1. Raffle Dinner details
This slide will NOT be part of the Evening Presentation.
These slides are informational to the design of the event.
Assumption #1: 250 tickets Sold. ALL tickets MUST be sold for the raffle portion to work.
Assumption #2: Cost of Meal and set-up is $30 per Person (two meals per ticket sold).
ALL tickets MUST be sold as PRE-SALES.

2. Raffle Dinner May 18th Top Prize is $5,000 Every Ticket includes:
Every Twentieth
Ticket is a
Winner*
Raffle Dinner May 18th
Donation: $100 per Ticket
Every Ticket includes:
Dinner for Two with LIVE Blues & Jazz and Dancing.
Smallest Prize is $100. Tickets will go on Sale February 2013.
SAVE the DATE: May 18, 2013 …It Could Be Your LUCKY Day!
Presented by the Men of Holy Family
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*Prizes are: $5,000 Grand Prize, $1,000 2nd Prize, $500 3rd Prize & 15x$100 drawn randomly the night of the event. ALL Tickets MUST be Sold.
Limited Number of Tickets to be Sold is 250.
Need Not be Present to Win. Odds are calculated based upon the 18 winners from a pool of 250 tickets.
Proceeds go toward the MOHF $1MM Goal for the parish.

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4. Raffle Dinner May 18th Top Prize is $5,000 An Evening of
Every Twentieth
Ticket is a
Winner*
Donation: $100 per Ticket
Every Ticket includes: Dinner for Two
with Live Blues & Jazz Music and Dancing.
Smallest Prize is $100. Tickets will go on Sale February 2013.
Presented by the Men of Holy Family
:: Proceeds go toward the MOHF $1MM Goal for the parish. ::

5. It Could Be Your LUCKY Day!
Raffle Dinner
It Could Be Your LUCKY Day!
Welcome
Jazz & Blues Fans

6. “Did You Know…?” Sharing Facts About &
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7. The Underpinning of Almost All of today’s Popular Music.
“Did You Know…?”
The Underpinning of Almost All of today’s Popular Music.
Blues music is a style of music that is based around using "blue notes." It started in African-American communities in the United States and was influenced by various things, like spirituals, field hollers, church music and chants.
The term ‘the blues’ was first used by Washington Irving in 1807.
Blues Fact #1

8. W.C. Handy “Did You Know…?” W. C. Handy
African-American composer W.C. Handy introduced the blues via recordings between 1911 and Blues had been around for over 50 years.
His strong musical background and his ability to remember any song he heard helped in creating new compositions.
He is credited with organizing the first blues performance at Carnegie Hall, 1928.
W. C. Handy
W. C. Handy
Handy's role in bringing blues music to the public earned him the title of "Father of the Blues".

9. Buddy Bolden “Did You Know…?” ‘King of the Horn’.
Considered by many to be the ‘Father of Jazz’, transforming ragtime into jass and blues.
Too early for recordings, but he played with many jazz musicians who held his abilities in high esteem when jazz was only beginning to be called ‘jass’.
Had his own band in New Orleans for seven years before being committed in 1907 to a mental institution at age 30 for schizophrenia. He died in the institution.
Buddy Bolden

10. “Did You Know…?”
Blues music is shrouded in a veil of legend and lore.
Recognized as one of the only forms of music that originated in the United States, blues can be traced back as far as the 1860s through word of mouth.
Blues Fact #2

11. Mamie Smith “Did You Know…?”
Blues exploded nationally in the 1920s when
Mamie Smith performed the first blues tune with vocals: "Crazy Blues" (1920).
Mamie Smith
Mamie Smith and her Jazz Hounds

12. “Did You Know…?”
Blues music has been an integral part of American culture that is still evident in music today.
The genre has been highly influential to rock 'n' roll music of the past and modern day. It also paved the way for rhythm & blues (R&B), folk, bluegrass and jazz.
R&B, Rock and Jazz are influenced by the Blues

13. Prominently influential to rock 'n' roll music
The Blues …
Prominently influential to rock 'n' roll music
Rock N Roll influenced by Blues

14. Robert Johnson, Lead Belly, Charlie Patton and Blind Blake
“Did You Know…?”
There are four main types of blues music styles.
Delta Blues
began in the Mississippi delta areas and is the original style of blues.
Delta Blues
Robert Johnson, Lead Belly, Charlie Patton and Blind Blake

15. Chicago Blues “Did You Know…?”
There are four main types of blues music styles.
Chicago Blues
introduced electric instruments to the blues sound, as well as microphones
for vocals and amplifiers.
Chicago Blues

16. There are four main types of blues music styles.
“Did You Know…?”
There are four main types of blues music styles.
Texas Blues
is nearly identical to Chicago Blues in instruments but has a Texan flair not found in Chicago.
Texas Blues

17. There are four main types of blues music styles.
“Did You Know…?”
There are four main types of blues music styles.
Blues Rock
is the youngest style, beginning in the 1960s. Influenced by Delta and Chicago Blues.
Blues Rock

18. Ma Rainey “Did You Know…?”
In 1923, Ma Rainey signed with Paramount Records and recorded 100 songs between 1923 and 1928.
She was billed as the “Mother of the Blues.”
Commemorative Stamp issued Sept. 17, 1994
Ma Rainey

19. Robert Johnson “Did You Know…?”
No other blues musician is more shrouded in mystery and intrigue than Robert Johnson.
When he first played the guitar for Son House and Willie Brown, they told him that he should stay with playing harmonica.
He returned a short time later (1930) to play guitar for them again and surprised them by exhibiting skills that were greater than their own. It was then that the rumor began that Johnson had sold his soul to the Devil.
Robert Johnson

20. Jelly Roll Morton Jazz Legends… “Did You Know…?”
A pivotal figure in both Blues and Jazz
Influential in New Orleans and Chicago music scenes.
Before he was 10, he learned the guitar and banjo.
At age ten, he was playing his main instrument, the piano.

21. Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers
“Did You Know…?”
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers
Jelly Roll Morton
His style of playing was predominantly characterized by African elements such as ragtime, blues, field hollers, & spirituals.
Dubbed the Latin and Caribbean elements of his music “The Spanish Tinge”.

22. Jelly Roll Morton Jazz Legends… “Did You Know…?” Prominent in BOTH
the Blues and Jazz development.
“Wholly Individual - as Subtly and Indefinably ‘Mortonian’. – as Mozart is Mozartian” claimed one critic in 1941 upon his death.
Jelly Roll Morton

23. “Did You Know…?”
B. B. King
As of his 1st recording, 'Miss Martha King', (1949), the electric guitar was becoming the central instrument & focus of the blues.
Given name is Riley B. King
Nicknamed “King of the Blues”
Guitar’s nickname: ‘Lucille’
B. B. King

24. Benny Goodman “Did You Know…?”
Jazz and Swing Clarinet Player & Bandleader.
‘King of Swing’ music.
A perfectionist, he worked with big names: Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton Cootie Williams & Teddy Wilson
Benny Goodman

25. John Lee Hooker “Did You Know…?” Nickname: ‘Master of the Boogie’
Blues Singer, Songwriter & Guitarist
Nickname: ‘Master of the Boogie’
Benny Goodman

26. Bessie Smith “Did You Know…?”
Blues Singer.
Released her first recording, 'Down Hearted Blues', in 1923.
Nickname: ‘Empress of the Blues’
Bessie Smith

27. Billie Holiday “Did You Know…?” Jazz Singer Nicknamed "Lady Day“
“Lady Sings the Blues” – the movie was the story of Billie Holiday.
She sang with ease and angst, and a distinctive style to recast a song’s melody.
She sang for Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, Louis Armstrong & Woody Herman
Billie Holiday

28. Buddy Guy “Did You Know…?” Blues Guitarist.
Born in Louisiana, he left for Chicago in 1957, the year he first recorded.
He released his first album, 'Hoodoo Man Blues', in 1965.
Buddy Guy

29. Buddy Rich Jazz Legends… “Did You Know…?”
Jazz Drummer & Bandleader
Played on Broadway at age 4 under the name ‘Infant Taps’.
Played with Art Tatum and Lionel Hampton as a Trio.
Buddy Rich

30. Charlie Parker Jazz Legends… “Did You Know…?” Jazz Alto Saxophonist.
Charlie Parker comes close to having as much influence on the history of Jazz as Louis Armstrong does.
Set the standard for Bebop phrasing with his Improvising genius.
Charlie Parker

31. Dizzy Gillespie Jazz Legends… “Did You Know…?”
Jazz Trumpeter known for ‘Bebop’.
Introduced Bebop with Latin rhythm which he dubbed: ‘Cubop’
Dizzy Gillespie

32. Duke Ellington Jazz Legends… “Did You Know…?”
Jazz Pianist, Composer & Bandleader.
Composed Big Band Jazz with novel voicings & strange harmonies – Like different colors on a canvas.
Composed over 1000 songs & performed for over 50 years.
Duke Ellington

33. Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Legends… “Did You Know…?” “First Lady of Jazz”
Became a Singer by accident when she entered a contest as a Dancer & froze on stage. She began to sing as cover.
She truly sang the ‘Songbook’ – a series of compositions by Cole Porter, Gershwin, Rogers & Hart, Duke Ellington & more.
Ella Fitzgerald

34. Ethel Waters “Did You Know…?”
Started as a Blues singer, moved on to sing Jazz, Big Band, Swing
Began acting and was 2nd Black to be nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress in the movie ‘Pinky’.
She performed with Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Sammy Davis Jr.
Ethel Waters

35. Gene Krupa “Did You Know…?”
Drummer: Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Big Band, Composer and Bandleader
Played with Eddie Condon &
Benny Goodman
Recorded two albums with fellow drummer Buddy Rich
Gene Krupa

36. Howlin’ Wolf “Did You Know…?”
Blues Singer / Guitarist & Harmonica Player
1st recorded in 1951, 'Moanin' At Midnight' and 'How Many More Years'.
Early Influence on Rock n Roll.
Howlin’ Wolf

37. Jimmy Rushing “Did You Know…?”
Blues & Swing Singer.
Recorded with Count Basie & his orchestra.
Known as ‘Five by Five’ a reference to his height and width.
Jimmy Rushing

38. John Coltrane Jazz Legends… “Did You Know…?”
Jazz Tenor Saxophonist.
Known for his mystical ½-hour
Saxophone Solos.
His Influence in Jazz is compared to that of Miles Davis over the last 50 years.
John Coltrane

39. Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong
Jazz Legends…
“Did You Know…?”
Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong
His amazing technical abilities, the joy and spontaneity, and amazingly quick, inventive musical mind still dominate Jazz to this day.
The records made by Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven are considered to be absolute jazz classics and speak of Armstrong's creative powers.
Noted as the greatest of all Jazz musicians.
Armstrong defined what it was to play Jazz.
Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong

40. Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong
Jazz Legends…
“Did You Know…?”
Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong
Armstrong originally followed the New Orleans style.
Later moving from Louisiana to Chicago, he played with King Oliver, with whom he first recorded, then branched out.
His first recordings as a band leader were 'My Heart' and 'Cornet Chop Suey' in 1925.
When the word "jazz" is read or spoken the name "Louis Armstrong" cannot but arise in any American mind.
Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong

41. Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong
Jazz Legends…
“Did You Know…?”
Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong
In the ‘30s, he became a Star Entertainer rather than just a pure Jazz Musician.
Singing became a larger portion of his work as he became an International Celebrity.
His enduring songs are ‘Hello, Dolly’ and ‘What a Wonderful World’
Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong

42. Count Basie Jazz Legends… “Did You Know…?”
Jazz Pianist, Composer & Orchestra Leader.
A superb Talent Scout within the industry, he often recruited soloists into his Swing Bands to nurture them and re-launch their careers.
Often worked with the finest Jazz vocalists: Jimmy Rushing, Joe Williams, Billie Holiday,
Ella Fitzgerald, Nat ‘King’ Cole & Frank Sinatra.
Count Basie

43. Maynard Ferguson Jazz Legends… “Did You Know…?”
Jazz Trumpeter and Bandleader.
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Maynard Ferguson

44. Mighty Joe Young “Did You Know…?”
Blues Guitarist.
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Mighty Joe Young

45. Stevie Ray Vaughan “Did You Know…?”
Rock Blues Guitarist.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan

46. Sunnyland Slim “Did You Know…?”
Blues Piano Player.
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Sunnyland Slim

47. Charlie Patton “Did You Know…?” Noted as “the King of Delta Blues”
Though writing blues songs as early as 1910, he didn't record anything until 1929.
'Pony Blues' was his first recording.

48. Son House “Did You Know…?” “Father of the Delta Blues”
Noted for teaching Robert Johnson the Blues Guitar.
Son House

49. LeadBelly “Did You Know…?”
A folk and gospel singer, introduced guitar as a main medium of the blues, first recording in 1912.
In and out of jail several times and having worked in a chain gang, He later played for radio stations in New York City, and worked with blues and folk musicians.
Leadbelly

50. Big Joe Turner “Did You Know…?”
Blues Singer, ‘Boss of the Blues’.
1st recording in 1938 (‘Roll Em Pete’ / ‘Going Away Blues’ 1939
Early Rock n’ Roll Legend.

51. Ray Charles “Did You Know…?”
Rhythm & Blues Pianist
Released his first songs 1948, as a member of the Maxin Trio.
Released Soul, Blues and Country albums throughout his career.
Nicknamed ‘Godfather of Soul’

52. Eric Clapton “Did You Know…?” Nickname: Slow Hand.
Rock & Blues Guitarist.
Clapton mixes the blues with rock in such an extraordinary manner that rock music became even more mainstream.
Although primarily seen as a Rock Guitarist, he has released several Blues albums including one with B. B. King.

53. Dinah Washington “Did You Know…?”
Jazz & Blues Singer.
Released her first recording, 'Evil Gal Blues', in 1943 with Lionel Hampton.

54. Blind Lemon Jefferson “Did You Know…?”
Blues Guitarist.
Blind Lemon Jefferson was a traveling guitarist who first recorded in 1926 with 'I Want to Be Like Jesus In My Heart' and 'All I Want is that Pure Religion'

55. Big Mama Thornton “Did You Know…?” Blues Singer.
Started in Rock n Roll in 1953, then moved toward the blues.
Her version of ‘Hound Dog’ was covered by Elvis Presley.

56. T-Bone Walker “Did You Know…?” Name is corruption of Creole phrase
Blues Singer, Piano & Guitar Player.
Name is corruption of Creole phrase
‘T-beau’ meaning “Pretty One”.
Nickname: ‘Daddy of the Blues’
Major influence to B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson, Chuck Berry & Duane Allman.

57. Blind Blake “Did You Know…?”
Blues Guitar Legend
He was a prolific recording artist blending blues with ragtime, his first release was 'Early Morning Blues' in 1926.
Blind Blake

58. But I know I like it when I hear it!
“Did You Know…?”
Difficult to Define…
But I know I like it when I hear it!
A safe definition:
An Improvised and Syncopated Music that emerged in America from a tangled mass of roots in African music, Blues, European classical, Tin-Pan Alley and Folk.

59. Different Styles of Jazz…
“Did You Know…?”
Different Styles of Jazz…
Ragtime, Swing, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, & Jazz Fusion to name the major styles over the decades.
It seems each decade or so had another evolution to the art and new standard-bearer. This kept the music fresh and lively through to today.

60. Different Styles of Jazz…
“Did You Know…?”
Different Styles of Jazz…
Ragtime Jazz

61. Original Dixieland Jazz Band
“Did You Know…?”
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Among the earliest to record jazz was the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, its first release in 1917 with 'Livery Stable Blues'.
Despite their name, the Dixieland Jazz Band was formed in Chicago.

62. New Orleans Rhythm Kings
Jazz Legends…
“Did You Know…?”
New Orleans Rhythm Kings
In 1922, the New Orleans Rhythm Kings merged the New Orleans-style with ragtime in Chicago.

63. Jazz gives Birth to Swing
“Did You Know…?”
Jazz gives Birth to Swing
Orchestral-based compositions with faster paced music which invited more dancing and used improvised soloists..

64. Different Styles of Jazz…
“Did You Know…?”
Different Styles of Jazz…
Swing
Count Basie
Charlie Barnet
Les Brown
Cab Calloway
Jimmy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Duke Ellington
Benny Goodman
Glenn Miller
And more …

65. Different Styles of Jazz…
“Did You Know…?”
Different Styles of Jazz…
Bebop
Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie
Thelonious Monk
John Coltrane
And more…

66. Muddy Waters “Did You Know…?”
Blues Singer & Guitar Player.
Released his first recording, 'Country Blues', in 1941.
Nickname: ‘Father of the Electric Blues’
Waters contributed to the Birth of Rock ‘n Roll as well.

67. Different Styles of Jazz…
“Did You Know…?”
Different Styles of Jazz…
Hard Bebop
Horace Silver
Art Blakey
Cannonball Adderley
Miles Davis
Tadd Dameron
Freddie Hubbard
John Coltrane
And more…

68. Different Styles of Jazz…
“Did You Know…?”
Different Styles of Jazz…
Cool Jazz

69. Miles Davis Jazz Legends… “Did You Know…?”
Jazz & Blues Trumpet Player.
Mentor/ Band-mate to John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans & Cannonball Adderley.
Created the wave of Jazz Fusion of the ‘60s and beyond.

70. Different Styles of Jazz…
“Did You Know…?”
Different Styles of Jazz…
Jazz Fusion

71. Thelonious Monk “Did You Know…?” Nicknamed ‘The High Priest of Bop’.
Jazz Pianists and Composer.
Nicknamed ‘The High Priest of Bop’.
Set new directions for Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop music still followed today

72. Singing of Jazz is Tricky Business.
“Did You Know…?”
Vocal Jazz is …
A variation of Blues, Ballads and Scat.
Singing of Jazz is Tricky Business.
Essentially, it is a matter of altering a Given Theme, Embellishing it, Improvising, Giving it a Different Phrasing ... Oh, yeah, the Words.

73. Singers Ma Rainey Mamie Smith Bessie Smith Big Mama Thornton
Ethel Waters
Dinah Washington
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Jimmy Rushing
Joe Turner

74. Lionel Hampton “Did You Know…?”
Jazz Drummer , Pianist & Vibraharpist (like the xylophone)
Started with the Benny Goodman Quartet and played later with Art Tatum & Buddy Rich in a trio.
Known for inspired & infectious vibes on Piano, Drums & Vibraharp.

75. “Did You Know…?” John Lee Hooker
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John Lee Hooker

76. “Did You Know…?”
Pictured: Miles Davis

77. Here is a Short List of Music to make part of your Jazz Library:
“Did You Know…?”
Jazz Classics to Own
Here is a Short List of Music to make part of your Jazz Library:
Louis Armstrong:
‘The Hot Five’ & ‘The Hot Seven’
Count Basie:
‘The DECCA Recordings’
Miles Davis:
‘Kind of Blue’ & ‘Birth of the Cool’
John Coltrane:
‘Giant Steps’ & ‘A Love Supreme’
Duke Ellington:
‘The Webster-Blanton Band’
Ella Fitzgerald:
‘The Gershwin Songbook’
Billie Holiday:
‘The Small Group Sides’
The Modern Jazz Quartet:
‘Last Concert’
Thelonious Monk:
‘The Blue Note Sessions’
Jelly Roll Morton:
‘The Red Hot Peppers Sides’
Charlie Parker:
‘Ko Ko’ & ‘Complete Verve Sides’
King Oliver:
‘The Creole Jazz Band Sides’

78. Template “Did You Know…?”
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