Undecided SacJazzCamp.org The Swaculty Fing Band
September 13, 2009
SacJazzCamp.org The Sacramento Trad Jazz Camp’s faculty band, Swaculty Fing, plays there version of “Undecided”.
Featured are Ed Metz Jr. – Drums, Eddie Erickson – Banjo, Westy Westenhofer – Bass/Tuba, Bob Philips – Piano, Bria Skonberg – Trumpet, Terry Myers – Woodwinds, Greg Varlotta – Trombone.
The annual Sacramento Traditional Jazz Camp hosts student jazz musicians from teenagers to senior citizens. Every summer, the camp is held for two weeks in the California Sierras. The camp is focused on improvisation, both individual and group, with an emphasis on taking theory into practice at all times. Students are igned to bands with players of similar ability and experience, and perform in a final concert. There are nightly performances and jam sessions, with campers and faculty participating. Campers receive semi-private lessons, group instruction, and attend theory classes.
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High Sierra Jazz Band “Emperor Norton’s Hunch” 8-07 STJS
June 29, 2009
1954 Lu Watters tune that Lu performed with his Yerba Buena Stompers in San Francisco, CA.
This video was filmed on Aug. 12, 2007 at the Dante Club in Sacramento, CA, where High Sierra Jazz Band was the featured guest for the Sac. Traditional Jazz Society’s monthly meeting.
HIGH SIERRA Jazz Band:
Pieter Meijers – leader/reeds
Howard Miyata – trombone/vocals
Corey Gemme – cornet
Earl McKee – sousaphone/vocals
Bruce Huddleston – piano
Stan Huddleston – banjo
Charlie Castro – drums
To hear the song that follows this clip:
The High Sierra Jazz Band is proud to be the host band for the annual Three Rivers Jazz Affair.
http://www.jazzaffair.info
http://www.highsierrajazzband.com
STJS http://sacjazz.org
presenter of the annual
Sac. Jazz Jubilee http://sacjazz.com
every Memorial Day Weekend
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Leningrad Dixieland Jazz Band in Sacramento (part2)
May 21, 2009
“Sweet Georgia Brown”: Oleg Kuvaitsev, Vladimir Voronin, Vladimir Lytkin, Anatoliy Alexandrov, Yuly Sour, Fedor Kuvaitsev, Ruslan Khain, Vladimir Tunik
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2008 Sacramento Jazz Camp Counselor Band
April 1, 2009
The 2008 Sacramento Jazz Camp Counselor Band plays a wild version of “Dinah”
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Leningrad Dixieland Jazz Band in Sacramento (part1)
March 8, 2009
Oleg Kuvaitsev, Vladimir Voronin, Vladimir Lytkin, Anatoliy Alexandrov, Yuly Sour, Fedor Kuvaitsev, Ruslan Khain, Vladimir Tunik
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John Wilder playing “Bayou Medley” on Plectrum Banjo
February 28, 2009
This is me playing a Bayou Medley of “Blue Bayou” and “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South” on a muted plectrum VegaVox IV banjo. The performance was during my half-hour solo performance, and I arranged it to fit in with this year’s theme of “Bayou To Broadway – The Banjo In America”.
The segment was taped at the Peninsula Banjo Band’s 36th Annual Banjo Jubilee on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 in San Jose, CA where I was a featured artist, along with Charlie Tagawa (with his fabulous son, Nori Tagawa also on banjo and Mary Horne on bass), Jack Convery (with the amazing Gary Neuman on piano) and Bill Lowrey. All of the soloists’ performances were stupendous!
The full day of banjo entertainment also featured several bands, including The Peninsula Banjo Band (the group that hosted this event), East Bay Banjo Club, Sacramento Banjo Band, Happy Time Banjos and The Devil Mountain Jazz Band – a top Dixieland band in California for over 20 years!
The bass player who accompanied my performance is Sam Morocco. I also want to mention that I will be featured as a solo artist again on Sunday, March 1, 2009 in Sacramento, CA at “Banjo-Rama”, probably the oldest annual jazz banjo convention and show in America. Banjo-Rama is hosted and produced by the Sacramento Banjo Band.
I hope you enjoy the music!
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