[Dixielandjazz] Blanket Statements?

[Kay Spencer]

Scott & Steve,
   
  I would propose also John Soulis and Andy Parker who work with the Jazzinators see:
   
  http://home.wwdb.org/jssoulis/youthband.htm
   
  John Soulis does a heck of a job getting jazz camp scholarship support from the jazz clubs for his youth band. 
   
   
  We should also mention long time mentor Bill Armstrong who encouraged so many fine musicians of my generation.  It is a whole lot easier recognizing mentors when the "mentored" are ultimately recognized themselves and also are involved with music on many levels, such as Howard Miyata.
   
  Oh, and Dave Ruffner of Blue Street should not be an after-thought. 
   
  As for there being 10,000 OKOM musicians, that number seems way high to me.  That number tells me that there should be at least 1000 in CA.  There might be that many musicians but I don't think I would want number 999 mentoring my kid!  I would just as soon keep the mentoring to those who have the ability and the enthusiasm to do it!
   
  hopefully adding to the controversy...
   
   
  Kay in Gilroy CA
  

Steve Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:
  Dear Scott:

Kudos to those listed below. But that's 24 teachers, out of how many OKOM
Musos? 10,000? That seems to me to be the very definition of damn few. They,
including you, should be proud to be part of the few.
> Just a start for dedicated jazz camp teachers in no particular order:
> 
> Katie Cavera - banjo/guitar
> Clint Baker - almost anything
> Hal Smith - drums
> Bill Dendle - banjo/guitar
> Rusty Stiers - trumpet
> Anita Thomas - reeds
> Ed Metz Jr. - drums
> Jason Wanner - piano
> Eddie Erickson - banjo
> Westy Westenhofer - tuba and bass
> Bria Skonberg - trumpet
> Jackson Stock - trombone
> George Probert - soprano sax
> John Hall - drums
> Marilyn Keller - vocal
> Tom Jacobus - tuba
> John Goodrich - reeds
> Claire McKenna - clarinet
> Dan Comins - cornet
> Jim Buchmann - reeds
> John Reynolds - banjo/guitar
> Dick Maley - drums
> Shelly Burns - vocals
> me - banjo/guitar
> 
> Not to mention the JazzSea Jammers, led by Dick Williams (who should
> probably get a Nobel Prize for doing it), that gives adult players of all
> levels of ability a chance to play in front of an audience. They play almost
> as many sets on a typical JazzSea cruise as all the regular invited bands on
> the cruise put together, plus they are now playing sets at the San Diego
> Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival.
> 
> I think this is way more than "Damn few," thank you very much.