[Dixielandjazz] Sacramento Jazz Jubilee

[Steve Barbone]

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>"Robert S. Ringwald" <robert at ringwald.com> wrote (polite snip)
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>I predict that in 20 years, our listmates Wiggins & Barbone will still be on
>DJML predicting the demise of the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, while the Jubilee
>will still be going strong, bigger & better than ever.
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Bite your tongue, Mr. Wonderful - :-) VBG

It was me who predicted that Sacramento Jubilee would indeed survive and 
prosper by offering other forms of music when I also predicted 2 years 
ago that there was trouble in River City.  The critical left coasters 
jumped all over me at the time, saying I was arrogant, egotistical, 
idiotic and claimed that Sacramento was healthy, profitable, had no 
problems and if a thing wasn't broke, why fix it? One of the most vocal 
critics was even on the Sacramento Board and had no inkling of the 
problems until a half year later. (Check the DJML archives for the time 
line if you are interested in that sort of thing)

It was also me who predicted that jazz would get a lift from the Ken 
Burns program here in the USA. That has happened to most jazz musicians, 
though not to ersatz jazz musicians.

Sacramento used to promote itself narrowly as a Dixieland and/or Trad 
Jazz Festival. It no longer does so which IMO is correct, given its size 
and monetary goals. Obviously given the lack of Dixieland work around 
these days, and the popularity of Sacramento as a place to gig, there 
will be a great number of bands that never get there.

GET OVER IT BAND LEADERS. Go find some work in your backyard among this 
vast audience that is just waiting to hear good music. Call, or write 
list mate Dave Gravett in Springfield Missouri, that great hot bed of 
Dixieland ;-),  Ask him how his band manages to play twice a week in 
locsal venues there.  

Cheers,
Steve Barbone

PS to Bob Ringwald. You and the other newbies on the board are doing a 
great job with Sacramento and are to be commended for performing a 
largely thankless task. Pay no heed to the critics, the whiners, the 
uninformed, and their ilk. Remember the old saying, "The higher a monkey 
climbs up a tree, the more his ass shows." Those that cannot climb will 
always complain about those who can/do, so consider the source and then 
ignore those who are ground bound.