[Dixielandjazz] My Gratitude

[rahberry at comcast.net]

To Zach, Jim O'B, and others:
As a reminder, these gigs and others are listed on the Bay Area Hot Jazz List which is on
    www.clintbakerjazz.com/raeannslist.html

We've gots lots of jazz happening in our area!
  -- Rae Ann



 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "James O'Briant" <jobriant at garlic.com>
> ZACH KEETER wrote:
> 
> >   For any of you that are in the SF area and might be going 
> > there anyway, I will be at the Clint Baker gig in Menlo Park 
> > on Friday night. If any of you are there, feel free to say hi.
> 
> 
> Hi, Zach ...
> 
> If you're still in the SF Bay Area on Saturday and/or Sunday, I'll be
> playing with two different versions of the same band, both within driving
> distance for you.  
> 
> On Saturday night, Ted Shafer's Jelly Roll Jazz Band plays from 7 - 10 PM at
> the Manna Thai Restaurant, 414 Ferry Street, Martinez, CA.  Their "back
> room" has a small stage and an nice dance floor, and we generally have a
> nice crowd.  This version of the band is usually 6 players, and is highly
> improvisatory.  You can also get to Martinez via BART to Oakland and then
> Amtrak to Martinez, and the restaurant is only a block from the Amtrak
> station.  (But don't miss the last train back to Oakland ...)
> 
> On Sunday afternoon, the nine-piece version of the Jelly Roll Jazz Band will
> be playing for the Napa Valley Dixieland Jazz Society at the Elks Lodge,
> 2840 Soscol Ave., Napa, CA.  The band plays from 1-5 PM.  This band plays
> custom two-cornet arrangements, some in the style of the King Oliver Creole
> Jazz Band of the 1920's and others more in the Lu Watters West Coast Revival
> style. 
> 
> There are also three open jam sets, for which you'd need to bring your
> instrument and arrive by 1 PM to get signed up.  
> 
> I'll be playing Tuba for both appearances.
> 
> Hope it's in the cards for you to come and hear us!
> 
> Jim O'Briant
> Gilroy, CA
> Tuba & Leader, The Zinfandel Stompers 
> Tuba, Jelly Roll Jazz Band
> Tuba Sub, Mission Gold Jazz Band
> Tuba Sub, South Bay Stompers
> 
> 
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