Titanic Jazz Band of Los Angeles
Dan Comins, leader
http://www.titanicjazzband.com/
Continuing Engagements
Organized in 1993 by reed man John Isaksen for weekly appearances
at Tom Bergin’s Irish Pub in West Los
Angeles and Rooke’s Restaurant in Santa Monica, the band is presently
searching for a new local venue.
Forthcoming Public Concerts
24 February 2013, Pismo Beach, Calif.,
Sunday 1 P.M.-4:30 P.M, in concert for the Central
Coast Hot Jazz Society (Basin Street Regulars) at Pismo Beach Veteran's
Memorial Building. For more information, call 1-805-481-7840 or 805-937-8402.
 21
July 2013, San Diego, Calif., Sunday, 1-4 PM, in public concert
for America's
Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society (AFCDJS) monthly concert at Lafayette
Hotel, 2223 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92104.
27 Nov.-1 Dec. 2013, San Diego, Calif.,
at 34th Annual San
Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival, presented at the Town and
Country Resort & Convention Center, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego,
CA 92108. Produced by America's
Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society (AFCDJS), P.O. Box 880387, San Diego,
California 92168-0387, tel.: 1-619-297-5277 email: jazzinfo@dixielandjazzfestival.org
Previous Appearances
22-25 November 2012, San Diego, Calif., at 33rd Annual
San
Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival,
4-7 October, 2012, Kalispell, Montana, at 19th
Annual Glacier Jazz Stampede
16 September 2012 San Diego, Calif., Sunday, 1-4 PM, in public
concert for America's
Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society
15 September 2012, Big Bear Lake, Calif., in public concert
for Big Bear Village
Autumn Wine Walk
25 August 2012, Arcadia, Calif., Saturday, 1 P.M.-4 P.M., in
public concert at Arcadia Blues
Club
21 July 2013, San Diego, Calif., Sunday, 1-4 PM, in public concert
for America's
Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society
2 June 2012, Big Bear Lake, Calif., Summer Wine
Walk for Big
Bear Lake Village Business Association
25 March 2012, Sunday, Pismo Beach, Calif., 1 P.M.-4 P.M, in
concert for the Central
Coast Hot Jazz Society
24-27 November 2011, San Diego, Calif., at 32nd Annual
San
Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival
13 November 2011, Sunday, Palos Verdes, Calif., Cabaret Jazz
at Norris Center for the
Performing Arts
17 September 2011, Autumn Wine Walk for Big
Bear Lake Village Business Association
21 August 2011, San Diego, Calif., Sunday, 1-4 PM, in public
concert for America's
Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society
5-7 August 2011, Costa Mesa, Calif., at Orange
County (Calif.) Classic Jazz Festival
15-17 July 2011, Mesquite, Nevada, mini jazz festival at Casablanca
Resort Casino
4 June 2011, Summer Wine Walk for Big
Bear Lake Village Business Association
1-3 April 2011, Port Angeles, Washington, at the Jazz
in the Olympics festival,
10-13 February 2011, Fresno, Calif., at Mardi Gras 2011
produced by Fresno
Dixieland Society,
30 January 2011, Sunday, Pismo Beach, Calif., 1 P.M.-4 P.M,
in concert for the Central
Coast Hot Jazz Society
11 December 2010, Saturday, Arcadia, Calif., 1 P.M.-4 P.M., in
public concert at Arcadia Blues
Club
24-28 November 2010, San Diego, Calif., at 31st Annual
San
Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival
8-10 October, 2010, Kalispell, Montana, at 17th
Annual Glacier Jazz Stampede
6-8 August 2010, Costa Mesa, Calif., at Orange
County (Calif.) Classic Jazz Festival
22-25 April 2010, Port Angeles, Washington, at Jazz
in the Olympics Festival
21 March 2010, San Diego, Calif., Sunday, 1-4 PM, in public
concert for America's
Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society
5-7 February 2010, Fresno, Calif., at Mardi Gras 2010
produced by Fresno
Dixieland Society
25 Oct.-1 Nov. 2009, San Pedro, Calif., World Cruise Center,
7-day
Trad Jazz Cruise
6-9 August 2009, Costa Mesa, Calif., at Orange
County (Calif.) Classic Jazz Festival
9 May 2009, Arcadia, Calif., 1 P.M.-4:30 P.M., in public concert
at Arcadia Blues Club
20-22 February 2009, Seaside, Oregon, at 26th Annual Oregon
Dixieland Jubilee
28-30 November, 2008, San Diego, Calif., at 29th Annual
San
Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival
19 October, 2008, San Diego, Calif., Sunday, 1-4 PM, in public
concert for AFCDJS
monthly concert
19-21 Sep 2008, Aberdeen/Hoquiam, Washington, at 24th annual
"Rain or Shine" Jazz Festival
8-10 August, 2008, Costa Mesa, Calif., at Orange
County (Calif.) Classic Jazz Festival
3 August, 2008, Sunday, San Marcos, Calif., 2:00-4:30 P.M.,
for
Lake San Marcos Jazz Club
2 August, 2008, Saturday, Arcadia, Calif., 1 P.M.-5 P.M., in
public concert at Arcadia Blues
Club,
18 May 2008, Sunday, Palos Verdes, Calif., Cabaret Jazz at
the Norris Center
10 May 2008, Saturday, San Clemente, Calif., 16th Annual Dixieland
Jazz Festival By The Sea
3 May, 2008, Saturday, Arcadia, Calif., 1 P.M.-5 P.M., in public
concert at Arcadia Blues Club
11-13 April, 2008, Three Rivers, Calif., at 35th Annual Jazzaffair
14-16 March 2008, Palm Springs, Calif., at Desert
Swing'n Dixie Jazz Festival
8-10 February 2008, Fresno, Calif., at Mardi Gras 2008
produced by Fresno
Dixieland Society
12 January, 2008, Pacific Grove, Calif., at Lovers
Point Traditional Jazz Extravaganza
16-18 November 2007, Clearwater Beach, Florida, at 17th annual
Suncoast
Dixieland Jazz Classic
23-25 November, 2007, San Diego, Calif., at 28th Annual
San
Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival
3-7 October, 2007, Kalispell, Montana, at 14th
Annual Glacier Jazz Stampede
29 September, 2007, Arcadia, Calif., at Arcadia
Blues Club
21-23 September 2007, Strongsville, Ohio, at EARLYJAS
Fall Festival
19 August, 2007, San Diego, Calif., for America's
Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society (AFCDJS)
12 August 2007, Sunday, Fresno, Calif., for Fresno
Dixieland Society
2-5 August, 2007, Costa Mesa, Calif., at Orange
County (Calif.) Classic Jazz Festival
21 July 2007, Pasadena, Calif., for dancing at Ben
and Sheri's Third Saturday Swing (TSS) Dance
8 July, 2007, San Marcos, Calif., for
Lake San Marcos Jazz
Club
23 June, 2007, Arcadia, Calif., in public concert at Arcadia
Blues Club
12 May 2007, San Clemente, Calif., 15th Annual Dixieland
Jazz Festival By The Sea
28 April, 2007, Arcadia, Calif., at Arcadia
Blues Club.
11 March 2007, Manhattan Beach, Calif., for South Bay New Orleans
Jazz Club
9-10 March 2007, Palm Springs, Calif., at Desert
Swing'n Dixie Jazz Festival
2-4 March 2007, Monterey, Calif., at Dixieland
Monterey Jazz Festival
23-26 November, 2006, San Diego, Calif., at 27th Annual
San
Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival
12 November, 2006, Fresno, Calif., in concert for Fresno
Dixieland Society
11 November, 2006, Three Rivers, Calif., in concert for Sierra
Traditional Jazz Club
3-6 August, 2006, Costa Mesa, Calif., at Orange
County (Calif.) Classic Jazz Festival
10 June, 2006, Pomona, Calif., at Yesteryears
Cafe & Dinner Club
26-29 May, 2006, Sacramento, Calif., at 33rd Annual Sacramento
Jazz Jubiliee
12-14 May 2006, Aberdeen/Hoquiam, Washington, at "Rain
or Shine" Jazz Festival
15 April, 2006, Pomona, Calif., at South
Frisco Jazz Band 50th Anniversary Party
9 April 2006, Seattle, Washington, concert for Puget
Sound Traditional Jazz Society.
8 April 2006, Seattle, Washington, at the New
Orleans Creole Restaurant in Pioneer Square
12 March 2006, Palos Verdes, Calif., concerts at Cabaret
Jazz at the Norris Center,
Rolling Hills Estates, CA
3-5 March 2006, Monterey, Calif., at Dixieland
Monterey Jazz Festival,
11-12 February 2006, Fresno, Calif., at Fresno
Dixieland Society Mardi Gras 2006
24-27 November, 2005, San Diego, Calif., at 26th Annual
San
Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival
20 November 2005, Pismo Beach, Calif., concert for Central
Coast Hot Jazz Society
6-9 October, 2005, Kalispell, Montana, at 12th
Annual Glacier Jazz Stampede
3-7 August, 2005, Costa Mesa, Calif., at Orange
County (Calif.) Classic Jazz Festival
9-12 June, 2005, Cantanhede, Portugal, at Festival
Internacional Dixieland Cantanhede
27-30 May, 2005, Sacramento, Calif., at Sacramento
Jazz Jubilee 2005
21-24 April 2005, Port Angeles, Washington, at Jazz
in the Olympics Festival
20 March, 2005, San Diego, Calif., Sunday, 1-4 PM, for AFCDJS
monthly jazz concert
3-5 September, 2004, Rohnert Park, Calif., 25th Anniversary Wine
Country Vintage Jazz Festival
5-8 August, 2004, Garden Grove, California, at Orange
County (Calif.) Classic Jazz Festival
22-25 July 2004, Davenport, Iowa, at Bix
Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival
4-6 June, 2004, Spokane, Washington, at 10th Annual Spokane
Jazz Festival
8 May 2004, San Clemente, Calif., 12th Annual
Dixieland
Jazz by the Sea
25 April 2004, Covina, Calif., for Society for Preservation
of Dixieland Jazz (SPDJ)
11 April 2004, Solana Beach, Calif., for AFCDJS
monthly jazz concert at Belly Up Tavern
12-14 March, 2004, Coos Bay - North Bend, Oregon, at
South
Coast Dixieland Clambake Jazz Festival
27-30 November, 2003, San Diego, Calif., at 24th Annual San
Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival
23 November 2003, Pismo Beach, Calif., for Central
Coast Hot Jazz Society
9 November, 2003, Solana Beach, Calif., for AFCDJS
monthly jazz concert at Belly Up Tavern
10-12 October 2003, Palos Verdes, Calif., at Palos Verdes Classic
Jazz Festival.
28 June 2003, Glendale, Calif., at Glendale Kiwanis Jazz and
Art Festival
11-13 April, 2003, Three Rivers, Calif., at 30th Annual Jazzaffair
21-23 February, 2003, Pismo Beach, Calif., at Mardi
Gras Dixieland Jazz Festival
The Musicians
Dan Comins (cornet & leader) grew up in Boston and played
with most of the bands in that area. On arriving in California he
joined Dan Barrett's Back Bay Jazz Band, and then played for over thirty
years with the South Frisco Jazz Band. Dan owns a tax consulting
business in Burbank, Calif., and in winter is a ski instructor.
Mike Baird (clarinet & sax) played with South Frisco Jazz
band continuously since it's rebirth in 1965. He is a composer of
many jazz and ragtime songs, and has written film scores and TV commercials.
He has played and recorded with many bands in the Southern California area
including the Eldorado Jazz Band, Jelly Roll Jazz Band, Dawn of the Century
Ragtime Orchestra, and Back Bay Jazz Band.
Vince Saunders (banjo) formed his first South
Frisco Jazz Band in 1956 and led that band until their last formal
concert in 1998. He now plays with Golden Eagle Jazz Band and Titanic Jazz
Band. He recently retired after many years as a design engineer with
George Fischer Plastics Company in Southern California.
Robbie Rhodes (piano) also played in the South Frisco Jazz band
continuously since 1965, and he appears in several ragtime shows and concerts
each year. He worked many years at Lockheed Aircraft Company as an electronics
designer and now edits the daily electronic newsletter Mechanical
Music Digest.
Keith Elliott (trombone) studied classical music until age 18
when he was rescued by Eugene "Rosy" McHargue, the venerable singer and
arranger and C-melody sax player of Santa Monica, and he appears on several
of McHargue's recordings. Keith owns a music school in Ventura, Calif.
Ray Cadd (tuba) has played and recorded with the Frisco Syncopaters
and the Yerba Buena Stompers and other fine bands playing the West Coast
style jazz. His playing reflects his admiration for players like Walter
Peyton and Lawson Buford, tubists of the “golden age”. Ray is a storyboard
artist working with Hollywood TV ad agencies, and for fun he has created
cover art for several CDs.
Contact for engagements
Dan Comins
Titanic Jazz Band
P.O. Box 130676
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
fax: 1-909-585-6100
email: Dan
Comins TJB <dancomins@aol.com>
CDs available
TJBLA01 "Maiden Voyage" (February
2003)
TJBLA02 "Mostly Jelly" (September 2004)
CD sales
Carole Rhodes
6595 Ash Avenue
Etiwanda, CA 91739 USA
tel: 1-909-899-1525
email: crhodes@linkline.com
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