[Dixielandjazz] New Venue to checkout at Sacramento Jubilee

[TCASHWIGG at aol.com]

OK youse Guys !

There will be a very Big surprise new venue at Sacramento Jazz Jubilee this 
year, unfortunately it has nothing to do with Jubilee.

It is Fundraising time again for the "Jazz For Kids Program"  a non profit 
organization taking traditional Jazz to schools kids with programs established 
in Northern California, Taiwan, and Japan so far.  We are spreading the 
Traditional Jazz message everywhere we go by exposing children to the real roots of 
American Jazz, long considered to be America's ONLY Contribution to World 
Culture.

Operated by
 Ambassadors of American Culture.
a section 501 (C) (3)  Charitable and Educational organization
list mate Tom Wiggins is the Executive Director.

The Ambassadors will be opening a new venue in Old Town Sacramento on Friday 
evening May 27th and will present shows throughout the Jazz Jubilee featuring: 
 Check the posted schedule at the venue for show times and stop by in between 
your other venues.   Jubilee badges will of course be honored, but please be 
kind enough to leave a donation, as we are not being paid by the Jubilee, and 
our income is being spent directly on programs to benefit  the kids who need 
it the most in many of the poorest communities with no music funding at all.

The Globe Trotting Saint Gabriel's Celestial Brass Band doing their 
Traditional New Orleans Funeral shows and Preservation Hall style shows.

Alternating with them will be the International Singing Sensation Zorina 
London, who has flown in from Taipei, Taiwan to perform with them as well as her 
own Cotton Club Style show.  She is not to be missed, especially if you enjoy 
the music of Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Lena Horne, Dinah Washington, Eartha 
Kitt, or Mahalia Jackson and Josephine Baker.  Come by and see a real 
professional touring Jazz/Blues Star in action, she is a blessed and gifted 
entertainer of the highest magnitude.  She is also the Aunt and mentor of Latoya London 
of recent American Idol Fame.

Backing her in the rhythm section will be Saint Gabriel's drummer Paul Smith 
and Double Bass player Joe McKinley who usually plays Tuba with us.

Filling in on Tuba and Euphonium for Joe will be our good friend Buddy Apfel, 
we will have the Father and Son Jazz Professor team of David Sr. & Jr. on 
Trumpet, as well as Trevor Brown who has flown in from Montreal for the dates.  
Dwight McQueen will hold forth on drums and Sonny Fairley and Jose Hernandez 
will swap places on Alto and Soprano Saxes, James Nelson will be on Bari Sax. 
and Charles Hamilton and Miguel Hernandez will be on Bones.   Tom Wiggins might 
even play if he can get a free moment from management duties.

Tell all your friends and stop by during the festival and see us, and make a 
donation to "Jazz For Kids"  they need the support and all your donations are 
totally Tax deductible as well, in any amount.

Our suggested minimum donation is $5.00 per person which is very cheap 
considering the International Caliber of these two great shows.

Saint Gabriel's has donated 1000 CDs and T-shirts to Jazz For Kids to offer 
as premiums to the donors of $10.00 or more.

We will also be hosting a late night Jam session starting at 11:15 p.m. on 
Friday Saturday and Sunday nights.

The venue can't be missed if you are going to Old Town, it is on the corner 
of 2nd and K Streets upstairs on the Verandah Balcony and inside the Union 
Hotel building where the main show room will be.

Beer and Wine will be available at reasonable prices and we have a decent 
size venue for approximately 175 people per show.

Hope to see many of you there, pass the word and come help support a great 
Jazz program, we just might be able to find and inspire the next Louis Armstrong 
with our efforts.


This will be low keyed and laid back New Orleans style, we will even take you 
to Church in Harlem on Sunday with a Gospel show or two.  Sing and shout 
along's will be welcome, and even clapping off the Beat is allowed. :))

You just can't have more fun than this with your clothes on.

Thanks,

Tom Wiggins