[Dixielandjazz] Cullum vs. Fed Jazz Commish

[Stephen Barbone]

Henry Stinson wrote: (polite snip)

"I would add that San Antonio has nothing on DC with the Jim Cullum
band,
since we have the Federal Jazz Commission.  All the above listed players

are superb.  Marty is HOT, HOT, HOT!!! on trumpet.  Steve Welsh is
I guess my favorite trombone player."


Henry & List mates:

Well, both bands are solid, no question about it. However they are VERY
DIFFERENT in style. FJC, as I understand it, is almost exclusively
oriented to the jazz of the 20-30s. Hot 5, Hot 7 etc. And they are
excellent in that genre. If that's your milieu, great.

The Jim Cullum Jazz Band is oriented towards exploring ALL of the
possibilities of OKOM, plus a few of their own and much more versatile
as I hear them. And they are also excellent.

To my ears, the Cullum Band is far and away the best OKOM band in
operation today, and has been for a lot of years. Not only that but they
do it on a 6 night a week basis for much of the year. And that is the
hardest gig in the world, creating, six nights a week. It has made
zombies of lesser men.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone