[Dixielandjazz] Barrelhouse Jazz Band - was looking for atrombone player

[Tom Belmessieri]

Don't forget, the Fog City Stompers.

Tom B.
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>From: David Richoux <tubaman at tubatoast.com>
>To: DJML Jazz <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Barrelhouse Jazz Band - was looking for 
>atrombone player
>Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 22:02:24 -0800
>
>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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