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We are available for your special event, call Robin or Ruby at 831-724-4433.
BOCCI'S CELLAR PRESENTS ... One of the the best events to wind up the summer -- A whole day of jazz music, swing dancing, fun, food, drinks and lots of excitment.
AUGUST 27, 2006 1:00 pm to 4:00 p.m. -- THE ROBIN ANDERSON BIG BAND featuring Ruby Rudman.
17 of finest jazz musicians in the area. Special guest stars include one of Robin's top trumpet students who is also an up and coming rising star -- see Nick on local TV with Kuumbwa's High School Honors Band. Also -- Another trumpet virtuoso will be on hand all the way from Oakland, CA -- Tommy Williamson. Also featuring Martan Mann, Jeff Meyer, Michael McPheeters, Mark Cruse, Roger "the Hit Man" Anderson, to name a few.
TRIBUTE TO TIM JACKSON -- 4:30 p.m. til ????
FREE!! Jazz Food $5.00 -- Full Bar -- Swing dancing at its finest with THE best big band on the coolest side of the fault line ... Ruby Rudman, belts out tunes from Dianne Schur, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn,
Following the dance concert -- The Jazz Society of Santa Cruz County celebrates its 4th annual Brownie award with this year's recipient, Mr. Tim Jackson, for his outstanding contribution to supporting jazz music and jazz education on the Central Coast -- He makes sure we have great jazz entertainment in Santa Cruz at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center and in Monterey at the Monterey Jazz Festival. Links to these venues are below.
This is a Red carpet affair ... Wear your best duds, put on your dancin' shoes and check out all the great jazz players -- right after the big band plays ... see you there -- it's free!!! -- BTW Paris Hilton sez ... it's hot.
luv, ruby and the guys
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NEWS FLASH -- NEWS FLASH -- NEWS FLASH --
RABB @ E3 PLAYHOUSE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2006 8-11
RABB @ E3 PLAYHOUSE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2006 8-11
And every other Tuesday until the end of the year!!! Watch this site for specific dates--
This just in -- E3 PLAYHOUSE has just signed up The Robin Anderson Big Band to play big band jazz every other Tuesday at the E3 Playhouse, Front Street, Santa Cruz, California, starting Tuesday, September 5, 2006 and every other Tuesday until the end of the year. There will be a nominal cover charge, but well worth the price of admission. Wes Anthony, jazz saxophonist, head honcho of E3, will be blowin' 'in the house!' -- You can dance to us -- but get ready for some hot big band jazz charts Robin has been hoarding from Las Vegas babee!!! -- More info: Call Robin Anderson @ 831-724-4433.
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ROBIN ANDERSON has been playing trumpet with the Cabrillo Big Band for the past several years. He just finished Carbillo Stage's production of Guys & Dolls, under the direction of Jon Nordgren. One of Robin's students, Nick, is the Kuumbwa Honors Band. See him on local cable station Musician's Weekly. Cabrillo has several concerts throughout the school year, in which Robin has been featured. These concerts are a special treat with highly respected guest jazz artists who. A lot of the tunes are pretty complicated charts which shows that not all big bands are just swing dance machines. Check local listings for upcoming concerts.
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GALAXY OF SWING -- Ruby and Robin's 7 piece small big band
We were hired to play up at Mt. Hermon Conference Center in August 2003. The young kids were very enthusiastic about the band, the swing music theme, and were jump, jivin' and wailing all over the place. Coincidentally, the Conference Center's mock jazz club is called "The Galaxy Club" so we had our pictures taken below the marquis.
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Ruby Rudman, supporter of the Jazz Society of Santa Cruz County, invites you to a great jazz jam session every Sunday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the summer and 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the winter months -- at Bocci's Cellar, 140 Encinal, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Directions: Take Highway 1 North to River/Highway 9, make a right on Hwy 9 to 1st light which is Encinal. Make a left on Encinal. Bocci's is located on first floor of Victorian House on right side of street, just before the railroad tracks. In the summer, you can see the people in the Sun Tan Express ride by and you can wave to them from the bar!
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PAST EVENTS AND OTHER TIDBITS OF INTEREST: RABB PLAYS BOCCI'S CELLAR, SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2005 -- THE LAS VEGAS HORNS PUNCHES BARBIES IN JAIL!!! Robin Anderson, David "Heavy D" Gonzalez on saxophone, and Michael McPheeters on trumpet backed up the Barbies in Jail Band at Don Quixote's. What a great gig it was. See link to the Barbies below for more details.
RABB AT BOCCI'S AUGUST 21, 2005 FROM 1:00 TO 4:00 P.M. This time no guest singers appeared so it was pure RABB with Ruby Rudman singing all your favorite songs. The dance floor gets bigger every time we play. Roger Barnes has created a complete new bar in the back patio as well. Sorry Bocci Ball players -- the big band has taken over your
RABB @ BOCCI'S ON MOTHER'S DAY!!! MAY 8, 2005 1:00 P.M. TO 4:00 P.M. RUBY RUDMAN's illustrious guest singers LISA LEUSCHNER (Season 3 American Idol) and CASSIE RIDGWAY Vocalist from Pacific Collegiate Jazz Band, delighted the crowd with their young talented voices. Cassie sang ALL OF ME, the tune she reprised while visiting Russia last summer with her class. We wish Cassie luck as she moves up to Oregon to attend college. LISA knocked us out with her rendition of FEVER, and then EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES. Not many singers can rise above the cresting peak of a big band, but LiSA was soaring above RABB's powerful sound with ease. We hope to see her again soon.
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August 29, 2004
RABB and Ruby had a wonderful time at Bocci's Cellar on August 29, 2004. The band set up on the actual Bocci Ball courts -- the owner Roger Barnes had special wooden planks made to fit over the courts -- and we all set up. On hand was photographer (Santa Cruz's one and only "paparazzo") Ron from Photografiti who took some pictures of us in action. I think the guys look better at night time. You should send me an email and let me know what you think -- or sign our guestbook with your comments. It was rather early on a Sunday afternoon (1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.) so maybe a few of the guys had a late Saturday night gig that kept them from their beauty sleep!
You can check out some photographs from that day at the photographer's website: http://www.photografiti.net to get your own bird's eye view of the day.
RON KAPLAN of the Jazz Ambassadors was on hand as he sang for tbe first time ever with a big band. His debut tune was "Everyday I have the Blues." I warned him it would be LOUD and there was a lot of "hot air" coming out from the horn section (12 of them!!), but he stepped up to the plate and sang a home run. Good job, Ron.
We were also very fortunate to have Adam Charp (a great jazz bass player himself) available that day to record all three sets. RABB is currently in the process of editing the three sets down to make a new live album called "RABB -- LIVE AT BOCCI'S". The vocals weren't as crisp as I would have liked, so there will be a minimum of those and we'll focus on the instrumentals that were performed that day. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of this CD, it should be ready some time in December (just in time for Christmas!). Please call Ruby Rudman at 831-724-4433 to purchase your copy. Email ruby at rubyjazz@pacbell.net
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GEEZER EVENT -- GEEZER WEEK -- APRIL 19-26, 2003 - LOUDEN NELSON CENTER -- BOCCI'S CELLAR
The Jazz Society of Santa Cruz County hosted the Geezer Event at our regular jazz jam venue -- Bocci's Cellar. It was originally supposed to be held at the Catalyst, however, we were pre-empted by a Mexican band's sound check! But Oh! We did have fun on Saturday, April 26, 2003 at 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Honorees DON McCASLIN, RED MALONE, and RALSTON BROWN were all in attendance and man, were they "stylin'". The week started at Louden Nelson Center April 19, 2003 and runs through 4/26/03. A historical and pictorial presentation will be assembled and can be viewed all week long at the center. JSSCC's event will be held at the Catalyst and is mostly a musical event with all musicians from far and wide gathering to roast and celebrate these senior musicians. The Mayor of Santa Cruz was there to present all three with a plaque. Ruby contacted Jim McFarlin, the photographer and artist who created the mural of Don McCaslin, Wayne Goodwin, Franco and many others who used to hang out and play at the Cooper House. The mural was destroyed by later owners of the Cooper House and it was torn down and carted away to the dump. There were musicians from that era attending from all over California and all had a wonderful time. The event (as all events for the Society) was video taped. You will be able to rent the tape for a small fee and check out the action.
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VALENTINE'S DINNER & DANCE FEBRUARY 14, 2003 was a rousing success. Rachel Nelson did a fabulous job on her debut as a big band singer and her whole family was there to cheer her on. The Codigas (friends of Ruby) were there as well.
Dinner was good and the music was fantastic. We wrapped everything up around 11:00 p.m. and the owners Ernest & Jo Brooks promise they'll have us back in the future.
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THE CROW'S NEST -
Thanks to Blaine and Bob Muncie for hosting our band over the past two years at the Crow's Nest. We're moving on into the new year 2003 to Severino's in Aptos and Bocci's Cellar in Santa Cruz. Please watch the calendar for future gigs. Our first ever was May 28, 2003 and we hope there will be more.
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COMMUNITY TV BROADCASTS BIG BAND CONCERT AT CIVIC
THE ROBIN ANDERSON BIG BAND THE JAZZ BIRDS RALSTON BROWN PENNY HANNA RUBY RUDMAN SHANNA CARLSON KAREN PHOENIX
On November 16, 2002 we performed a benefit concert for the Young at Heart Project at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. The concert was taped live and will be re-broadcast during the new year. Look for us! There's a rumor out there that a famous TV personality may be donating a large sum to Young at Heart and this would enable us to make a tape available for the whole event including all the singers and all the tunes the band plays. The show is put together well and does follow a theme and sequence of songs, along with historical references to the tunes and credits given to composers and arrangers.
RUBY RUDMAN - COMMUNITY TV
Ruby's guest appearance on Jack Hansen's Musician's Weekly, has been playing off and on for most of the year to good reviews from all.
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NEW YEAR'S EVE AT BOCCI'S CELLAR!!!
Ruby, Robin, Roger and special guests wowed the audience at Bocci's Cellar at the Jazz Society of Santa Cruz County's New Year's Eve Bash on December 31, 2002. http://www.santacruzjazz.org
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Please keep in touch with us and visit this calendar page often to find out what's happening all year long. For contact information regarding The Young at Heart Project, visit their website: yah-proj.com or see Young at Heart's ad online at santacruzguide.com Thanks to Santa Cruz Guide Online for their generous donation of ad space on their website. We're helping to raise money to help keep Young at Heart Project's future alive. Young at Heart is a nonprofit organization responsible for bringing quality music to senior citizens all over the bay area, including Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.
See you in the clubs! Ruby - Robin - Roger and all the guys!
