[Dixielandjazz] HEY!

[David Richoux]

Nah!,  Youse guys are wha-tcha-calla "Novelty Brass Orchestra" - what  
with your 3 Double-Bell Euphonimoniums 'n stuff. Nothin' "Trad" there!  
Go get a job inna circus band or somthin' !

You know!

Signed,

A Fan.

On May 16, 2009, at 12:19 PM, Bob Romans wrote:

> Hm-m-m-m...I always thought Cell Block 7 was considered at least a  
> West Coast Trad band...am I wrong?
> Warm regards,
> Bob Romans,
> 1617 Lakeshore Dr.,
> Lodi, Calif., 95242
> Ph 209-747-1148
> When you battle with your
> conscience and lose, you win.
>
>
> Hi, Bob -
> You could use this response for the DJML. I'll probably be tarred
> and feathered, but oh well.
> -gb
>
> What the writer refers to is a conundrum. Our world-wide attendance
> has been falling for the past decade, with a larger and larger
> percentage of our audiences from within a 25-mile radius of the
> festival. In the early years, there was great enthusiasm for
> traditional jazz, but as the years have passed, the representation of
> traditional jazz purists has fallen. Our local audiences want newer
> and more varied styles of entertainment. Over the years, starting
> even when Bill Borcher was our executive, we have provided varied
> styles of music, but our local "brand" has not caught up with what we
> offered. So, after extensive discussions, we have taken the first
> step - referring to the festival both as the Sacramento Jazz Festival
> and as the Sacramento Jubilee, interchangeably. I might say that we
> continue to provide plenty of swing and traditional jazz, including
> BED, Bill Allred?s Classic Jazz Band, Company B, Fulton Street Jazz
> Band, Gramercy 6, Sister Swing, Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums, the
> 101st Army Dixieland Band, Black Tuesday Jazz Band, Blue Street Jazz
> Band, Big Tiny Little Jazz Band, Catsnjammer Jazz Band, Climax Jazz
> Band, Cornet Chop Suey, Dr. Bach and the Jazz Practitioners,
> Firecracker Jazz Band, Fulton Street Jazz Band, Golden Gate Rhythm
> Machine, High Sierra Jazz Band, K Street Ramblers, Midnight Rose Jazz
> Band, Natural Gas, New Lowdown, Night Blooming Jazzmen, and Polly?s
> Hot Paupers, and Royal Society Dance Orchestra, two dozen all star
> performers who play traditional and swing jazz and, this year, the
> Benny Goodman Centennial Tribute Band.
> -gb
>
> Gene Berthelsen
> Executive Director
> Sacramento Jazz Jubilee
> 2787 Del Monte Street
> West Sacramento CA 95691
> (916) 372-5277 x11
>
> Warm regards,
> Bob Romans,
> 1617 Lakeshore Dr.,
> Lodi, Calif., 95242
> Ph 209-747-1148
> When you battle with your
> conscience and lose, you win.
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