[Dixielandjazz] Barrelhouse Jazz Band - was looking for a trombone player

[David Richoux]

All of these groups have regular gigs around the East Bay.
These are just the ones I know of playing currently - there are  
probably a few more I missed:

"And That's Jazz"  Alameda  (I was putting this list in alphabetical,  
but I also have to say that I have been with this group since 1983...)
Barrelhouse JB
Blue Bone
Devil Mountain JB (very East East Bay)
East Bay Stompers
Bob Milkie's Bearcats (been around since the late 1950s - not very  
active)
Mission Gold JB
Polly's Hot Paupers
Mike Vax Great American JB / Big Band
Zenith JB and Brass Band

and there was the Dick Oxtot band in Richmond...

Dave Richoux

remember - Lu Watters Yerba Buena Jazz Band did most of their  
performances in the East Bay, not San Francisco!

(not that I was around to hear them ;-)


On Jan 7, 2006, at 7:43 PM, Steve barbone wrote:

> "Bob Romans" <cellblk7 at comcast.net> wrote
>
>>> From a knowledgeable friend of mine in the Bay area...
>>
>> "I feel quite sure the band looking for a trombone player is The
>> Barrelhouse Jazz Band.
>> Leader Chuck McLain died recently, and he played trombone.  The band
>> has been in existence for more than 15 years, and does have a lot of
>> gigs, many Church oriented.  Chuck was a Minister.  They do play the
>> stylings of Murphy & Watters, and do a decent job of it..."
>
> Gee whiz, what with all this bands that are surfacing, it looks  
> like Oakland
> CA is a hot bed of Dixieland activity, from bands we OKOM literati  
> know
> nothing about. Talk about the real world and the real audience. :-)  
> VBG
>
> One never knows, do one? :-) VBG  (with apologies to Fats)
>
> Cheers,
> Steve