Dave Kawamoto is a very fine reed player. I occasionally have the pleasure of working with Dave as we both are part of Pat Dutrow’s Jazzmeisters ensemble. However, Dave also leads his own band and a couple of months ago, I took advantage of a break from my regular Tuesday night rehearsal with the East Bay Stompers to travel over to San Mateo and sit in with his Silicon Gulch Jazz Band. The band plays every Tuesday at The Swingin’ Door pub in San Mateo. It was a very enjoyable experience – Dave calls some tunes that are not played all that often. And it was a lot of fun to play some dueling trombones with the fabulous Jon Schermer. Last week, I received an email from Jon asking if I would care to substitute for him this coming Tuesday and of course I jumped at the opportunity.
So if you are interested in some good old-fashioned jazz played by a bunch of old pros, drop by The Swingin’ Door and spend a few hours with the Silicon Gulch Jazz Band this coming Tuesday, June 21, 2011.
I’m not sure yet how many (or which) horns I shall take to this gig. Certainly the little 1912 Holton Special trombone, and I might bring along my 1953 Reynolds Contempora baritone and my 2002 Jupiter slide trumpet as well. We’ll see – a lot depends on the weather. If it is nice, I’ll leave most of my horns at home and ride the motorcycle!
