visit

7 Clint Baker s New Orleans Clint Baker, a Bay Area native, founded his New Orleans in One of their first gigs was playing at Cafe Borrone in Menlo Park. After the birth of his twins in 2000, the band took a sabbatical so Clint could concentrate on parenting duties. The band re-grouped in 2006, much to the delight of the various dance clubs and Bay Area Swing Dance community. The band continues to delight overflow crowds at Cafe Borrone on Friday nights. Highlights of Clint Baker's New Orleans 's career include appearing at the New Orleans Jazz an Heritage Festival in 1992 and performing, by special SUNDAY DANCES 1 pm - 5 pm Fresno Elks Lodge N. Diana Ct., Info. John Members: $5 Non-members: $15 MODESTO DIXIELAND JAZZ SOCIETY invitation from legenary trombonist Frank Demond, to play at his home alongside Willie and Percy Humphrey. In 1999, Clint Baker's New Orleans performed at the prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival, one of the few traditional jazz bands ever to perform at the world-renowned festival. They joined the ranks of such legendary artists as Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden. The band tours festivals in the U.S. and Canada extensively and was voted one of the top-five Favorite New s in the 1998 Mississippi Rag Traditional Jazz and Ragtime Poll. In the same poll, Clint Baker was voted one of the top-three Favorite New Musicians. You can follow Clint Baker on FaceBook, and YouTube, and learn more about his extensive musical performances. This editor just saw a picture of him, onboard a ship in the Panama Canal! He has certainly played his way around the world. NAPA VALLEY DIXIELAND JAZZ SOCIETY MEETS EVERY 2ND SUNDAY FROM 1:00-5:00 PM GRANT HALL at the VETERAN S HOME, YOUNTVILLE FEBRUARY 11TH Fourth Street $8 Members, $9 Other Jazz Societies, $10 Public EVERY 3RD SUNDAY CLARION INN 1612 SISK RD. modestojazz.com Feb Hot City J.B p.m. Info: $8 members - $12 public SACRAMENTO FEB. 11 Bye Bye Blues Boy Band TRAD. JAZZ SOCIETY ELK S LODGE # Riverside Blvd. Sacramento, CA Noon-5 pm Members: $10 Non-Members: $12 1:00-5:00 pm FEB Chris Bradley s Traditional J.B. - Feb. 4 - Jam-A-Roo Jammers (Jams all day) MAR. 4TH FEB. 17 Devil Mountain SAN FRANCISCO FEETWARMERS JAZZ BAND 7

8 South Bay Traditional Jazz Society P.O. Box 3980, San Jose, CA Return Service Requested CALENDAR of EVENTS FEBRUARY 25 Silicon Gulch MARCH 25 Devil Mountain APRIL 23 Mission Gold J A Z Z Clint Baker s New Orleans L to R: Bill Reinhart - Banjo; Robert Young - Piano/Reeds Bill Carter - Clarinet; Marty Eggers - Bass; Clint Baker - Trumpet Jim Klippert - Trombone; Jeff Hamilton - Drums Sunnyvale Elks Lodge # N. Pastoria Ave. Sunnyvale, CA Non-members - $10.00 Members and Members of other Jazz Societies - $8.00