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This Month on Riverwalk Jazz
The Jim Cullum Jazz Band Presents
 4/2 The Tio Family: A New Orleans Clarinet Dynasty
The Creole Tio Family produced a long line of master clarinetists and studio music teachers who influenced the first generation of jazz musicians in the Crescent City. Special guest is dynamic clarinetist Evan Christopher.
 4/9 Boogie Woogie Trio: Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis and Pete Johnson
They worked day jobs at taxicab companies and car washes. By night, they honed their skills playing 'rent parties' on Chicago’s South Side. Special guest Dick Hyman salutes the Boogie Woogie Trio.
 4/16 The Inventive Mr. Edison: The Life & Music of Harry "Sweets" Edison
An encore presentation honoring trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison. A star with the Count Basie Band in the 30s and 40s, Edison forged new territory on trumpet. In this 1994 at The Landing, "Sweets" joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band to talk about his life in music and play tunes from the Basie years.
 4/23 Benny Goodman Swinging at 100: A Centenary Celebration
Reedmen Allan Vaché and Harry Allen, and vibists John Cocuzzi and Lionel Hampton (in an encore performance) celebrate the clarinetist from Chicago who changed the face of popular music in America. It's Benny Goodman's 100th birthday with a focus on the Goodman small groups. See the article at right about a new Goodman box-set CD collection.
 4/30 Remembering Ralph Sutton: Long Way From St Louis
Stride piano legend Ralph Sutton demonstrates his flawless time, his pianistic viruosity, and his endless melodic inventiveness. Between sets, Sutton talks about his life in music—from playing in his hometown St. Louis to his stint as intermission pianist in the clubs of Greenwich Village.
Note: Riverwalk Jazz public radio broadcasts are recorded well in advance of their airdates. These listings do not reflect live appearances at The Landing in San Antonio. For what's happening at The Landing, check our calendar page.
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Dear Jim Cullum and Co.:
My husband and I were thrilled to attend your performance last night in Bowling Green, KY. What a treat! After listening to you on the radio for years we couldn't believe our luck that you would be coming so close to us. We live an hour north of Bowling Green and were happy to make the drive to have the opportunity to hear one of the finest jazz bands on Earth! We hope you'll back to Ky. someday—bet you could pack a hall in Louisville.
Thanks for the memories, Annette and Leon Howlett
Ed. replies: Annette, we had a great time in Bowling Green and look forward to a return visit someday.
From the Forums
Here are some recent posts of interest:
On March 18, jigsaw wrote, in the forum What Are You Listening To?:
...there are so many interesting versions of "Stardust" out there—from all the differing types of jazz—I was just hoping that from my comment we could get more people joining in the discussion to remind us of their favourite versions...Can I nominate as a beginning the versions that the late Dave McKenna recorded? On A Celebration of Hoagy Carmichael (Concord CCD-4227) he did a version and again on A Handful of Stars (Concord CCD-4580) he did a slightly longer version. Both are wonderful.
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On March 4, tyleman wrote, in the forum Do You Play an Instrument?:
Edward—just a little more info on growls and Bubber's style.
As Mop has already pointed out, Bubber is often using a common sink plunger (not a toilet plunger—those are for trombones). I spent a number of years trying to figure out how Bubber got the sound he did, which is unlike any of the other "plunger" players, even Cootie Williams.
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Jazz Apppreciation Month
 Riverwalk Jazz is pleased to join the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History to celebrate April as the 8th annual Jazz Appreciation Month, or JAM. The mission of JAM is to draw greater public attention to the extraordinary history of jazz and its importance to our heritage.
John Edward Hasse, Ph.D., Curator of American Music, Smithsonian Institution says, "Riverwalk Jazz contributes to jazz history because it keeps the history alive in a very engaging and accessible way through the ears, hearts and minds of listeners all across America."
The JAM Website links you to a world of events, concerts, and Web resources, including a Jazz Calendar and Directory of Jazz Societies. To help you find a club near you, Riverwalk Jazz also maintains a list on our website here.
 Benny Goodman Rides Again
By Will Friedwald
Reprinted from The Wall Street Journal © 2009 Dow Jones & Company. All rights reserved.
In 1940, the aspiring lyricist Alan Bergman was 15; he had a family friend who worked for NBC, and he was able to sneak into a rehearsal by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. "I heard Benny call something called 'Benny Rides Again,' which they were apparently playing for the first time. I just absolutely fell out of my chair! It was the most amazing thing I had ever heard in my life. I had never heard music like that before—no one had." More >>
Keith Ingham: Speaking on Jazz Piano History
By Simon Jay Harper
Reprinted with permission. Copyright © 2008 AllAboutJazz .com and Simon Jay Harper.
 A special passion of Ingham's is what may for some these days pass as "pre-historic jazz." That is, all the jazz before bebop.
"Listening to jazz educators,'" says Ingham, "you would think that jazz started with John Coltrane and Miles Davis." More >>
Ken Peplowski: Clarinet Conqueror
by Ken Dryden
Reprinted with permission. Copyright © 2008 AllAboutJazz .com and Ken Dryden.
 Ken Peplowski has been a busy player on the jazz scene since joining the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (directed by Buddy Morrow) in 1978. A gifted clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, he met Sonny Stitt while still with the Dorsey band, ended up studying sax with him and landed a dream job playing in Benny Goodman's final orchestra in the mid '80s until the jazz legend's death in 1986.
Says Ken, "I very stubbornly stuck with the clarinet because I love the instrument and made them give me clarinet solos instead of saxophone solos on everything. I was always very proud to play clarinet."
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Vernel Bagneris at Tennessee Williams Festival
Vernel Bagneris, a frequent collaborator on the Riverwalk Jazz public radio series, as Papa Du in his original musical revue One Mo' Time.
Excerpted from the New Orleans Times-Picayune
Vernel Bagneris' storied career as a playwright, musician and director was the subject of a toe-tapping event on Sunday, March 29, at the Palm Court Jazz Cafe, during the last day of the Tennessee Williams Festival.
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Town Contemplates a Jazz-Master Museum
 by Michael H. Price
Excerpted from The Ft. Worth Business Press
Author Mark Finn has found a new cause in an effort to restore to prominence an influential Vernon, TX-born musician named Jack Teagarden.
The basis of the museum project, Finn explains, rests with a Teagarden archive developed in Canada by the late Joe Showler—40 years’ worth of devoted collecting, covering recordings and motion pictures, magazine and newspaper coverage and a chronology that, according to Finn, traces Teagarden’s progress in astonishing detail.
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JCJB Reference Pages
Our good friend José A. Estévez, Jr. has completed two valuable reference pages for fans of the Jim Cullum Jazz Band and its predecessor, The Happy Jazz Band. Thank you, José. Here are the links:
Classic Jazz Media Online
"Fantasie" and "Riverboat Shuffle," Evan Christopher and Django a la Creole, London, 2008.
"Boogie Woogie Dream," Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson.
"There Is No Greater Love," Harry "Sweets" Edison, 1983.
"China Boy" and "Sheik of Araby," Benny Goodman Trio.
"In The Dark," Ralph Sutton, 1989.
On the Road with The Jim Cullum Jazz Band
The Jim Cullum Jazz Band appears Monday through Saturday nights beginning at 8:30 PM at The Landing in San Antonio. To find  out when the JCJB is coming to your town in 2009, view our event calendar.
April Events
24-25 Jim Cullum's Landing in San Antonio presents Austin reed virtuoso Jonathan Doyle with The Jim Cullum Jazz Band.
Where to Hear Live Jazz
Regular Gigs:
A more comprehensive list of festivals and concerts can be found on websites for the Mississippi Rag and American Rag.
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2 Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, 57th Street and 7th Avenue, New York City, NY, 8:30 PM. George Wein and Friends: Howard Alden, guitar; Evan Christopher, clarinet; Dick Hyman, piano; Ken Peplowski, clarinet, Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar; Warren Vaché, cornet. Call 212-247-7800 for more information.
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16-17 Jazz at Lincoln Center, Allen Room, 7:30 PM. “Music of Fats Waller” with Dick Hyman and others. Visit their website for more information.
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17-19 French Quarter Festival, New Orleans, LA. Featured artists include, among others, Banu Gibson and Her Hot Jazz, Connie Jones and Evan Christopher. Call 800-673-5725 or visit their website for more information.
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24-26 Atlanta Jazz Party, Atlanta, GA. Featured artists include, among others, Duke Heitger, Bob Havens, Dan Barrett, Allan Vaché, Ron Hockett, John Cocuzzi, John Sheridan, Bucky Pizzarelli, Vince Giordano and Ed Metz, Jr. Send email to atleeobc@aol.com or visit their website for more information and reservations.
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