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

[Tom Belmessieri]

Fog City Stompers is actually headquartered in Pittsburg and is more an East 
Bay band.

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: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 11:28:30 -0800
>
>Wouldn't Fog City Stompers be more of a "South Bay / San Jose  band?
>
>It is hard to pin a lot of this geographic distinction down - maybe  if 75% 
>of the "regular" band members live in a particular region or  just the 
>leader?
>
>Dave Richoux
>On Jan 8, 2006, at 10:17 AM, rahberry at comcast.net wrote:
>
>>Also Fog City Stompers, SF Feetwarmers, and Black Diamond Blue Five.
>>    Rae Ann
>>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
>>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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