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This Month on Riverwalk Jazz
The Jim Cullum Jazz Band Presents
 2/4 Women of the Harlem Renaissance
The cultural ferment of 1920s' Harlem nurtured the genius of men like Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington. But the "Black Renaissance" had an often-overlooked feminine side. Actress/singer Carol Woods salutes Black History Month with this tribute to the fascinating women that launched New York’s great social revolution.
2/11 Cheek to Cheek: An Irving Berlin Valentine
Just in time for the holiday, Jim and guests Nina Ferro and Rebecca Kilgore offer a concert of timeless Berlin songs that artfully say "I love you" in 32 bars.
 2/18 Fletcher Henderson & Don Redman: The Birth of the Big Band Reed Section
Allan Vaché and Kim Cusack join forces with the Band in a tribute to the famous 1920s collaboration between Henderson and Redman. Their classic arrangements paved the way for the "swing band" sound of the next decade.
 2/25 Crazy Rhythm: Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
The Five Pennies, The Red Heads and The Charleston Chasers are a handful of small 1920s New York 'hot' recording groups led by cornetist Red Nichols, who helped forge a new, sophisticated sound for the big city.
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.
Michael Steinman's Jazz Lives
According to his blog site, Michael Steinman, "an unashamed jazz addict, writes for Cadence and All About Jazz. He has been published in Coda and other jazz periodicals, and was the New York correspondent for The Mississippi Rag."
 Visitors to Jazz Lives are rewarded with blogs and items on a variety of topics related to classic jazz: Bix Beiderbecke, Django Reinhardt, and Vic Dickenson are currently featured. Visit Jazz Lives here.
We're sorry but due to rights issues, the Jack Teagarden videos have been removed. Please click here for video highlights of live classic jazz performed by Jon-Erik Kellso and The Ear Regulars at The Ear Inn, New York.
Cullum, Barnard On the Road "Down Under"
Bandleader Jim Cullum spent his January  on a 15-concert tour with friend and fellow cornetist Bob Barnard, playing for SRO crowds from Sydney to Perth.
Listen to an interview with Jim by Perth's Ron Knight here.
 Just Ask
Just ask and we'll answer your questions about The Landing, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band, and Riverwalk Jazz on the radio.
Hello:
I´m a fan from Sweden who likes your music. I'm especially fond of your wonderful American Love Songs CD. Who are the two excellent clarinetists on "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes?" And who is playing clarinet behind Bob Wilber on soprano sax on "Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland"—the finest track on the disc? I hope you would be kind to send me an answer. Yours, Acke Ericsson, Malmö, Sweden
Editor responds:
 Acke, the two clarinetists on "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" are the late Brian Ogilvie (band member from 1992-96) and Evan Christopher (from 1996-99). The clarinetist accompanying Bob Wilber is Allan Vaché (from 1976-92). By the way, this is the second month in a row that we post a query coming from Sweden.
On the Road with The Jim Cullum Jazz Band
The Jim Cullum Jazz Band appears Tuesday through Saturday nights beginning at 9:00 PM at the Landing in San Antonio. For reservations, email Mike Teran here. To find out when the JCJB is coming to your town in 2010, view our event calendar.
- 14 Join us for Valentine's at The Landing. Jim Cullum will be featured on cornet along with Austin musicians J.D. Pendley on guitar and fiddle player Erik Hokkannen, with Rick Ramirez on bass. Click here for more information.
- 16 Mardi Gras at The Landing! The Jim Cullum Quartet will play lively, authentic New Orleans jazz to celebrate Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) tonight. Click here for more information and reservations.
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February Festivals, Concerts and Parties
5-7 35th Central Illinois Jazz Festival, presented by the Juvae Jazz Society at the Decatur Conference Center & Hotel, Decatur, IL. Featured guests include Bria Skonberg, the Midiri Brothers, Vince Giordano And His Nighthawks Orchestra, Titan Hot Seven, Connie Jones, Andy Stein and many others. Click here for more information.
11-14 10th Annual Newport Beach Jazz Party, Marriott Hotel and Spa, Newport Beach CA. Featured artists include Shelly Berg ("How to Listen to Jazz"), Ken Peplowski's Big Band, Paul Keller, Dan Barrett and many others. Visit their website for more information.
13 Dennis Rowland and Jazz Experience, Benefit of Community Alliance Against Family Abuse, Skyline High School Auditorium, 845 South Crismon, Mesa, AZ. Tickets are available at the door or call 480-982-0205.
26-28 Oregon Dixieland Jubilee, Seaside, OR. Featured artists include Bob Schulz, among many others. Visit their website for more information or call 1-888-306-2326.
28 Dick Hyman Solo Piano Concert, "A Century of Jazz Piano, Part II." 3:00 PM, Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Daniels Pavilion, 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples, FL. Phone 239-597-1900 or visit www.thephil.org
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 Clark Terry Awarded Special Grammy
Riverwalk Jazz guest artist and NEA Jazz Master Clark Terry received the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Recording Academy®.
The ceremony was held on Saturday, January 30. The next night, a formal acknowledgement aired on the live Grammy Award broadcast.
The Lifetime Achievement Award is just the beginning of a year full of celebrations for Clark Terry's 90th birthday on December 14, 2010.
Clark has appeared several times on the Riverwalk Jazz radio series in shows celebrating his legacy with Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and his roots in Gospel music.
Visit Clark's website for more on the award and to explore his music.
Hip to the Harpsichord
Artie Shaw's 1940 "Summit Ridge Drive" is seductive swing
By Tom Nolan
Copyright 2010 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Listen to an excerpt of "Summit Ridge Drive" here.
 There's a funny moment in Second Chorus, the 1940 college-oriented Fred Astaire movie in which clarinetist Artie Shaw and his orchestra appear: An academic type jokes about a dissertation being done on "the future of the harpsichord in swing music."
Artie Shaw, in the autumn of 1940, would make that odd-sounding concept a reality—and produce one of his most enduring hits, a masterpiece of small-combo jazz, "Summit Ridge Drive." More >>
 The Chameleon Days of Dick Hyman
By Jon McDonough
Copyright 2010 Dow Jones & Company. All rights reserved.
If jazz history is ruled by its creators, it's been pianist Dick Hyman's special calling to be its re-creator. For 60 years, the scholarly Mr. Hyman has worked under no apparent constraints of technique or typecasting, playing everything from ragtime and stride to Keith Jarrett and McCoy Tyner with a penetrating understanding. Accordingly, he has popped up, Zelig-like, over the years in the company of such diverse companions as Eubie Blake, Charlie Parker, Teddy Wilson, Art Blakey, Benny Goodman, Arthur Godfrey, Sonny Stitt, Igor Stravinsky—and, oh yes, even Leonard Zelig, the fictional hero of the Woody Allen film for which Mr. Hyman wrote the music and lyrics to "Doin' the Chameleon," "Chameleon Days" and "You May Be Six People (But I Love You)."
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Sacramento Trad Youth Band Fest, New Camp in New Orleans
This month brings news of two educational opportunities for aspiring jazz musicians of all ages.
On February 13, the 5th annual Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival will be held at Sacramento State University. Founder Yvonne Au writes, "TJYBF is believed to be the only scholastic festival for Dixieland or traditional jazz, and is open to school bands, jazz club-sponsored bands, and independent youth bands." For more information, visit their website here.
 New Orleans-based vocalist, bandleader and Riverwalk guest artist Banu Gibson announces a new venture—The New Orleans Trad Jazz Camp, to be held August 1-6, 2010 at the historic Bourbon Orleans Hotel on Bourbon St. in the French Quarter.
Banu says, "We are having our camp right before Satchmo SummerFest here in New Orleans so people can stick around for the fest. There is a birthday party at Preservation Hall for Louis Armstrong on Aug 4, and qualifying players get to play at Satchmo Summer Fest. Also, we are offering our discounted room rate of $100 a night to anyone who just wants to come to New Orleans over our camp dates to just jam with us at night or just hang out in the city and not play at all."
Visit the New Orleans Trad Jazz Camp website here for more information.
The Jazz Detective At Work
A Jazz.com blog by Will Friedwald
 In the 1950s, the song "Ace in the Hole" was a staple of dixieland revival bands—nearly all of them played it: Turk Murphy, Bob Scobey, Lu Watters & Yerba Buena Jazz Band, The Dukes of Dixieland—and, on the English "trad" side of the pond, Humphrey Lyttelton, Lonnie Donegan, and Kenny Ball. Further, it was picked up by jazz and pop singers who were looking for an unusual piece of material: Anita O'Day, not known for her fondness for old-timey tunes, cut it in 1947, and Bobby Darin recorded it on several occasions, famously as a duet with Johnny Mercer (on their classic Two of a Kind album) and also by himself live at The Flamingo in Las Vegas.
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Classic Jazz Media Online
"Let It Be," Carol Woods, from Across the Universe
"Cheek to Cheek," Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, from Top Hat
"I Heard," Betty Boop cartoon from 1932 featuring Don Redman and His Orchestra
"Ida Sweet as Apple Cider," "Whispering," "Nobody's Sweetheart Now," "Who Cares," "China Boy," Red Nichols and His Five Pennies featuring Pee Wee Russell and Eddie Condon (vocals). Vitaphone short from 1929.
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