[Dixielandjazz] Sad News - Joe Bithell died today...

[Russ Guarino]

The Silicon Gulch band played at our jazz club [ Monterey ] just a week ago
and I spoke with Joe about various and sundry things.  He seemed in good
health last Sunday.  He had his usual wild beard.

What a shock.

Russ Guarino

David Richoux wrote:

> Joe was the leader of the Silicon Gulch Jazz Band and had been a
> fixture in the San Francisco/San Jose area trad scene for many years.
> He had a great way of singing old jazz and blues standards and had a
> long running gig at the Prince of Wales Pub in San Mateo.
>
> I first met Joe back in the late 1970s when I was getting started in
> OKOM - he was  a member of the Los Trancos Woods Band and played a
> beat-up old Eb tuba or washboard in that group. He taught me quite a
> lot about OKOM in those years.
>
> Later, I sat in with the Silicon Gulch band from time to time and it
> was always interesting. He often was in the audience at other area jazz
> band performances and was a welcomed "guest singer" many times.
>
> He will be greatly missed...
>
> I will post any information about the funeral as soon as I know.
>
> Dave Richoux
>
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