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The 'Real Deal' is Back
 The Jim Cullum Jazz Band Live at The Landing Tuesday Through Saturday at 8:00 PM
After a month-long Sabbatical, Jim Cullum returns to The Landing on the river in the Hyatt Regency San Antonio. Jim says, “We’re excited about returning to our old home at The Landing, you just can’t beat it for what we do.” The Band will be playing Tuesday through Saturday starting at 8:00 PM beginning Thursday, April 29.
The popular Swing Dance Night event, held every third Thursday, will continue. Special new themed evenings are planned to celebrate the 2010 centennials of Artie Shaw and Django Reinhardt.
A long-planned renovation and expansion of The Landing is scheduled to begin May 15, during which the club will be closed for a few weeks. We’ll keep you posted through our website Calendar and Facebook pages about details of our Grand Re-opening of The Landing.
Read about this story in the San Antonio Express-News.
This Month on Riverwalk Jazz
The Jim Cullum Jazz Band Presents
 5/6 Swinging on a V-Disc: Jazz in WWII
A strike by the musicians’ union in the middle of World War II reduced new recordings by jazz artists. Troops overseas felt the pinch and special releases called Victory Discs or V-Discs filled the need. It’s the story of V-Discs and the musicians who made them. Musical guests include John Pizzarelli, Harry Allen and Harry "Sweets" Edison.
 5/13 A Triple Crown of Tunesmiths: Youmans, Barris & Green
Broadway's Carol Woods, New Orleans' Topsy Chapman and piano legend Dick Hyman honor a trio of composers of jazz standards—Vincent Youmans ("Tea for Two" ), Harry Barris ("Mississippi Mud"), and Johnny Green ("Body and Soul").
 5/20 Reluctant Genius of Jazz: Artie Shaw at 100
Artie Shaw won accolades for his musical gift but developed a reputation of being an unpredictable and reluctant genius. In this centennial tribute to the clarinetist and bandleader, host David Holt welcomes Tom Nolan—author of a new biography Three Chords for Beauty’s Sake—to discuss the Shaw music and mystique
 5/27 Sweet Thunder: Piano Virtuoso Shelly Berg & The Jim Cullum Jazz Band
Piano master and Concord recording artist Shelly Berg teams up with Jim and the Band for a no-holds-barred jam session of jazz standards including "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Just One of Those Things."
Note: Riverwalk Jazz public radio broadcasts are recorded well in advance of their airdates. These listings do not reflect live appearances by the Jim Cullum Jazz Band at The Landing and elsewhere.
 Three Chords for Beauty's Sake: The Life of Artie Shaw
by Tom Nolan, W.W. Norton, 2010
Tom Nolan, who interviewed Shaw between 1990 and his death in 2004 and spoke with one hundred of his colleagues and contemporaries, captures Shaw and his era with candor and sympathy, bringing the master to vivid life and restoring him to his rightful place in jazz history.
Nat Hentoff wrote, “[A]t last, the lively, continually imaginative life of the most creative clarinetist in jazz history and an orchestra leader who not only produced hits but also new dimensions of this music.” More >>
This month, Riverwalk Jazz will broadcast a 100-year centenary tribute to Artie Shaw, "Reluctant Genius of Jazz: Artie Shaw at 100" (see Program Listings above) featuring Tom Nolan talking about his book.
 Shelly Berg: New Moon Over Miami
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger, courtesy allaboutjazz.com
This title refers to the radical changes that are about to occur in music education, now that Shelton G. (Shelly) Berg has become dean of Miami University's school of music.
Although Berg is widely considered one of the most eloquent, swinging, and accomplished pianists in jazz, to date he ïs more famous as an educator. More >>
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Dear Riverwalk: I've only heard part of one of your shows because I happened to tune in to KUVO [in Denver] tonight, but the conversation with Gary Giddins knocked my socks off. I can't predict when I can listen, or whether I'll have an internet connection when I'd like to, so I would dearly love to subscribe to a Riverwalk Jazz podcast, and give you an annual donation for the privilege. The future belongs, I believe, people who are so good at what they do that their audience is global. You qualify.
Best Regards, Andy Jacobson
Riverwalk Jazz Executive Producer Margaret Pick responds:
Andy, thank you for your kind words; we will pass your note on to Gary Giddins who is phenomenal on the subject. We have another radio show in the works with his interview material.
Re podcasts: we would dearly love to offer podcasts but because the musical compositions heard performed by the Jim Cullum Jazz Band and their guests on the show are owned by publishing companies we can't provide a downloadable podcast without incurring liability.
However, you can listen to the online stream of the show on our website 24/7. Each show is available through our website for a whole week. Just go to the Listen page and voila, instant radio show.
We love what we do and appreciate knowing that there are listeners like you out there who enjoy it. Thank you.
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Swinging at The Pearl – May 27th
The Jim Cullum Jazz Band with Catherine Russell & Dick Hyman
Jim calls her "jazz dynamite." Jazz critic Nat Hentoff says, “She’s the real deal.” Don't miss your chance to see this one-of-a-kind vocalist perform the music of her father, Swing Era bandleader Luis Russell with The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and piano legend Dick Hyman. Listen to Catherine’s performance of “So Little Time, So Much To Do.”
There is "so little time" but only one thing to do….Get your tickets today >>
Bing Crosby, Beyond His Greatest Hits
By Will Friedwald
Reprinted from The Wall Street Journal ©2010 Dow Jones & Company. All rights reserved.
 The impact of Crosby (1903-1977) upon American culture was enormous—a sea change that was both musical and technological. He was the first major pop vocalist to incorporate the swinging rhythms and improvisatory essence of the new American music called jazz into his singing, which, in turn, allowed him to bring a hitherto unheard casualness and intimacy to American pop. He also was the first vocalist to fully fathom the equation of the new electronic media: electrical recording, radio and sound film. His mastery of these forms empowered him to become the biggest musical star of the Depression and World War II eras—and an inspiration for generations of performers and singers, including Sinatra. More >>
Bliss in the Night (April 18, 2010)
courtesy Michael Steinman's Jazz Lives
 You know how “the jam session” is handled in films of a certain vintage. Magically, the cameras take us to a clearly fictive basement club where Art Tatum is playing. He plays for a few bars, then the door opens and a whole troop of musicians who apparently have unpacked their horns outside on the sidewalk burst in, exchange a few words of greeting, and a whirlwind jam session begins, only to end in two or three minutes.
Or there's the cutting contest between trumpet players, perhaps the Young Cub and the Old Lion, aiming their horns at each other, playing higher and louder.
But real jam sessions, especially the magical ones that happen during the second set at The Ear Inn (326 Spring Street in New York City) have little to do with either fantasy. More >>
Classic Jazz Media Online
"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," Andrews Sisters' V-Disc recording session
Clip from The King of Jazz featuring Harry Barris with Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys, 1930
"Alone Together," Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, 1939
"Jeepers Creeper," Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, 1939
"Tea for Two," Shelly Berg with The Jim Cullum Jazz Band, 2006
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On the Road with The Jim Cullum Jazz Band
To find out when the JCJB is coming to your town in 2010, view our event calendar. There are no out-of-town bookings for The Jim Cullum Jazz Band this month, so it's an ideal time to come on down to San Antonio and catch a set or two at The Landing. To make a reservation, send email to reservations@landing.com and state how many in your party and what time you will be arriving.
Where to Hear Live Jazz
Regular Gigs:
New York City
Massachusetts
California
Kentucky
May Festivals, Concerts and Parties
April 30—May 2 Chattanooga Traditional Jazz Festival, Chattanooga, TN. Featured artists include Bob Schulz, Doug Finke, Kim Cusack, Mike Walbridge and many others. Call 423-266-0944 or visit their website here.
11-15 Berne, Switzerland, International Jazz Festival Featured artists include Dick Hyman, Ken Peplowski, Howard Alden, Warren Vaché, Bill Allred, Allan Vaché, Bob Wilber, Catherine Russell and many others. Visit their website for more information.
28-31 Sacramento Jazz Festival & Jubilee Featured artists include Bria Skonberg, Bill Allred’s Classic Jazz Band, Bob Wilber, John Sheridan, Becky Kilgore, Eddie Erickson, Dan Barrett, Jon-Erik Kellso, Allan Vaché, Hal Smith, Russ Phillips and many others. Visit their website for more information.
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Photo Credits
- V-Disc record label believed to be in the public domain
- "Mississippi Mud" sheet music cover courtesy www.jerryjazzmusician.com
- Artie Shaw courtesy wikipedia.com
- Shelly Berg © Riverwalk Jazz
- Shelly Berg courtesy allaboutjazz.com.
- Bing Crosby courtesy http://jmhauchard.free.fr.
- Catherine Russell courtesy of her website
- Three Chords for Beauty's Sake cover illustration courtesy W.W. Norton.
- EarRegulars Scott Robinson, Matt Munisteri and Jon-Erik Kellso, Oct 2008. photo by Viktorija Judenaite.
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