[Dixielandjazz] Jim Cullum Jazz Band Concert

[Dan Augustine]

DJML and others--
     Sorry if you've seen this announcement before, but we're trying 
to spread the message around as much as possible.  Please pass it 
around to others who might be interested.  Thanks.    Dan
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>From: Tom Straus <tomstraus at keymail.com>
>Subject: Jim Cullum Jazz Band Concert
>Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 04:56:38 -0600
>To: Tom Straus <tomstraus at keymail.com>
>
>Jim Cullum Jazz Band Set for March 19 Concert in Austin
>
>The Jim Cullum Jazz Band, nationally known for Jazz from San 
>Antonio's Riverwalk, will play a concert in Austin on Sunday, March 
>19.
>
>The event, sponsored by the non-profit Austin Traditional Jazz 
>Society, will take place at 3:30 p.m. at the Riverbend Church, Loop 
>360 (Capital of Texas Highway). General admission is $12.00;  
>students (with I.D.): $5.00.
>
>Tickets may be ordered in advance at www.atjs.org or by phone (512) 795-9112.
>
>Jim Cullum, Jr., cornetist and bandleader, began playing cornet in 
>1955 at age 14. Fascinated with the records of legendary cornetist 
>Bix Beiderbecke, Jim was at first self-taught. While attending 
>college, Jim began a partnership with his clarinetist father, the 
>late Jim Cullum, Sr., forming a seven-piece traditional group they 
>called the Happy Jazz Band.
>
>The next year, a group of San Antonio business leaders established 
>The Landing, a jazz club on the San Antonio Riverwalk, as a showcase 
>for the Happy Jazz Band. Under Jim Jr.'s direction the band evolved 
>into a nationally acclaimed professional company known as the Jim 
>Cullum Jazz Band.
>
>Boasting 45 CDs of traditional jazz, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band has 
>performed with a great number of jazz luminaries and at many famous 
>venues including Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center.
>In 1990, Jim Cullum created the radio show Riverwalk, Live from the 
>Landing for Texas Public Radio.
>
>Broadcasts feature jazz music of the early 20th century and jazz 
>luminaries who best extol the music. Today, the show is distributed 
>by Public Radio International and is broadcast on over 150 stations 
>nationwide.
>
>Band members include Jim Turner, piano; Ron Hockett, clarinet; Don 
>Mopsick, bass; Kenny Rupp, trombone; Howard Elkins, banjo, guitar, 
>vocals; and Mike Washiewicz, drums.
>
>The concert is funded in part by the City of Austin through the 
>Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on 
>the Arts.
>
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>Tom Straus, President, Austin Traditional Jazz Society
>tomstraus at keymail.com

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