[Dixielandjazz] Ted Shafer, RIP

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Ted called in to my Sunday morning show on KFJC from time to time with SF
Jazz stories and he would send copies of his CDs.
I filled-in on tuba more than a few times and always found his band fun to
play with, well led...

Dave Richoux

On Friday, August 9, 2019, Jim O'Briant <jobriant at garlic.com> wrote:

> Bob S. wrote:
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>    - Ted Shafer first formed the Jelly Roll Jazz Band in Los Angeles in
>    1959, with an 8 piece
>    - King Oliver/Lu Watters style 2 trumpet band. Around the mid 1960’s
>    he moved to the SF
>    - ay Area and continued with an 8 piece band and often also had a
>    subset of that band in
>    - a 5 piece configuration.
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> When Ted hired me in 2006, it was for the smaller band, which was 6
> pieces. The regular players were:
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>    - Earl Scheelar, cornet (doubling clarinet)
>    - Pete Main, clarinet (doubling sax & occasional other instruments)
>    - Glenn Calkins, trombone (doubling clarinet)
>    - Jim O’Briant, tuba
>    - Ted Shafer, Banjo & Leader
>    - Tom Barnebey, Piano
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> I’m second guessing myself regarding Tom on Piano. I think he was the
> regular pianist then. If not, he still played with us often.
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> The larger band at that time, and up till Ted retired, was 9 pieces; the
> personnel varied a lot more:
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>    - 2 Cornets/Trumpets
>    - Reeds
>    - Trombone
>    - Tuba
>    - Banjo
>    - Piano
>    - Drums
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> Jim O’Briant, Gilroy, CA
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> Tuba / Leader, The Zinfandel Stompers Vintage Jazz Band
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