TAILGATE RAMBLINGS VOLUME 10 , NUMBER 5May 1980

Editor: Ken Kramer

Contributing Editors:Mary Doyle Joe God frey George KayVivienne Brownfield

Harold Gray Dick Baker Floyd Levin

FROM THE PRESIDENT'S CORNER

We broke even on the Special featuring the New O rlean s Jazzing B abies, from B e r lin , although not enough drinks were sold to cover the h o t e l 's minimum o f $600. We're not sure whether i t was because the the band was so exciting ( i t was) that people forgot to drink, or because drinks were so cheap they kept the tab down, or because the PRJC is a sober group. Probably i t ' s a com bination o f a l l three.

PRJC President:

Vice President:

Mary Doyle (703) 280-2373

Ken Kramer (703) 354-7844

TAn/JVTK RAMBLINGS is the monthly p u b lica tion o f the Potomac R iver Jazz Club. The Club stands for the p reserv a tion , encouragement, and advancement o f t r a d it io n a l ja z z . This means ja zz from 1900 to 1930 in the New O r le a n s , C h ica g o , and D ixieland s ty le s , including their various re v iv a ls , as w ell as b lues and ra g t im e . TAILGATE RAMBLINGS welcomes contributions from its readers.

Our next event features loca l bands, and we hope the PRJC members w ill come out for a fun evening. Local bands play at many ch a r ita b le functions and are often asked to donate their time and e ffo r t , as at the recen t Jazzathon, and th is is one way members can return the favor.

The Burt Bales "Room Rent Party," held last month, was a great su ccess . Lots o f people brought chips and dips, and lo ts o f m usicians came t o p la y w ith B u rt. B u rt , a n ic e unassuming man, has been a p r o f e s s io n a l musician for over 30 years. The PRJC was glad to help sponsor him on his East Coast v i s i t . He played next in Greenwich Village and is now headed home to San Francisco.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR 13 SEPTEMBER PRJC JAZZ PICNIC

Please c a ll B il l Meisel i f you can help w ith the 1980 PRJC JAZZ PICNIC on September13. B i l l can be rea ch ed at home, (7 0 3 ) 893-3713, or at h is o f f i c e , (703) 893-1040. We may need special transportation support for m oving a p ia n o . A sm all covered pickup truck/camper would be id e a l. Anyone with a spare upright piano we can use for the p icn ic, please ca ll B ill .

Plans for the b oa tr id e from Annapolis in June are coming along. Full d e ta i ls w i l l be in next m on th 's TAILGATE. A bus w i l l be provided, as was done last year, with lim ited seating. So reserve early for both.

The Board agreed to sponsor f in a n c ia lly ( i . e . , pay a drummer and a pianist) the Open Jam Session , which had ceased, tem porarily . Many PRJC m u sic ia n s have emerged a fte r attending the jam sessions held monthly at the Bratwursthaus. Ed Fishel, past PRJC president and musical d irector for 3 years, fe lt that a good rhythm section was crucial to continued sponsorship. We hope i t is su cce ss fu l and some shy musicians turn out.

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ANNUAL JAZZ BOATRIDE JUNE 21 , BRANDYWINE REVIVAL JB TO PLAY

MAY SPECIAL FEATURES TWO BANDSIN EXCITING CONTRASTS IN STYLE

The May Special o f the Potomac River Jazz Club brings together the well-known FALLSTAFF FIVE PLUS TWO, o f Baltimore, and the bouncing MANASSAS FESTIVAL JAZZERS. The date is Saturday, May 10th, from 9 PM to 1 AM, and the p lace is the Holiday Inn, on Telegraph Road, just o f f the Capital Beltway in Alexandria.

As far as we know this is the firs t time in jazz history that leaders o f both bands are genuine C e r t if ie d P ublic A ccountants. We might t i t le the bash the CPA S p e c ia l. Both Johnson McRee and Paul H. Naden are members o f that invaluable profession, o f great help to a ll o f us in our financial meanderings.

The Baltim ore band, led by Paul Naden, brings together the best m usicians o f that c ity . Paul is on trumpet, John Wessner on trom bone, John B legen on c la r in e t , G i f f B la lock on tuba, Luch Myers on v io l in and washboard, Sig Seidenman on piano, and Jay Wachter on b a n jo . From that instrum ental lin eu p you know the s ty le o f th is band is straight-from-the-wood traditional.

Fat C a t 's band, the Manassas F estiv a l Jazzers, has been p laying reg u la r ly at the Bratwursthaus in recent months and has been a fixture o f our loca l jazz scene for the past severa l yea rs . Dick W olters is on trumpet, Doug Powell on trombone, Jimmy Hamilton on c la r in e t and b a r iton e sax, Frank Mesich on bass, Charlie Howze on piano, E l l i s Baker on drums, and Johnson McRee on vocals and - to challenge the other band's washboard - also on kazoo.

These specials featuring lo c a l bands have been great fun evenings for everyone. We have had good turnouts and an atmosphere o f very friendly relationships. Those who were at our January Special, featu rin g the New Sunshine Jazz Band, had a v e ry great tim e. This sess io n promises to be an oth er sw in gin g a ffa ir . See y 'a l l there, hear?

GOOD IDEA FOR SPECIALS

Call Helen Coursen, (301) 365-7458, i f youare in te res ted in ca rp oo lin g from Maryland spots to the PRJC Special Events. Helen w ill p u l l t o g e th e r schedu le, names, and phone numbers.

The 8th Annual PRJC Boatride, long one o f the C lub 's most popular undertakings, w ill be run very much as la st y e a r 's : aboard the Harbor Queen, s a ilin g from Annapolis City Dock.

Performing for th is y ea r 's event w ill be the BRANDYWINE REVIVAL JAZZ BAND, from Wilmington, Delaware. The group was a big hit in their first Washington-area appearance at our 1979 p icn ic, and we've been waiting for a chance to bring them back for a more extended session.

The boatride w ill be held on Saturday, June 21, boarding at 7:00 PM, music from 7:30, sa il at 8:00, return at midnight. T ick ets are $7 each for PRJC members, $9 for nonmembers, and can be ordered from Don A n gell, 2820 Dorr Avenue, F a ir fa x , V ir g in ia 22031 (checks payable to PRJC). Remember that the b oa tr id e always s e l ls out in advance, so make your plans early.

We're again hoping to run a charter bus from a couple o f stops on the Capital Beltway to the C ity Dock; see next m onth's TR for details-about the bus tr ip .

March 29, 1980

Ken Kramer, Editor Tailgate Ramblings 4829 Randoph Drive Annandale, Virginia 22003

Dear Ken,

I want to thank a ll those brave folks that attended the b en efit con cert that Wild B i l l D a v ison , Jacqu es K e rr ie n , Herb Gardner, Country Thomas, Larry Eanet, Eddie Phyfe, and John Woods held for me over the snowy weekend o f January 4th and 5th o f this year, and a lso the kind people that contributed to the event but were not able to attend. Specia l thanks go a lso to Johnson "Fat Cat" McRee, my good buddy, who arranged the entire a ffa ir , and Hal W illa rd , who relayed B i l l 's in ten tion s and otherwise assisted.

This was the greatest honor ever accorded me, and I am humbly g r a t e fu l to a l l who p a rt ic ip a te d . I am sorry that the weather fa ile d to cooperate and that so many were d en ied th e op p ortu n ity to hear such great m usic. N eed less to sa y , the f in a n c ia l assistance was most helpful.

Sincerely,Lou Byers

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DON EWELL AT PRESS CLUBSATURDAY, MAY 24TH

Don E w ell, the o u ts ta n d in g m aster o f t ra d it io n a l jazz piano, w ill be in concert at the Press Club on Saturday evening, May 24th. The a f fa i r is j o in t ly sponsored by the PRJC and the Club. The Press Club i s on 14th S tre e t , ju s t o f f Pennsylvania Avenue, around the corner from the National Theater.

Don's cred en tia ls are amazing. Here is a chronological record o f his musicmaking.

1946-47: Played and recorded with Baby Dodds T r io , and Bunk Johnson 's New Orleans Band.

1947^48: Played and recorded with Sidney Bechet and Muggsy Spanier.

1949-52: Played and recorded with M iff Mole and Darnell Howard.

1953-55: Played and recorded with Lee C ollin s ' band and with Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band.

1955-57: Solo g ig s and accom panied L izzie Miles.

1957-64: Played and recorded with Jack Teagarden S ex te t; with Pee Wee Russell Quartet.

1965-69: Played with P hil N apoleon 's band in F lorida; solo work lo c a l ly ; had own group in Toronto featuring every two weeks such a r t i s t s as Bud Freeman, C la ire Austin, Buddy Tate, Olive Brown, Eddie B arefield, e tc .

1 9 6 9 -7 3 : F e a tu r e d w ith Dukes o fDixieland.

Since 1974, Don has done many so lo g ig s , co n c e r ts , jazz festiva ls , and recording dates and has toured many c o u n t r ie s in c lu d in g A fghanistan , Pakistan, In d ia , Ceylon, East Pakistan , Burma, Thailand, L a os , M alaya, S ingapore, Vietnam, P h ilipp in es, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, A u stra lia , England, Denmark, Belgium, Ita ly , France, etc. He is scheduled to play in England, Belgium, and Switzerland in Sept.-Oct. 1980

Don has made so many record albums, h e 's lo s t count — about 100, he guesses. He won the Jaxzology International Jazz Poll severa l years running, by a wide margin. Many o f the LPs under his name rece ived 5 -s ta r ra t in g s . He is l is t e d in "Who's Who o f Jazz" and is mentioned in the recent book "Eubie B lake ." Blake said o f him, "He's the best piano player I 'v e ever heard."

A b u ffe t dinner starts at 6:30, dinner and concert only $10.00. Concert on ly at 8 PM, a d m iss ion $ 5 .0 0 . C a ll Susan or Diane, 737-2502 for reservations.

For those who want to hear jazz piano by a m aster, h ere i s your ch an ce on May 24. In c id e n ta lly , Don w i l l a lso appear at Cacao Lane in E llico tt C ity , Friday, May 23, with the Federal Jazz Conmission.

JAZZ BAND BALL SYNOPSES MAY 1980

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May 4. Host Roy H oste tter . "More A ll-S ta r Jazz Bands." Continuing a survey’ o f various a ll-s ta r aggregations that produced recorded jazz performances.

May 11. Host Dick Baker. "T im e-L ife Giants o f J a z z ." A review o f the series o f c la ssic jazz reisssues cu rren tly being published by Time-Life Books.

May 18. Host Don F arw ell. "Jazz from New E n g la n d ." New England is not g en era lly thought o f as a hotbed o f jazz, but the Boston area o f today boasts two o f the best ja z z bands around. This program w i l l present a sampling o f these two bands: the New Black Eagle Jazz Band and the Yankee Rhythm K ings, as w ell as other such New Englanders as Bobby H ackett, Max Kaminsky, Ruby B r a ff , Johnny Hodges, and Harry Carrey.

May 25. Host Johnson McRee. "Jimmy Noone." Recordings o f one o f the most in fluentia l o f jazz c la r in e tis ts .

ID FISHSL COMMENTS OH "JAZZ REPERTOIRE"

By the tiae I arrived on this scene, J e lly R o l l had invented ja z z and A1 Webber had invented the PRJC, so there wasn't a h ell o f a lo t o f inventing le ft to be done.

After spending some time looking around for an uninvented in ven tion , I came up with the PRJC Practical Fake L is t - a p a g e -s ize l i s t (200 t i t le s ) o f the jazz standards most played by loca l bands at that time (seven or eight years ago).

A more truthful way o f saying how that came about would be to confess that I was led into th e a c t o f i n v e n t i o n as a m eans o f s e l f -d e fe n s e . I had published a long-winded piece in TR complaining about the tendency o f lo c a l bands to lim it their repertoires to the 30 or 40 most beaten-up Dixieland standards - from "The Saints" and "B ill Bailey" on down to "Basin S treet," "Indiana," "Royal Garden," and "Sweet Georgia." Reading over my sermon once it reached print, I was shocked by the uppity a tt itu d e i t rev ea led . How could a nice guy lik e me come across like that? So I sought to r e c a s t m yse lf in the r o le o f C onstru ctive C r i t i c . I e n l i s t e d the a id o f S c o t t y Lawrence, and the P ra c t ica l Fake L is t was born.

Those 30 or 40 "worst chestnuts" made the l i s t , o f course, and continued to dominate the re p e r to ire s . But the other 160 or 170 listed pieces began to get more play. S t i l l , no band as far as I know mastered a ll 200 tunes. That was a vaguely perceived goal in our own band for a time, but we never reached i t . Instead, we came to use the l i s t in s o lv in g th a t perenn ia l bandstand problem, "W hat'll we play next?" - thus ju stify in g the presence o f the word " p r a c t ic a l " in the t i t l e . And the l i s t was a b it o f a success in s t i l l another way - as a h i s t o r i c a l docum ent. You can find e ighth -generation Xerox cop ies o f i t , much prized by their possessors.

How canes Jaszbo Brown from Columbia Town, in the A p ril TR, with a studious complaint about loca l bands' repertoires. Jazzbo is not com plaining about overuse o f the Dixieland ch estn u ts ; h is b e e f is that our bands are c o n f in in g them selves to nonstandard, yea

obscure, tunes out o f the old New Orleans bag; h is examples, p erfectly chosen, are "Wrought Iron Rag," "Gatemouth," and "Dans le s Rues d ’Antibes." He reminds us that such great men as Sidney Bechet and Muggsy Spanier made great ja z z ou t o f o th er ( i . e . non-New O rleans) classes o f music - pop tunes, swing c la s s i c s , and, o f a l l th in gs, Dixielard standards, not excluding the oft-despised chestnuts.

I confess I had not known that repertoires had taken such a turn - that the New Orleans a n tiq u it ie s were a l l that prominent on the loca l scene. I guess I don’ t get around much any m ore. The bands I connect with are p la y in g the sta n d a rd s - r ig h t o f f th e Practical Fake List for a ll I know.

Which brings use to the point o f th is essay - actually three points:

(1) There is more jazz around these parts today than any one o f us can keep on top o f . I'm not e x a ctly astonished to le a r n th a t there 's something going on that I d id n 't know abou t, but i t now develops that Jazzbo is missing out on part o f the a ction to o . Jazz fo llow ers d id n 't have this problem ten years ago, or five years ago. Can i t be that the m usic i s f lo u r is h in g b e tte r than we have realized? ( I f so, some o f the resurgence can be la id to natural causes, but the credit for another part o f i t cou ld be claim ed by the PRJC.)

(2) There's not only a lo t more action than there used to be - w e 're also farther ahead m u sica lly . When the P r a c t ic a l Fake L is t A p p e a r e d , g e t t i n g t h o s e 160 o r 170 "nonchestnut" standards in to c i r c u l a t i o n seemed an ambitious musical goal - perhaps too ambitious. But now we have several bands with the energy and know-how to d ig up th e se nonstandard p ieces, and in such numbers as to e l i c i t a b e e f from a c r i t i c who understands and likes that music. Who'd have thunk such a thing could happen? I say, le t our musical archaeologists keep on digging.

(3) And le t some other band make a name for its e l f by mastering the entire P ractica l Fake L ist - pleasing Jazzbo Brown in the bargain.

P.S. Dear Jazzbo: There is a lo c a l bandthat plays p r a c t ic a l ly a l l the old pops and swing cla ssics you c i t e as examples o f ja zz

NEXT ECNTH— AL WESTER WHITES ON THE JA ZZ REPERTOIRE

CATCH H IS ARTICLE "WHO NEEDS CLOWNS?"

material that is bein g n e g le c te d . In fa c t , making ja z z out o f pop tunes is that band's purpose in l i f e , as r e f le c t e d by i t s name - th e Band from Tin Pan A lle y . Thanks fo r creating the op p ortu n ity fo r me to to o t my band's horn.

Ed Fishel

OF PEOPLE, PLACES,AID PLEASURES

by H arold Gray

FIRST, PEOPLE: Burt Bales, waterfront p ia n is t from San Francisco, brightened a March weekend for loca l jazz fans and m u sic ia n s . The man who helped create the West Coast jazz revival when he played with Lu Watters and Bob Scobey took a s a b b a t ic a l from his gigs at D ick 's at the Beach and Washington Square Bar to go vagabonding around the country v is it in g old friends and jazz clubs. H igh ligh ts were h is p la y in g w ith the FEDERAL JAZZ COMMISSION at Cacao Lane in E l l i c o t t C ity , w ith FAT CAT'S FESTIVAL JAZZERS at the Bratwursthaus, and jaiming with many o f our trad musicians at the "rent party" thrown by Mary and Jack D o y le . E l l is Baker and h is drums su rfaced at those g i g s a f t e r a l o n g a b se n ce from l o c a l bandstands. He and B i l l R id d le w ere o ld friends back in Baltimore.

We've a ll heard o f computerized dating, but d id you hear how c la ss ic Greek ancestry and a search o f the Y ellow Pages fo r a fre e la n ce w r ite r brought boy and g ir l together? W ell, i t happened. When Maria Zachmanoglou needed e d i t o r ia l serv ices, she selected one from the book with the same a n ce s try : P ete P e tr a k is . Then g a lla n t Pete took her to dinner and a jazz concert.

Dan P r ie s t , corn etist with the NEW SUNSHINE J B , w ho o n t h e s i d e ru n s a p u b l i c re la tion s /p u b lic a ffa irs firm, was featured in the cover story in A ssociation Management, the m a g a z in e o f th e A m e r ic a n S o c i e t y o f A ssociation Executives. The a r t i c l e pra ised h is s k i l l s in b u ild in g good images for his c l ie n ts , but said nothing about his ta lents on th e h o rn . He a rra n g ed th o s e w unnerfu l Jazz-at-Noon sessions at the M ayflower a few years ago, you w ill r e c a l l . Why can 't we have them again on Friday noons at some loca tion in Rosslyn or Crystal City?

PEOPLE, PLACES, PLEASURES, CONT,

I t ' s a boy fo r Bob & C r is (H en d erson ) H arris, born April 10. With th is parentage, the lad surely w ill be m usical. W ill he play the co rn e t , o r the le fth a n d ed ban jo? H e's bound to be a singer - starting early lik e at 4 A.M.!

Power o f the Press note: In d ire ct responseto Jazzbo Brown's essay on the p r e v a i l in g lim ite d ja z z r e p e r t o ir e , the BUCK CREEK JB played "Send In The Clowns" at the Springfield H ilton without rehearsal. Leader Jim R it t e r promised to play i t better next time.

Pieter-Jan S ta l le n , c la r in e t p la y er from H olland , was the la test international v is it o r to dig the jazz at the B'haus.

Norma & H arley Nygren h o s te d a l o v e l y r e c e p t io n for the NEW ORLEANS JAZZ IN' BABIES from West B e r lin on the eve o f th e ir U .S . tour.

"Mr. Ray" Giovannoni, owner o f II Porto and the Fish Market in Old Town A lexandria , is b u ld in g a n o t h e r F is h M a rk et c a f e in Wilmington, N.C. Johnny Maddox w i l l p lay at it s opening on June 11.

Johnny H a r r i s , song w r i t e r and l a s t s u r v iv o r o f the o r ig in a l Ink Spots v o ca l group, has settled in S p r in g fie ld , M isso u r i, as a c a fe p ian ist. A fter the Ink Spots broke up, he became the accom panist fo r B i l l i e Holiday, Dinah Washington, and others.

HOW, PLACES: The Doral Country Club in Miamiwas the venue for a on e -n ig h t stand by the FEDERAL JAZZ COMMISSION b e fo r e the n a tion a l con ven tion o f the F ire p la ce In stitu te . The g ig was arranged by Bob Thulman, c l a r i n e t i s t and board member o f the In stitu te . John True, who now l iv e s in South F lorida , played piano with them. Ted C handler, band a ide for the Commissioners, lingered in F lorida. Trust he took along last month's PPP column to help him find hot ja zz , along with hot weather.

The new weekend p la ce o f j a z z , th e SW Warehouse Tavern at 4th & E, SW, i s in A1 Jolson 's old neighborhood. I t s n e igh bors in the New SW are the Wax Museum, Gateway Tour C enter, and Market Inn. Dave R o b in s o n 's STOREYVILLE 7 pack 'em in to th is fr ie n d ly neighborhood bar.

PEOPLE, PLACES, PLEASURES, CONT. PEOPLE, PLACES, PLEASURES, CONT.

AND PLEASURES: I t 's fun to hear the '30s and'40s dance music being dispensed by jazz-swing quartets o f la t e . Some o f them even READ! Bucky Buckingham's foursome play Saturday nights at the B'haus with Bucky on p iano; Jim Greene, sax; Dave Burns, bass; and A1 M orris , drums. Another purveyor o f the bouncy beat is Dave L it t le f ie ld (p ia n o ) and the SULTANS OF

SWING, co n s is t in g o f D ick W o lt e r s , t p t ; Country Thomas, reeds; and Dave Jurnegan, gtr. On Fridays at the B 'Haus the b ig band era sounds come from Bob Gideon's Band o f 5. Bob is on piano; Mac McGinnis, c l ; Dale Chiusano, tp t; Joe P r ice , bass; and Henry Stewart, dr.

The rarest new jazz sound heard o f late is the humming bass o f Dean Keenhold.

A la tte r -d a y WW and his lady journeyed to the Maryland Inn at Annapolis to hear the e x q u is ite music o f th e HOT THREE (Kenny Davern, c l ; Art Hodes, po; and Don DeM ichael, dr) when, surprising everyone, in popped Wild B il l Davison, who sat in with them. A ja zz lov er 's bonus on top o f a bonus! The Wild One was betw een to u rs and was v i s i t i n g Hal W illard, his biographer. B ill has moved from Europe to Santa Barbara.

YOUR COMPLETE GUIDE TO JAZZ FESTIVALS — MARK YOUR CALENDARS

o May 16-17, Coon-Sanders Orchestra Reunion, Uptowner Inn, Huntington, W.Va.; write C-S Nighthawks Club, 202 10th S t . , K enova, W.Va. 25530; phone (304) 453-2254.

o May 15-18, Oude S t i j l Jazz F estival, Breda, Holland.

o May 18, Bunny B errigan Day, Fox Lake, Wisconsin.

o May 23-26, Sacramento D ixieland J u b ile e , Cali fornia.

o May 24-25, Cape Cod Jazz Festival, Harwick Port, Mass.

o June 9-14, St. Louis National Ragtime (and ja z z ) F e s t iv a l , Goldenrod Showboat, The Levee, St. Louis, Mo.

o June 17-22, Steamboat Days American Music F e s t iv a l, B u rlin gton , Iowa; w rite Hotel Burlington 52301.

o June 27-28, Chautauqua, Mt. Gretna, P a .;New Black Eagles JB.

o June 28-19, the trad part o f Newport/New Y ork F e s t i v a l at W a te r lo o V i l l a g e , Stanhope, N.J.

o July 2-6, International Jazz Festival, Wolf Trap Farm Park, Vienna, Va.

o July 24-27, Bix Beiderbecke Jazz F e s t iv a l , Davenport, Iowa; w rite 2225 W. 17th S t ., Davenport 52804.

o July 26, Park F rankenfeld 's Jazz P icn ic, K lien 's Grove, Bath, Pa.

o Aug. 22-23, Maine Downeast Jazz F estival, Camden, Maine.

o Aug. 2 2 -2 4 , Central C ity (C o lo . ) Jazz F estival.

o Sept. 13, Our PRJC P ic n ic , B lo b 's Park, Jessup, Md.

o Nov. 7 -9 , F estiv a l o f T ra d it ion a l Jazz,0 'H are-K ennedy H olid a y In n , Rosemont (Chicago), I l l in o is .

o Dec. 5 -7 , Fat Cat McRee's Manassus Jazz F estival, Manassas, Va.

FOUNDING FATHERS GATHER FOR JAZZ REUNION

The Alumni Association o f the O rig in a l Washington Monumental Jazz Band held its f ir s t annual Founding F a th er 's Conference in 15 years or so early in A pril. It was occasioned by the weekend return to the Washington area o f Founding Father Numero Uno, P ro f. Tom "Elbows" Lough o f Kent State U. in Ohio - jazz and ragtime p ia n is t o f legendary status in those parts.

He was jo in e d by f e l lo w F .F .s Jerry Addicott (ban jo), Jerry Kahan (drum s), Jimmy Hamilton ( c la r in e t ) , Bob P allansch (tuba), Steve Welch (trombone), and Sid Levy (corn et). The meeting went on for four hours - but s t i l l covered o n ly about h a l f o f th e agenda. Another con feren ce w i l l be scheduled when p oss ib le .

Lough d id a d r o p - in at S h a k ey 's in Rockville Friday evening, A p ril 4 , where A1 Brogden's SOUTHERN COMFORT le t him s it in for a set, to the evident delight o f the throng. Lough w i l l head for Northern C alifornia this summer to spend a sabbatical at the keyboard in various congenial jo in ts .

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Ruby Lee SarisGarrett Park, Maryland

James and Caroline SpencerAlexandria, V irginia

LaVonne Three StarsArlington, V irgin ia

Edward and Elizabeth TrenchiR ockville , Maryland

Sandra SpenceWashington, D.C.

Leo WaldickR ockville , Maryland

Jim BaileyArlington, V irgin ia

Len FarberGreenbelt, Maryland

L. Douglas and B illie BoothM echanicsville, V irginia

Robert and Mary Louise CoxEaston, Maryland

Allen and Bunny DeLongArlington, V irgin ia

Sue EskenaziBroomall, Pennsylvania

Joseph R. EwingCollege Park, Maryland

Paul FullerSilver Spring, Maryland

Don GibbinAlexandria, V irgin ia

John and Dorothy GrayGreat F a lls , V irginia

Jack and Pat JenkinsArlington, V irginia

Frank and Libby LaneR ockville, Maryland

John and Lynn MinnaBethesda, Maryland

Jim MurphySpringfield , V irgin ia

David NovakAlexandria, V irginia

James Van Story, Jr.Washington, D.C.

Charles and Helen ThrallSpringfield , V irgin ia

James W. R itter, Jr.Leesburg, V irginia

H. J. TaylorFairfax, V irginia

Phillip and Cela RourkBethesda, Maryland

Andrea and Maddalena CiaccioArlington, V irginia

Bayard S. ClarkWashington, D.C.

Bob and Camille DeanStevensville , Maryland

Joseph and Ann MasonWashington, D.C.

Jan and Noel CollinsS pringfield , V irginia

Samuel CamposAlexandria, V irginia

Sandra Hoffman and John WatsonAlexandria, V irginia

Dr. Peter DonnerBerlin , West Germany

MUSICAL NOTES FROM THE EVENTS EDITOR

With expectations that other PRJC bands w i l l appear la te r , the STORYVILLE SEVEN JAZZ BAND kicked o f f the opening sess ion in the Southw est W arehouse - the tavern in the Gateway Center - at 414 4th S t r e e t , SW, Washington, on Friday evening, April 13, at 8 PM. The audience was r e a l ly e x c ite d by the band 's m usic. The first-n igh t personnel for t h e " S e v e n " w e r e D a v e R o b i n s o n , trumpet/leader; Steve Welsh, trombone, voca ls; Steve Duda, c la r in e t ; Bob Schm idt, bass sax; Hap Low, banjo; Dick Harlow, drums; and Bucky Buckingham, piano.

Looking to summer and seashore in June, TexWyndham takes h is RED LION JAZZ BAND to Rehoboth, Delaware, on Saturday, May 28, 8-10 PM, for the Rehoboth A rt League show at Henelopen.

Leave your FM radio dial at 89.3/WPFW at7:30 PM, fo llow in g the "Jazz Band B a ll," for Royal Stokes 1 " I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden S a y ." On the June 1 program, guest Jerry Kline w i l l feature Bunny B errigan . On the June 29th broadcast Phil Payne o f Time/Life, who produces the jazz reissue series , w i l l be Royal's guest.

A mini-jazz fiest occurs on Monday, Memorial Day, May 26, at Market Square (100 b lo ck , Royal S t . , N orth and 300 b lo c k o f KingS tr e e t ) , beginning at noon. The unique smalld ix ie combo, Group Therapy, co n s is t in g o f m u s ic ia n s from th e Army B lu es Band, is scheduled for the 2:30 PM s lo t .

For jazz singles (and anyone who'd l ik e to j o i n u s ) : I f you d i d n ' t jo in us at MarySegal's for ja zz , food, and conversation, you mi s s e d a g r e a t one . For May, l e t ' s get together for these occasions:

May 10th: The PRJC Special at the H olidayInn

May 18th: Picnic at Roz Gar f i nk l e ' s housein Rockville

May 24: The Don Ewell Special at the PressClub

Call any o f the following for d irections

and coordination: Mary Segal, 881-6549 ( h ) , 340-3010 (w) ; Ros Garfinkle 340-0533 (h) , 279-1361 (w); Joe Godfrey, 829-4664.

Item: Band leaders/ban ds seeki ng amade-to-order banner can be directed by Joe Godfrey to an area banner-m aker j u s t getting established.

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RIDERS WANTED FOR ST. LOUIS

Don Angell, 280-1999, i s g o i n g to St . Louis, leaving on June 8 and returning on June14. He has room for other Festival attendees and prom ises lo t s o f music and entertainment en route, there and retu rn . C all him, save gas, and have a good time.

PRJC HOTLINE:5 7 3 -TRADFOR LATE INFO24 HOURS A DAY

EVENTS EDITOR: JOE GODFREY 8 2 9 -4 6 6 4

MAY 1980

TRADITIONAL GIGS

At the Bratwirsthaus, 708 N. Randolph (Parkington Shopping C tr), Arlington, 8:30-11:30.

MondaysTuesdaysWednesdaysThursdaysFridaysSaturdaysMonday, May 26

Manassas Festival Jazzers Storyville Seven Mystery Band Riverside Ramblers Bob Gideon Quartet Bucky Buckingham Quartet Federal Jazz Commission

OTHER REGULAR GIGS

Sundays

MondaysMon-Sat

Tue-SunThursdaysFridays

Saturdays

Bill Osborne, piano, Back Roan, Fish Market, Union & King, Alexandria Storyville Seven, Southwest Warehouse, 414 4th St., Stf, Washington The Paul Wingo Trio, Devils Fork, Scott Circle, NW, Washington Terry Hartzel, ragtime piano, II Porto Ristorante, 121 King, Alexandria Daryl Ott, ragtime piano, Back Room, Fish Market, Union & King, Alexandria John Eaton, piano, the Bar, Fairfex Hotel, 21st & Mass, FW, Washington Johnny Maddox, ragtime piano, II Porto Ristorante, 121 King, Alexandria Steve Jordan/"Fat Cat", The Joker's Wild, Maple Street, Vienna Southern Comfort, Shakey's Pizza Parlor, 1471 Rockville Pike, Rockville Federal Jazz Commission, Cacao Lane, 8066 Main St., Ellicott City, Mi.Jazz Ltd, Puff's Restaurant, Chain Bridge Road, Oakton, Va.Storyville Seven, Southwest Warehouse, 414 4th St., SW, Washington The Noteables, Puff's Restaurant, Chain Bridge Road, Oakton, Va.

May 10, SatMay 3, SatMay 9, FriMay 10, SatMay 11, SunMay 18, SunMay 24, Sat

ONE TIME ONLY

CONTRASTS IN STYLE, PRJC MAY SPECIAL, HOLIDAY INN #2, TELEGRAPH ROAD, ALEXANDRIA, 9-1 Duke Ellington Society, rare tapes, Onega House, 13th & Harvard, NW, Washington, 8:30 Boyd Raeburn Big Band Charts, with Sunday Morning JB, Baird Auditorium, Smithsonian, 8:00 Rosebud Ragtime Ensemble, Cheverly Day festivities, Cheverly, Mi., 6:30Buck Creek JB, Hilton Hotel, Springfield, Va., 8:00Buck Creek JB, Hilton Hotel, Springfield, Va., 8:00Don Ewell, piano, the Ballroom, National Press Club, 14th & F, NW, Washington, 8:00

DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE

May 2, Fri Tex Wyndhan Red Lion JB, Green Room, DuPont Hotel, Wilmington, Del. (reservations)May 4, Sun Tarnished Six JB, Hiway Pizza, State College, Pa.May 16-17, Fri-Sat Brandywine Revival JB, Ground Round, 1101 Philly Pike, Wilmington, Del.May 18, Sun Tarnished Six JB, Delaware Valley JB, Dutch Inn, Gibstown, N.J.

JAM SESSIONS

SHY (CALL FIRST) WEBB IVY, 370-8944; GECRQE GAILES, 345-3113OPEN Wednesday evenings, Peabody Book Shop and Beer Stube, 913 N. Charles, Baltimore

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