- Jim Cullum Jazz Band
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Name = Jim Cullum Jazz Band
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Origin =San Antonio, Texas
Genre =jazz
Years_active = 1989 - present
Label = Riverwalk Jazz, Stomp Off
Associated_acts = Happy Jazz Band
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URL = http://landing.com
Current_members = Jim Cullum Jr., cornet
Ron Hockett, clarinet and saxophone
Kenny Rupp, trombone
Jim Turner, piano
Howard Elkins, banjo and guitar
Don Mopsick, bass
Mike Waskiewicz, drums
Past_members = John Sheridan, piano
Allan Vaché, clarinet
Brain Ogilvie, clarinet and saxophone
Evan Christopher, clarinet
Ed Torres, drums
Kevin Dorn, drums
Jack Wyatt, bass
Jim Hunter, bass
Mike Pittsley, trombone
Randy Reinhart, cornet and trombone
Notable_instruments =The Jim Cullum Jazz Band is an acoustic 7-piece traditionaljazz ensemble led bycornet istJim Cullum, Jr. . Since 1989, the band has been featured nationally on their own weekly public radio seriesRiverwalk Jazz . The band performs live Monday through Saturday at the Landing Jazz Club on the Riverwalk inSan Antonio, Texas .Happy Jazz Band
The JCJB is the successor of the original Happy Jazz Band established in 1962 by Jim and his late father, Jim Cullum Sr. The next year, a group of
San Antonio investors founded the original Landing Jazz Club located in the basement of the Nix Hospital building on theSan Antonio Riverwalk . The original Landing was only the second business established on the Riverwalk after the Casa Rio Mexican restaurant. Jim Jr. took over leadership of the band after the passing of Jim Sr. in 1973 and changed the name to The Jim Cullum Jazz Band. The Landing moved to its present location in theHyatt Regency in 1981.
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