E-Rag Electronic Newsletter for EARLYJAS Editor: Phil Cartwright Editor@earlyjas.org
E-Rag is the electronic version of the EARLYJAS Rag, the official newsletter of the Earlville Association for Ragtime Lovers Yearning for Jazz Advancement and Socialization. The Rag is published most months to chronicle club events and related jazz information. The usual features are shown in the Navigation Bar above.
The Announcements section highlights activities of members or other news of interest to the jazz community.
Events lists the current month's EARLYJAS club events.
From Your Editor is my chance to plug events, people, or recordings, to lament about the sad state of Traditional Jazz, remind you to pay your dues, and to comment on timely happenings.
In Tune, by Bill Fuller, focuses on music and musicians of the classic period of jazz, including analyses of certain recordings.
Down Melody Lane, by Jeanne Arrendale, reports and reprints brief articles about musicians, songs, composers, and the jazz age.
Music Makers is a monthly report of EARLYJAS club events. Bill Irvin is the reporter.
In the Personalities section, Phil Cartwright interviews EARLYJAS personalities -- musicians, officers, and fans.
Links are just that -- links to other sites related to traditional jazz and ragtime
This month's EARLYJAS events: October 30 Hot Jazz Seven A 2 cornet 8 piece Oliver/Watters band playing hot jazz from the 1920's.