Jim Cullum, Jr.
| Jim Cullum, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Residence | San Antonio, Texas |
| Occupation | cornetist, jazz musician, composer, entrepreneur |
| Known for | Jim Cullum Jazz Band, Riverwalk Jazz |
| Website | http://jimcullum.com/ |
Jim Cullum, Jr. (born September 20, 1941 in San Antonio, Texas) is a world-renowned, American jazz cornetist noted for his contributions to the Dixieland jazz tradition.
Cullum's father was Jim Cullum, Sr., a clarinetist who led the Happy Jazz Band up until his death in 1973. Cullum has led the Jim Cullum Jazz Band as a successor group; his sidemen have included Allan Vaché, Brian Ogilvie, Mike Pittsley, Don Mopsick, Evan Christopher, Kenny Rupp, Howard Elkins and John Sheridan.
Alongside his late father, Cullum established the San Antonio jazz club, "The Landing," in 1963.[1] Cullum has broadcast performances from the club on the Public Radio International series called Riverwalk Jazz[2] since 1989. In addition to regular performances at "The Landing," Cullum has performed at venues like Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and Austin City Limits.[3] He has recorded for Jazzology Records and Columbia Records (1985's Porgy & Bess) in addition to Audiophile, Stomp Off, and his own Riverwalk. From 1993 until 2005, Cullum and his band were on the faculty of the Stanford Jazz Workshop at Stanford University in California.[4] In 2011, Stanford University Libraries acquired Cullum's "Riverwalk Jazz" archives,[5] comprising over 400 radio show programs. In January 2013, Stanford's Archive of Recorded Sound began streaming the collection of recordings.[6]
Discography
- Look Over Here (1976)
- Jim Cullum's Happy Jazz Band (1979)
- Live and Swinging (1979)
- Live at the Memphis Jazz Festival (1982)
- 'Tis the Season...To Be Jamming (1984)
- Porgy & Bess (1985)
- Super Satch (1986)
- Fireworks! Red Hot & Blues (1989)
- Hooray for Hoagy! (1990)
- American Love Songs, Vol. 7 (1990)
- Shootin' the Agate (1992)
- Battle of the Bands: San Antonio vs. New Orleans (1992)
- New Year's All Star Jam (1993)
- Honky Tonk Train (1994)
- Bessie & the Blues (1995)
- Jim Cullum's Happy Jazz Band (1995)
- Hot Jazz for a Cool Yule (1996)
- Fireworks! Red Hot & Blues (1996)
- American Love Songs, Vol. 7 (1997)
- Deep River: The Spirit of Gospel Music in Jazz (1998)
- Cornet-Copia (2001)
- Chasin' the Blues (2006)
- 3 Kings of Jazz: The Music of Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke and Jelly Roll Morton (2008)
References
External links
- Interviews with Jim Cullum, Jr., June 11, 1980, August 12, 1986, University of Texas at San Antonio: Institute of Texan Cultures: Oral History Collection, UA 15.01, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
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- Jim Cullum Collection (ARS.0036), Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound
