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This Month on Riverwalk Jazz
The Jim Cullum Jazz Band Presents
 7/1 Riverwalk Jazz BBQ
Light the coals and crack open the cooler. Nothing says 'July' like a barbecue on a lazy afternoon. Jim Cullum and company romp their way through favorite warm-weather jazz tunes, with guests Dick Hyman on piano and Jon-Erik Kellso on trumpet.
 7/8 Louis Armstrong: Memories and Reflections
Stories about Louis Armstrong from people who knew him: producer George Avakian, opera singer Robert Merrill, clarinet great Peanuts Hucko. With Nicholas Payton, Bob Barnard.
 7/15 All the Cats Join In: Catherine Russell in Concert
One-of-a-kind jazz singer Catherine Russell—whom critic Nat Hentoff calls "the real deal"—shares the stage at Pearl Stable with legendary pianist Dick Hyman with selections from her CD, Inside This Heart of Mine.
 7/22 The Sax in New Orleans Jazz: Jelly Roll Morton to The Bob Cats
Ron Hockett teams up with Brian Ogilive, Allan Vaché and Evan Christopher to explore early jazz saxophone masters. Bass saxophonist Vince Giordano recalls Adrian Rollini’s pivotal role in the Jazz Age sound of Bix Beiderbecke's classic recordings.
 7/29 Sophisticated Ladies & Red Hot Mommas
Heartbreakers, man-takers, vamps, tramps and the girl next door. Through the centuries, they all show up in popular song, as songwriters try to decipher the feminine mystique. New Orleans' Topsy Chapman is on hand to separate the "sophisticated ladies" from the "red-hot mommas."
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.
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Book Review: Now's the Time
 by Larry Strauss, Reviewed by Michael Steinman
Much of what is marketed as “jazz fiction” is earnest but unsatisfying because of the difficulty in creating believable characters. That’s why Now's the Time, a novel by Larry Strauss, is such a pleasure. Strauss has given us a candid glimpse into what goes on in a musician’s head—not starry romanticism or bitter cynicism, but an amused, perceptive, often unsentimental view of the world.
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 Farewell to Chuck Hedges
The great Milwaukee-based clarinetist Chuck Hedges lost his battle with cancer on June 24. In 2009, Chuck appeared on Riverwalk Jazz in Benny Goodman Swinging at 100: A Centenary Celebration produced last year.
Chuck said, “I love to play melodies, just to play it straight and make it sing,” Hedges said. “This is something that is missing in modern jazz.”
Read more about Chuck Hedges here >>
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Thanks for continuing to send me info about the concerts and presentations of the Jim Cullum Jazz Band. We here in Montevideo are having a very good year with increasing public attendance at our concerts. The last one on June 5th was to illustrate 9 decades of ongoing jazz tributes to those outstanding artists ranging from Bix, to Ellington, Fats Waller, Nat King Cole, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Horace Silver, and up to Wynton Marsalis.
North Americans who visit Uruguay, are always surprised to find a jazz band that will tackle all the different jazz styles, because they think that the music we play here is only dedicated to Latin rhythms. In years gone by, the US governmet used to spend money sending US musicians on tours, spreading jazz all over the world, as well as helping foreign musicians travelling to the US and exchanging their art in the US. Unfortunatelly this is a thing of the past and only old timers like myself, are able to remember those good times.
Stay well and keep in touch, give my regards to Jim.
Sincerely, Rodolfo
Editor Responds:
Rodolfo, thanks for reminding us that passion for jazz flows not only west-to-east, but north-to-south as well. Please let us know when you're coming to play in the US.
Photo Credits
- Fireworks CD art courtesy Riverwalk Jazz
- Louis Armstrong Photo University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance
- Vocalist Catherine Russell. Photo by Jamie Karutz
- Adrian Rollini Photo courtesy of Enrico Borsetti and Bixography.com
- Sophie Tucker Photo Courtesy Red Hot Jazz Archive
- Jim Cullum coiurtesy Riverwalk Jazz
- Now's the Time book cover courtesy amazon.com
- Chuck Hedges courtesy the artist.
- Nat Hentoff book cover courtesy University of California Press
- Hal Smtih courtesy the artist
- Jimmy McPartland courtesy Riverwalk Jazz
- Gennett record label courtesy Riverwalk Jazz
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 Nat Hentoff's Sixty Years on the Jazz Scene
The 85-year-old author and civil liberties activist Nat Hentoff shows no sign of slowing down. He currently writes regular columns on jazz and politics for The Wall Street Journal, Jazz Times and The Village Voice. Over the years he has been published extensively in The New Yorker, The Washington Post and Down Beat (where he was an editor).
His latest book, At the Jazz Band Ball: Sixty Years on the Jazz Scene, is a collection of 64 interviews, essays, and recollections—many of them previously published. Hentoff ranges widely over numerous topics, from the meaning of jazz and the elements of a perfect jazz club to profiles of Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, Oscar Peterson and Anita O'Day.
In a recent interview in The New York Times, Hentoff told of his method of getting the essence of the jazz experience down on paper: "I figured if I could get the inner people, the innerness of the people who do this music, into their language, which I then would put into print, that would be as close as I really could come to putting the music into print."
Read the entire New York Times interview here.
Read an interview with Nat in Jazz Times here.
Hal Smith Joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band
 Joining the band on July 10 is the veteran traditional jazz/swing drummer and bandleader, Hal Smith. Hal had previously been with the band from late 1981 to early 1982. He is a familiar face on the traditional jazz festival/party scene, performing in and leading bands such as Hal's Angels, The Roadrunners (which appeared on Riverwalk Jazz), the Butch Thompson Trio and the Carl Sonny Leyland Trio, among many others.
Hal is also a prolific writer of prose on traditional jazz (see his article below).
Jim Cullum says, "Hal Smith has the deepest understanding of the critical role drums play in a swinging jazz rhythm section and knows how to make it all come together for the best possible result."
Hal says: "For years I have hoped for an opportunity to play regularly with this great hot ensemble. And, I am delighted to be returning to live in my favorite state."
Michael Steinman says about Hal's playing: "I don't know what religion Hal Smith practices, and it would be rude of me to ask, but he works miracles when he plays. His rollicking beat makes any band sit up straight and play a thousand times better."
Visit Hal Smith's website here.
 Jimmy McPartland: Pioneer of Chicago-Style Jazz
by Hal Smith
[Ed. note: this article was oiginally published in 2007 for the America's Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society and is reproduced here with the author's permission.]
James D. McPartland was only 2l when he stepped into the OKeh studio in Dec., 1927 for a recording date with McKenzie and Condon's Chicagoans. The results are some of the first - and best - recorded examples of classic "Chicago Style" Jazz. More >>
Grand Opening of Gennett Records Digital Archives
 Courtesy Allaboutjazz.com
The Gennett Record label has national significance in the world of music and American culture. The Starr-Gennett Foundation and Indiana University East have partnered to make over 300 digital recordings available to the public.
Terri Hardy, executive director of the Starr-Gennett Foundation, said the foundation was thankful to the Indiana University Archive of Traditional Music and IU East for their support in this project. “Making the history of Gennett Records available to everyone is very significant to preserve our heritage. "
Read the entire article here.
More about the Starr-Gennett Foundation here.
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.
For live performances at The Landing, be sure to check with The Landing on hours and when the JCJB is playing. Send email: reservations@landing.com or call 210-223-7266.
JCJB Appearances in July:
3 Private wedding party in San Antonio
29-31 Private party in California
Where to Hear Live Jazz
Regular Gigs:
Trumpeter Warren Vaché appears with the legendary jazz singer Annie Ross at the Metropolitan Room, 34 W. 22nd St., New York City, Tuesdays at 9:30 PM. Call 212-206-0440 for reservations, or visit their website here.
New York City
Massachusetts
California
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July Festivals, Concerts and Parties
11 Bob Schulz Frisco Jazz Band, Monterey Hot Jazz Society, Monterey Moose Lodge, 555 Canyon, Del Rey Oaks, CA. Featuring Bob Schulz, cornet; Bob Williams, trombone; Jim Rothermel, clarinet; Scott Anthony, banjo; Bob Ringwald, piano; Jim Maihack, tuba; Jeff Hamilton, drums. For more information, email Bob Schulz at jazzfrisco@aol.com
14-18 Mammoth Lakes, CA Jubilee at the Holler. Featured guests include Bob Schulz, Banu Gibson, John Cocuzzi and many others. Visit their website for more information or call 877-686-5299.
22-25 Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, Davenport, IA. Featured artists include, among many others: Vince Giordano, Cynthia Sayer, Randy Sandke, Ed Metz Jr., Jon-Erik Kellso. Kevin Dorn. For more information, visit their webiste or call 563-324-7170.
23 Dick Hyman with Vibraphnist Peter Appleyard, The Cutten Club, 190 College Ave.E. Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Call 519-824-2650 for more information. Click here for a list of Dick Hyman's tour dates.
23-25 Evergreen Jazz Festival, Evergreen Elks Lodge, Evergreen, CO. Featured guests include Andy Stein, Independence Hall Jazz Band, James Dapogny and many others. Visit their website for more information or call 303-697-5467.
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