December 2016 Volume 41, Number 10 IT S THE YETI CHASERS PLUS TWO FOR OUR DECEMBER 18th SESSION! by George Swinford To ring in Christmas week and the first official days of winter Ray Skjelbred brings us an augmented version of his Yeti Chasers. As always, Ray will lead the Yeti Chasers from the piano. Steve Wright will play trumpet, cornet and reed instruments as the occasion demands. In the rhythm section Dave Brown will provide the bass and Mike Daugherty the drums. To augment the regulars named above, Ray will add Dave Holo on trumpet and Jim Armstrong on trombone, providing a full Dixieland front line for this engagement. Notes from the Prez Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all you lovers of Traditional Jazz. Let s make 2017 a year of recruitment. Our membership has dwindled from our historical 1000+ in the early days to less than 300 now. Attrition is the main cause. The only way we can combat attrition is to bring in new members. If even 1/4 of our current members each brought a friend to join the fun we would increase our numbers by 25% plus. I think that s a reasonable goal, don t you? None of us wants to see our Society keep losing members so I m asking each of you to give some thought to how we can increase our membership. I d like to hear your ideas, call or email me your thoughts and we ll make it work. OK? Cheers, Judy Ray s tune lists are always thoughtfully assembled. He usually includes some good old good ones that we wouldn t otherwise hear. Each member of this sextet is a wellliked veteran of many of our concerts. They are musically well acquainted, having played together often, in various combinations. Led by Ray s incomparable piano work they will lay down some inspiring jazz, in danceable tempos, with harmonies easy on the ear. Spare a few hours from your last hectic week of Christmas preparations! With great music and service from the Elks kitchen and bar, we can all Eat, Drink and be Merry..Join us and celebrate the coming of winter, as the Yeti Chasers Plus Two play at the Ballard Elks, from 1 pm to 4:30 on the 18th! by Bob Rogers WHERE: Ballard Elks Lodge 6411 Seaview Ave. NW, Seattle WHEN: 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. December 18 ADMISSION: $12 PSTJS members $15 non-members. Pay only at door. FURTHER INFO: Carol Rippey 425-776-5072. Or - website: www.pstjs.org. Plenty of free parking; great view & dance floor, snacks, coffee, and other beverages available. Dixieland Memories I think my first exposure to real Traditional Jazz was down at Seaside, Oregon in the summer of 1950. The Castle Jazz Band was playing at the skating rink in Seaside. At the time we had a vacation home in Seaside and spent a fair bit of time down there in the summer. Anyway, my folks, my brother and I were walking up and down Broadway (the main drag) on a Saturday summer evening, when we heard this great music coming out of the windows of the Seaside skating rink. There was no skating, just people dancing to this great music, the Castle Jazz Band from Portland, Oregon. I still remember one of the songs, I ve Been Floating Down That Old Green River. Another one was Kansas City Torch. Later on, I bought one of their records and many years later had it transferred to a CD. It s kind of scratchy, but I play it every once in a while. I still love the harmonies. I found some of their old stuff for sale on the web. Since that was about 65 years ago, I don t know if any of those guys are still around, but they surely did plant a seed in me that has lasted over all this time.
Jazz Soundings December 2016 Page 2 Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society 19031 Ocean Avenue Edmonds, WA 98020-2344 425-776-5072 www.pstjs.org UPCOMING EVENTS Elks Lodge, Ballard, 6411 Seaview Ave N.W., Seattle Dec. 18 Jan. 15 Feb. 19 Mar. 19 Ray Skjelbred & the Yeti Chasers Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band Jacob Zimmerman and His Pals Gerry Green s Crescent City Shakers PRESIDENT Judy Levy jazzdancer2@msn.com 425-890-6605 VICE PRESIDENT Jack Temp 425-242-0683 SECRETARY Cilla Trush paultrush@yahoo.com 206-363-9174 TREASURER Gloria Kristovich gkristo@live.com 425-776-7816 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Keith Baker kacybaker@comcast.net Verna Eriks vernaeriks@gmail.com 206-363-6171 Joanne Hargrave shorejo1@comcast.net 206-550-4664 John Heinz latitude47.8@comcast.net 425-412-0590 Edmunde Lewin 360-297-6633 George Peterson ggpeters99@gmail.com 425-453-5218 Carol Rippey trianglejazz@comcast.net 425-776-5072 George Swinford grs-pms@comcast.net 425-869-2780 MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR Carol Rippey trianglejazz@comcast.net 425-776-5072 EDITOR Anita LaFranchi jazzeditor@q.com 206-522-7691 WEBMASTER George Peterson ggpeters99@gmail.com 425-453-5218 JAZZ SOUNDINGS Published monthly except July and August by the Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society. Anita LaFranchi, Editor, jazzeditor@q.com Ads must be submitted in a jpeg or PDF format Payment in advance to: Gloria Kristovich, P.O. Box 373, Edmonds, WA 98020-0373 Advertising Rates: Full page $100. 7 1/2 wide by 9 1/2 tall Half Page $60. 7 1/2 wide by 4 1/4 tall Quarter Page $40. 3 5/8 Wide by 4 1/4 tall Deadline is the 10th of the month for the next month s issue Gigs for Local Bands BELLINGHAM TRADITIONAL JAZZ SOCIETY 1st Saturday, 2-5 pm VFW Hall 625 N. State St., Bellingham, WA Dec. 3 Crescent City Shakers /AGM & Jewelry Party Jan. 7 Jim Armstrong Quintet Feb. 4 Bob Storms Dixieland All-Stars Mar. 4 Clamdigger Jazz Band Apr. 1 Ray Skjelbred & the Yeti Chasers BOURBON STREET ALL STARS 1st Tuesday, 5-9pm at McCloud s Grillhouse 2901 Perry Ave, Bremerton, WA 98310 Res: 360-373-3093 DAVE HOLO TRIO Salty s on Alki 1936 Harbor Avenue. SW Seattle, WA 98126 206-937-1600 http://saltys.com/seattle Dec. 2 5-8pm Dec. 16 5-8pm GREATER OLYMPIA DIXIELAND JAZZ SOCIETY 2nd Sundays 1-4:30pm Elks Lodge. 1818 Fourth Ave E., Olympia, WA Dec. 11 Dukes of Swing Jan. 8 Hume Street PEARL DJANGO Dec. 3 7:30pm Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship; Also appearing will be the group Nuages 1207 Ellsworth St, Bellingham, WA 98225 Tickets at the door or via Brown Paper Tickets Dec. 8 6pm A Peninsula College Concert At the Little Theater at Peninsula College, 1502 East Lauridsen Blvd.; Port Angeles, WA 98362 Dec. 16 8pm North City Bistro We love this place! Reservations recommended.tickets through Brown Paper Tickets and Reservations made directly through the Bistro will be required to guarantee seating. Call (206) 365-4447 Or email rbloom888@gmail.com 1520 NE 177th St; Shoreline, WA Gigs continue on page 5 On Your Dial... Saturday 7-12 pm Swing Years and Beyond KUOW 94.9 FM Sunday 3-6 pm Art of Jazz, Ken Wiley, KPLU 88.5 FM
Jazz Soundings December 2016 Page 3 Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society PSTJS officers and board members - December 2016 Absentee ballot If you must miss the December meeting, here is your chance to vote for your PSTJS officers and board members. Remove from newsletter, vote your preference and mail by Dec 13, 2016 to: PSTJS 19031 Ocean Ave., Edmonds, WA 98020-2344. *Incumbent Place your name(s) and the word BALLOT on the top left of the envelope. Your name will be checked on election day and your vote added to the rest. On election day the ballots will be removed and the envelope discarded before the ballots are tallied. PRESIDENT Judy Levy* OFFICERS Keith Baker* BOARD OF DIRECTORS Vote for 4 candidates John Heinz* VICE PRESIDENT Jack Temp* Joanne Hargrave* George Peterson* SECRETARY Cilla Trush* TREASURER Gloria Kristovich* Write-in: Office: Note: If you intend to vote at the concert in December you will be required to present your membership card to receive a ballot. by Ray Skjlbred You learn how to play jazz by listening and watching people perform, and with the recent youtube phenomenon on the computer, the possibilities are endless. Really all you have to do is experiment with a name or a band or a song title and the choices pop up. It allows for repeated listening so that you can watch how players interact or follow the individual acts of playing and listening. It really is a little listening and watching miracle. There are many reprints of old jazz films and TV shows, but also many original recordings from bands around the world. There are also outstanding individual videographers, particularly Rae Ann Berry or SFRae Ann and Michael Steinman who posts his own and other YouTubes on his website Jazz Lives. I have spent plenty of time watching hands and fingering of pianists like WATCHING JAZZ Earl Hines, Joe Sullivan and Jess Stacy, and I have searched through a variety of YouTubes when I need to shore up knowledge of a song that I don t quite know. When I recently played a couple festivals with the Grand Dominion Jazz Band and knew their set lists in advance, I found it comforting to search through their YouTubes (mostly from Rae Ann) and listen to the material. There are some mysteries about permission to show material (musicians should be on board with anyone doing recording) and sometimes official permission problems that I don t quite understand. I used to look at an hour long Earl Hines piano film on Vimeo and one day it disappeared. It had been taken down. But some time later it was back. I don t know why. Many years ago a videotape popped up of the Golden, CO jazz festival where bands were mixed together on a final tune. I was playing piano at first but then Turk Murphy gave me his horn to play and partway through my solo the tape or whatever it was ran out. I had some fun watching this one for many jazz friends all playing at once. Then one day it disappeared, never to return. I m not sure why. But almost anything you want to hear is out there somewhere. Rae Ann has many of my Cubs band, Steve Wright has many by the Yeti Chasers, Louis Armstrong is out there and Kid Ory and Duke Ellington and on and on. If you haven t tried it, you should. Of course the huge selection of YouTubes can cause a person to sink in and maybe never return to what passes for the real world. I might turn to a Tim McCoy B-western from the early 30 s. or the first Marciano/Walcott fight, or some poetry readings, or the song of red-winged blackbirds, or the Burlington Zephyr or Ernie Kovacs. Maybe it is a little aid to someone becoming a citizen of the world.
Jazz Soundings December 2016 Page 4 Presented by Lighthouse Jazz Society FEBRUARY 23 26, 2017 SEASIDE, OREGON Five venues: Three at the Convention Center and one each at the Best Western Ocean View Resort, and Seaside Elks. Thursday Night Warm Up at the Seaside Elks - 7 PM; 200 Pre-sale Tickets Only Dance floors and free shuttle! Call 1-888-306-2326 for housing info. More info at www.jazzseaside.com or 1-866-345-6257, Monday-Friday, 9 5 PM only. A portion of this project was made possible from a grant from the City of Seaside Tourism Advisory Committee, funded by room tax dollars.
Jazz Soundings December 2016 Page 5 Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society 19031 Ocean Ave., Edmonds, WA 98020-2344 Please (enroll) (renew) (me) (us) as a member or members Name Address City, State Zip Code Phone E-Mail Check when renewing if your address label is correct Dues for 12 months: Single $25 Couple $40 Lifetime single $200 Lifetime Couple $350 Patron $500 (One or two lifetime membership) Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. The Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to the performance and preservation of traditional jazz. Your membership and contributions are tax-deductible. Thank you. Gigs continued from page 2 Gigs for Local Bands PEARL DJANGO (cont.) Jan. 3 & 4-7:30pm Jazz Alley (with Gail Pettis) 2033 Sixth Ave., Seattle, WA (206-441-9729. RAY SKJELBRED AND THE YETI CHASERS Dec. 17 5-7:30 pm Royal Room (Seattle, WA) For more info visit: http://theroyalroomseattle.com/ Dec. 18 1-4:30 Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society (with guests Dave Holo and Jim Armstrong) Elks Lodge, Ballard, 6411 Seaview Ave N.W., Seattle UPTOWN LOWDOWN JAZZ BAND Dec. 01 7:30-10:30pm J&M Cafe, Seattle; w/the Washboard Cutups Dec. 14 6-7:30pm Crossroads Bellevue Jingle Jazz w Uptown Lite Dec. 20 6:45pm; 8:45 pm Lights of Christmas - Uptown Lowdown Jingle Jazz Warm Beach, Stanwood. Dec. 21 6:45pm; 8:45 pm Lights of Christmas - Uptown Lowdown Jingle Jazz Warm Beach, Stanwood. Dec. 28 6-9pm Pike Place Bar & Grill w/washboard Cutups We re looking for new Members YOU can help with little effort and that s by bringing just one of your friends or family members into our club. If WE ALL do that, our membership will double. WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! TRUDY LUNDGREN MARIE WELDON Red X on your Jazz Soundings mailing address label with your name on it - means it s time to renew your membership. TWO red XX means last chance to Renew Now!
Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society 19031 Ocean Ave. Edmonds, WA 98020-2344 Address service requested Non-profit Org U..S. Postage Paid Seattle, WA Permit 1375 BANDS, CONTACTS AIN T NO HEAVEN SEVEN Leader: Terry Rogers terryrrogers@comcast.net 206-465-6601 BOURBON STREET ALL STARS Leader: Jeff Winslow (360) 731 0322 drjwjazz@gmail.com COAL CREEK JAZZ BAND Leader: Judy Logen, 425-641-1692 Bookings: judy@coalcreekjazzband.com COMBO DE LUXE Bookings: Candace Brown www.combodeluxe.net jazzstrings@comcast.net 253-752-6525 CORNUCOPIA CONCERT BAND Leader: Allan Rustad www.comband.org 425-744-4575 DUKES OF DABOB Bookings: Mark Holman, 360-779-6357, seaclar7@embarqmail.com. DUWAMISH JAZZ BAND Bookings: Carol Johnston carolanjo@yahoo.com 206-932-7632 EVERGREEN CLASSIC JAZZ BAND Leader: Tom Jacobus email: t.jacobus@comcast.net ph: 253-852-6596 or cell 253-709-3013 FIRST THURSDAY BAND Leader: Ray Skjelbred, Rayskjelbred@gmail.com 206-420-8535 FOGGY BOTTOM JAZZ BAND Leader: Bruce Cosacchi 360-638-2074 GRAND DOMINION JAZZ BAND Bookings: Bob Pelland bobpelland@gdjb.com 360-387-2500 holotradband Leader: Dave Holo email: dave@daveholo.com www.holotradband.com HOT CLUB SANDWICH Contact: James Schneider www.hotclubsandwich.com 206-561-1137 HUME STREET PRESERVATION JAZZ BAND Bookings: Karla West 406-862-3814 JAZZ UNLIMITED BAND Leader: Duane Wright duane.janw@frontier.com 206-930-9998 JAZZ STRINGS Bookings: Candace Brown jazzstrings@comcast.net 253-752-6525 LOUISIANA JOYMAKERS! Leader: Leigh Smith smithtunes@shaw.ca 604-294-9464 THE BARRELHOUSE JIVE CATS Leader: James Walls 206-280-1581 email:groovepowers@gmail.com www.barrelhousejivecats.com THE MARKET STREET DIXIELAND JASS BAND Ansgar Duemchen: 425-286-5703 Tim Sherman 206-547-1772 www.marketstreetjazz.com MIGHTY APHRODITE Co-leaders: Bria Skonberg, Claire McKenna mightyaphroditejazz@hotmail.com 405-613-0568 NEW ORLEANS QUINTET Jake Powel 206-725-3514 jake_powel@comcast.net RAINIER JAZZ BAND Manager: Randy Keller randolphscottkeller@gmail.com 206-437-1568 RAY SKJELBRED Rayskjelbred@gmail.com 206-420-8535 RONNIE PIERCE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ronniepiercemusic@yahoo.com, 206-467-9365 UPTOWN LOWDOWN JAZZ BAND Leader: Bert Barr uljb@yahoo.com 425-898-4288 WILD CARDS JAZZ Leader: Randy Keller randolphscottkeller@gmail.com 206-437-1568