[Dixielandjazz] Golden Eagle Jazz Band

[Katie Cavera]

Hi Creight!

I just returned from playing at the Farmer's Market in Montrose, California with 
the Gremoli Jazz Band where I play with Mike Fay and Walter Sereth. We play 
there nearly every Sunday and I even made a little YouTube video of the band 
which you can see here: (I'm playing bass and running the camera at the same 
time, so you can't actually see me in this video...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgfX4TkG-gA
Mike Fay is actually playing tenor banjo in this band.  And if you pause the 
video at the right moment, you may notice that he  plays a beautiful custom made 
tenor banjo that used to belong to Leon Crabb. (He's on the far end wearing 
sunglasses.) Leon passed away several years back and I was happy that I had the 
chance to meet him and play with him while he was still around. 

Mike Fay also continues working as a bass player most notably (IMHO) with the 
Grand Dominion Jazz band:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-sJ3uP84T8

Glenn Calkins moved from the Los Angeles area up north - just north of San 
Francisco.  He plays up there with several bands including the Eldorado 
Sycopaters and you can find him on YouTube too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOlzPROymTA

Shoosh still leads a "revamped" version of the Golden Eagle Jazz Band and they 
play twice a month at Steamers Cafe in Fullerton California on Sunday 
afternoons.  Unfortunately Ken Smith retired from playing a few years ago, but 
Shooshan still leads a very nice New Orleans style band.  
Hope that helps!
- Katie Cavera 
 http://www.katiecavera.com
http://www.youtube.com/kcavera