[Dixielandjazz] Another "medical" Dixieland Band

[Robert S. Ringwald]

Steve Barbone wrote:
> Damn, the Doctors from Auburn CA are getting all the gigs. :-) VBG
(snip)

Steve, The leader of that band is Charlie Gehlbach, a retired doctor.  The 
rest of the band members are not doctors but professional musicians. 
Charlie retired about 5 years ago.  he has also been on the Board of 
Directors for the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society for the past 8 years. 
His term just ran out on July 1 of this year.

--Bob Ringwald





>
> Though you can't see the photo, they dress in red scrubs.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
>
> Dixieland Rhythms Return to the Nevada County Fair
>
> By: Sandy Woods, Nevada County Fair  Published: Jul 26, 2006 at 09:55
>
> The wildly popular Dixieland band that led last summer's parades at the
> Nevada County Fair returns this year for two stage performances in 
> addition
> to providing their high-stepping parade music.
>
> Dr. Bach and the Jazz Practitioners will perform at 1:30 and 3 p.m. on the
> Pine Tree Stage the final day of the Fair. The band's concert version is
> seven instruments and a vocalist.
>
> (PICTURE DESCRIPTION) The Practitioners, clockwise: Former vocalist Pamela
> Kelley now singing with Travis AFB Band of the Golden West, current female
> vocalist Lynn Gehlbach, pianist Barbara Beland, tuba & upright bass player
> Jerry Lopes, retired band pianist Gus Pearson, drummer Bruce Turley, 
> drummer
> Gene Copelan, Jim Elsaas vocals, banjo & guitar, trombonist Jay Paulus,
> clarinet & sax player John Tanko, Charlie Gehlbach, trumpet and Fearless
> Leader. Jim Elsaas will play banjo, guitar and provide vocals with Barbara
> Beland on keyboard, Jerry Lopes on tuba and upright bass, Gene Copelan on
> drums, Jay Paulus on trombone, John Tanko on clarinet and sax, Lynn 
> Gehlbach
> providing vocals, and band leader Charlie Gehlbach on trumpet.
>
> Lynn Gehlbach is the daughter-in-law of band leader Charlie Gehlbach, a
> retired physician. "She has a marvelous voice," Charlie says. "She was
> trained in opera and musicals, but always wanted to sing jazz."
>
> This year's Nevada County Fair starts Wednesday, August 9th and runs 
> through
> Sunday, August 13th.
>
> On each of the Fair's five days a more mobile version of the Jazz
> Practitioners will lead the 5 p.m. parade starting at the Special Events
> tent just inside the main gate. Jerry Lopes will play tuba, Jay Paulus
> trombone, Jim Elsaas banjo, and Charlie Gehlbach will lead on trumpet.
>
> "The Auburn area band won instant approval when they began belting out 
> their
> infectious music last year," says Fair Manager Ed Scofield. "Their fans 
> will
> be glad to know that this year they can hear a whole lot more New Orleans
> stompin' sounds from the Jazz Practitioners."
>
> The band now has a second CD, "Jazz Therapy II - The Refill," which will 
> be
> available at the Fair. A dollar of the purchase price goes to Parkinson's
> disease research.
>
>
>
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