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2010 EARLYJAS Festival
 Annually, EARLYJAS presents a traditional jazz festival, the proceeds of
which are presented to the Summit County Kidney Foundation. The 2010
festival will be held
September 24, 25 & 26, 2010 at the Holiday Inn Select,
Strongsville, OH (a suburb of Cleveland).  

The bands scheduled for the 2010 festival are:  Yerba Buena Stompers,
Climax Jazz Band, Dave Greer Classic Jazz Stompers, Buffalo Ridge Jazz
Band and the Chefs of Dixieland.   

Scroll down for band bios, schedule, festival and hotel information.
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EARLYJAS
Earlville Association for Ragtime Lovers Yearning for
Jazz Advancement and Socialization
Yerba Buena Stompers:
The Stompers are a West Coast 2 trumpet band
playing the book of Lu Watters, King Oliver and
Louie Armstrong.
John Gill, banjo and leader; Leon Oakley and Jon  
Erik-Kelso, trumpets; Orange Kellin, clarinet; Tom
Bartlett, trombone; Marty Eggers, piano; Clint
Baker, tuba; Hal Smith, drums.
Climax Jazz Band:
Climax is a perennial festival favorite
and played for us a few years ago.  
Chris Daniels, bass, vocals, leader;
Dave Kosmyna, cornet; Jim
Buchmann, reeds; Len Gosling,
trombone; Jack Vincken, banjo; Hal
Smith, drums.
Dave Greer's Classic
Jazz Band:
The Classic JB has
entertained us several
times in the past and
are highly entertaining.
Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band:
Another entertaining band is this led
by Bob Adams, banjo.  Sally Lukasik,
trumpet; Joe Lukasik, clarinet; Bob
Butters, trombone; Mike Ward, tuba;
Gus Ross, drums.
Chefs of Dixieland:
Led by the dynamic trio of Rick Grafing
(piano), Betsy Grafing (banjo) and John
Grafing (trumpet), the Chefs are one of
Toledo's favorite bands.  Jan Mudica,
reeds; Gene Giesege, bass.