[Dixielandjazz] Re: Sacramento comments

[Bob Shoring]

I was in Sacramento from the parade to the closing ceremony.  Sure heard 
some outstanding bands, some for the first time and some that I always 
come to hear.  But like at least one other DJML'er, I did find 
scheduling more difficult than in previous years.  Due to logistics, I 
more often found myself listening to a band I didn't really want to hear 
just so that I'd be in the right place and have a seat for a band I 
didn't want to miss. 

Saturday morning and mid-day, there was quite a line of people waiting 
to get in the Holiday Inn Ballroom, which had several great bands.  
Titan Hot 7 really impressed me.  I went to one outstanding set with the 
great Jim Cullum band in Old Town and wondered why there were still a 
good number of empty seats.  I was pleased that Bob Jackson (trumpet) is 
back with the Grand Dominion Jazz Band after an absence of several 
years.  I thought that band sounded better than ever.

Great festival, but I do wish they could group more of the truly trad 
bands together, so that we'd waste less time crisscrossing the area.

Regards,
Bob