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

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Also Fog City Stompers, SF Feetwarmers, and Black Diamond Blue Five.
   Rae Ann
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From: David Richoux <tubaman at tubatoast.com>
> 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
> 
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