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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>A few more details, in the form of rumors from a very reliable source:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The projected new name of the band, as a successor to the High Sierra Jazz Band, will be the “Sierra Seven.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Personnel will reportedly be (again, from a very reliable source):<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Cornet – Mark Caparone<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Reeds – Peter Meijers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Trombone – Howard Miyata<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Tuba – Paul Hagglund<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Banjo – Scott Anthony<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Piano – Ray Templin<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Drums – Charlie Castro<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The same source tells me that the “Sierra Seven” are booked for the Hot Jazz Jubilee in Rancho Cordova, CA (a suburb of Sacramento) this coming Labor Day Weekend.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Once again, all of the above information is unofficial and unconfirmed, but the source of my information is someone who’s in a position to know. I think this will be a band worth hearing, and worth hiring!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Jim O’Briant, Gilroy, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tuba / Leader<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Zinfandel Stompers Vintage Jazz Band<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>