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NEWSLETTER OF THE PORTLAND DIXIELAND JAZZ SOCIETY SERVING THE GREATER PORTLAND-VANCOUVER AREA.
January 2015 • Volume 41, No. 5
JANUARY SESSION
Kick off the new
year with Gary
Smith’s Mardi
Gras crew.
MILWAUKIE ELKS LODGE
SUNDAY, JAN. 18, 2015
12 NOON TO 4:45 PM
13121 SE McLoughlin Blvd.
Milwaukie, OR 97222
These talented musicians truly are “allStars” as they have individually played
in some of the top bands, with performances ranging from New Orleans,
to Hollywood, to Hawaii, to Portland.
The interactions between the All-Stars
and the audience is fun and one can
sense the rhythmic connection. They
will play at the Seaside Jazz Festival in
Seaside, Feb. 20-22.
Gary Smith: Drums/Vocals. Gary
has performed at the L.A. Press Club,
Hollywood Palladium, Coconut
Grove, and the Queen Mary. He made
numerous appearances on the Jerry
Lewis Telethon. Gary performs frequently at Tony Starlight’s in Portland,
where he recorded the album Gary
Smith Sings Live at Tony Starlight’s.
Gary is a retired LAPD officer and has
written two books about his police
officer experiences.
Wayne Travillion: Cornet/Vocals/
Musical Director. Played variety of
styles from trad jazz to big band and
symphonic. In Hawaii, has backed top
performers (Della Reese, Andy Wil-
liams, Englebert Humperdink, Jose
Feliciano, amongst others) and led his
own band in Waikiki.
Garry Powell: Trombone/Vocals.
Has been playing in Dixieland bands
since 1964 in Arizona, California and
Hawaii. Some of the groups are: John
Norris NOJB of Hawaii, Bill Cox’s
Over-the-Hill Gang of Honolulu, the
Dixie Natural Gas Company of Maui,
Jazz Salvation and The Apple Knockers Jazz Band of Sonoma County
(CA), the Riverboat Ramblers of Phoenix, AZ. Performed with notables Ed
Garland, John St. Cyr, John Best, Ray
Leatherwood, and Rex Steward.
David Evans: Reeds. Began playing
professionally in early teens. Scholarship to Loyola University brought him
to New Orleans where he played with
legends like Pete Fountain, Johnny
Vidacovich, Luther Kent, Johnny
Mathis, Gladys Knight, The Four Tops
and The Temptations. Dave teaches
saxophone at Lewis and Clark and
Marylhurst Colleges.
John Bennett: Piano. Taught in
public and private schools before
becoming one of Portland’s most
popular pianists. His parallel interest
is in Russian and he has taught at the
high school and college levels. Much
sought-after pianist and one of the top
Rag piano players on West Coast.
David Duthie: Bass. He is a versatile
musician with a driving rhythm who
has been described as a “Powerhouse”
bassist. Currently plays with many
other groups and show bands in a
wide variety of formats, including the
piano and bass duo of Blackburn and
Duthie. Also performs on the cruise
ship Queen of the West.
John Kaleta: Banjo. Hails from diverse musical family, including father
Bob Kaleta, who played piano with
several bands. Was introduced to trad
jazz at an early age, starting on guitar
at age 6. At age 10, “finally” received
his first banjo and began studing with
George Baker for 17 years, until his
death. Known for his superb right
hand technique, smooth tremolo and
syncopated strokes.
PDJS Board
PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
Wayne Travillion, President
Jim Foster, Vice President
Ruthie Westlund, Secretary
Mary Robinson, Treasurer
Barry Benson
Warren Dillon
Betty Gerla
Don Graves
Darlene Stafford
Anne Wilson
JoAnne Young
PDJS Jazz Hot Line: 503-513-0240
PDJS Email: wctrav@gmail.com
Website manager Eve Childers welcomes your photos and news:
www.pdxdixiejazz.com
2014-2015 PDJS Bands
Feb. 15, President’s Invitational J.B.
March 15, Calamity Jazz Band
April 19, John Bennett All Stars
May 17, Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band
Aug. 16, Jazz Picnic
Other Jazz Societies
Willamette Valley Jazz Society
Salem Eagles,
2771 Pence Loup SE:
Meets on second Sunday, Oct.-June.
Feb. 8, Mardi Gras Jazz Band
Mar. 8, Preservation Seven
Apr. 12, Summit Express Jazz Band
May 8, Milneburg Jazz Band
Traditional Jazz Society of Oregon
Springfield Elks,
1701 Centennial Blvd.:
Meets on first Sunday, Oct.-June.
Feb. 1, Hume Street Jazz Band
Mar. 1, Gold Coast Jazz Band
Apr. 5, Calamity Jazz Band
May 3, Sidewalk Stompers
Olympia Dixieland Jazz Society
Olympia Elks Club, 1818 – 4th Ave.
Meets on second Sunday.
www.olyjazz.com
Feb. 8, Clear Brooke Dixieland JB
Mar. 8, Uptown Lowdown Lite
Apr. 12, Columbia Classic Jazz Band
May 3, Dukes of Debob
The dictionary defines “godfather” as
“...a man who is influential in a move-
ment or organization, through providing support for it or through playing a
leading or innovatory part in it.”
The December monthly session was
a wonderful, festive program thanks
to Portland’s godfather of our kind
of music, Jim Beatty. Along with his
wonderful musicians, Jim kept the
afternoon fun and festive.
There was a nice crowd that kept the
dance floor busy. The Christmas decor
(including candle-lit tables) was an
added flavor for the occasion. And, the
jammers provided two fun, musical
sets.
Thanks to all who participated.
—Wayne Travillion, President
Patron Program
Raffle Winners
As a PDJS Patron, your valuable contribution, in addition to your membership dues, provides much needed
funds to assist the Society to present
top notch programs and to bring high
quality bands to our sessions.
Please thank all the donors below for
their support to PDJS when you visit
them. And thanks to all of you who
buy raffle tickets, and to Ruthie Westlund and Bill Bevans. You are helping
keep dixieland jazz alive!
$10 Newport Seafood Grill
Margie Rowe
$12 The Old Spaghetti Factory Matt
$25 Beaches
Vangie Bevans
$25 Fred Meyer
Lois Greene
$25 Target
Louise Wise
$50 Christmas Treat Hamper
Shirley Van Speybrock
$16 Willamette Valley Jazz Society George Freyer
$20 Shriners Dance
JoAnne Young
CD winners: Robin White, Kit Kuni,
Ron Kamna
Bronze
Lenora Howton
Doris McClure
Don Graves
Karen Schultz
Mary Ann Nicholas
Ronald Dennison
Karen Travillion & Tom Strong
Joyce Saari
Janet Smith
Ted & Velma Schloessler
Silver
Alice McKay
Jim & Mary Foster
Rob Huppi & Sherry Bighouse
Joyce Munson-Davis
Gold
Bev Owens
George Pickett
Jim & Liz ann Wendlandt
Jim Squires & Anne Wilson
Vic & Jeanne Vore
John Niemeyer & Joyce Evanyo
Platinum
Bob & Alice Chase
Betty Gerla
In Memory of Jim Anthony
Jim and Andrea Buchmann
Wayne Travillion
Louise Wise
Rick & Suzan Campbell
Kit and Elli Kuni
In Memoriam
Bill Brautlacht passed away on Dec.
6th. He and his late wife, Pat, were
stalwarts at PDJS, the Libbies Jam,
many jazz festivals, and they are very
much missed. Bill was a fireboat captain with Portland Fire Bureau and an
avid salmon fisherman.
Jazz Happenings
Pictures of the early years discovered.
Listings of bands who have active members in
PDJS, plus some known coming events. Leaders should contact Rick Campbell (ricksax@
comcast.net) about listings and events.
Hank Cook, former PDJS President,
found a box of unmarked snapshots
from the early years of the Society.
Special thanks to Jim Beatty for identifying many of the people. We think
the photos are from 1975-1977. The
society was founded as the Oregon
Jim Buchmann and Friends
JIm Buchmann, 360-253-4488
Lazy River Jazz Band
Kit Kuni, 503-227-0903
Columbia Classic Jazz Band
Wayne Travillion, 503-661-1654
Earthquake Ethel’s Roadhouse Band
Ethel Smith, 503-246-4157
Milneburg Jazz Band
Dave Duthie, 503-297-7681
Gary Smith’s Mardi Gras Jazz Band
Gary Smith, 562-441-3660
Jim Beatty Jazz Band
Jim Beatty, 503-656-5620
Black Swan Classic Jazz Band
Kit Johnson, 503-292-7673
John Bennett Swing Band
Wilsonville Shrine, 4:00-7:00 pm,
Jan. 25, Jack Dawes, 503-880-0204
Jass Two Plus One
Steve Boden, 503-282-2946
KMHD Radio, 89.1
Phil Brenes Traditional Jazz Show
Sunday Mornings, 9:00 am
Thanks Jammers
City Traditional Jazz Society, and met
at the Oregon City V.F.W. and Oregon
City Elks before moving to our current
location. The pictures show that jam
sets were a tradition from the beginning. Sadly, most of the top musicians
pictured below are no longer with us.
Jim Beatty Jazz Band: Delane Guild, drums; Jim Beatty, clarinet; Danny Alguire,
trumpet; Dave Gentry, bass; Jim Goodwin, cornet; George Bruns, trombone.
George Goldsberry.
Diamond Lil.
Cal Abbott.
Thanks to the many professional musicians who volunteered to play at our
December session. For those players
who wish to broaden their repertoire,
most of the common dixieland fake
books are available on disk in PDF
format. Just ask Rick Campbell.
Gary Smith, drums
Warren Dillon, trumpet
Janet Smith, piano
Jim Foster, tuba
Elli Kuni, drums
Roger Stafford, banjo
Tom Dechene, clarinet
Steve Boden, guitar, vocals
Rick Campbell, clarinet, sax
Kit Kuni, trombone
Garry Powell, trombone
Wayne Travillion, cornet, trombone
Elwin Keil, banjo
The Gene Mayl Band with Kim Cusak,
clarinet and Ernie Carson, cornet.
Jammers: Gene Lundgren, Rip Robinson,
Myron LaHood, Len Tedke, Bob Basher.
April Silent Auction
First Time Policy
Please remember our Annual Silent
Auction at the April Session. We take
jazz materials of all kinds: music,
records, CDs, clothing, and any other
item of value. This is a good time to
consider regifting those Christmas gifts
you really won’t use.
When non-member attendees come
to their first PDJS meeting, they will be
charged the $10 Member Admission,
rather than $15. This gives them a
great show at modest cost. This policy
replaces all previous coupons and
discounts.
Monthly sessions are held at
the Milwaukie Elks Lodge,
13121 SE McLoughlin Blvd.,
Milwaukie, OR 97222.
Portland Dixieland Jazz Society
Annual Membership Application August 2014 thru July 2015
(Please print)
Mail application with your dues to: PDJS, P.O. Box 23522, Tigard, OR 97281-3522
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live performances of early jazz and the survival of our Society.
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Note: PDJS is a 501 C-7 non-profit organization. Your contribution is NOT tax deductible.
Members are always welcome to attend the monthly Board meeting, held the Monday before each session.
Monday, January 12, 2015, 12 noon. Libbies Restaurant, Back Room. 11056 SE Main Street, Milwaukie, OR 97222
13121 SE McLoughlin Blvd.
Milwaukie, OR 97222
MILWAUKIE ELKS LODGE
SUNDAY, JAN. 18, 2015
12 NOON TO 4:45 PM
Kick off the new
year with Gary
Smith’s Mardi
Gras crew.
JANUARY SESSION
P.O. Box 23522
Tigard, Oregon 97281-3522
www.pdxdixiejazz..com
PDJS Jazz Notes are published monthly
by the Portland Dixieland Jazz Society, a
non-profit organization dedicated to the
preservation and promotion of traditional
jazz music in all its forms.
Portland Dixieland Jazz Society
If you have moved in the last year, or have a new phone number or email address,
please notify one of the PDJS Board members so we can update our roster.