Lu Watters Yerba Buena Jazz Band, founded in 1939, was the primary force behind the USA West Coast Great Revival of Traditional Jazz. Lu discovered a love of 1920s hot jazz as played by King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band, Jelly Roll Morton and other pioneering jazz musicians. The Dawn Club, The Big Bear Lodge and Hambone Kelly’s were the hottest Traditional Jazz haunts in San Francisco through the 1940s and 50s, with concerts only interrupted by the war years.
To celebrate the Bands impact, Ian Smith trumpet, John Braben trumpet, Chris Schnack trombone, Paul Williams saxophone & clarinet, Bernice Haydock piano, Glen Flenady banjo, Richard Stevens sousaphone and Rod Andrew drums, will present a concert of the hit tunes made famous by Lu Watters and his band at the height of their popularity.
Doors & Bar open 12 noon. Show runs from 1pm to 3.30pm