Dedicated to the performance and preservation of Traditional Dixieland Jazz in Austin and Central Texas
Chuck Reiley - In Memoriam
Charles Wayne Reiley
Born in Bellaire, MI on Jul. 7, 1925
Died Jul. 29, 2008 and resided in San Antonio, TX.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Friday, Aug. 1, 2008, 9:30 am Funeral Home: Porter Loring Mortuary
Cemetery: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Charles Wayne Reiley, D.D.S., born July 7, 1925 in Bellaire, Michigan, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008.
He attended Michigan State for pre-dental and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1951.
A veteran of WWII, he landed in Anzio in January 1943 and served in the European Theater as a member of the 34th Infantry Division through central and northern Italy for two years.
After returning from the war, he completed dental school, joined the Air Force and served his internship at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C.
He completed his Air Force duty at Randolph Air Force Base and began his dental practice in San Antonio, which he maintained for 57 years, retiring in June 2008.
He served as President of the San Antonio Dental Society and was a member of numerous dental organizations.
Chuck was a gifted musician and had an intense and insatiable love for New Orleans traditional jazz. His interest in music was sparked by his mother's musical abilities. He started with guitar at the age of seven with his brother, Herb and moved on to trombone, forming his first band at age 15.
Throughout college and his military career, he continued playing music and after establishing his dental practice in San Antonio, he was instrumental in reviving traditional jazz in San Antonio.
In 1962, Chuck went on to form the Alamo City Jazz Band.
In the early 1960s, Chuck established the San Antonio Jazz Society, serving as President for many years. Through the years, Chuck performed in many jazz festivals and numerous concerts around the nation.
He toured all over the U.S., Mexico and Canada, participated in five Super Bowls and four cruises ~ all with the Alamo City Jazz Band.
Not only did he lead the Alamo City Jazz Band for 45 years, he produced 13 albums, was a tuba player for the Boerne Village Band (starting in 1977) and toured with them in Mexico and Germany.
Chuck was able to enjoy his music while maintaining a successful dental practice.
Chuck is preceded in death by his son, Steven, and is survived by his beloved wife of 40 years, Dolores Mendiola Reiley; daughters, Lisa Marie and husband, Adeal Benhayoun; Susan and husband, Jeff Mudgett; Carol Reiley and two grandchildren, Melissa and Brandon; brothers:
Herbert Reiley and wife, Florence and Carlton Reiley and wife, Nancy.
The family wishes to extend special gratitude to all the staff for their kindness and caring of Chuck at the DaVita Dialysis Center on Babcock Road.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the San Antonio Chapters of the American Diabetes Association, 8610 N. New Braunfels, Suite 400, San Antonio, TX 78217; the American Kidney Foundation, 1919 Oakwell Farms Parkway, San Antonio, TX 78218 and the Salvation Army, 615 Peacock Ave., San Antonio, TX 78201.
ATJS 08-09 Concerts Bring Back Favorite Bands,
Areas Newest Dixieland Band, Jan. Jam Session
...Plus Special Concert, All at Cap Citys Cabaret
By Malcolm Rodman
Traditional Dixieland Jazz is alive and well in Central Texas thanks
to the loyal fans of the Austin Traditional Jazz Society. This Fall
marks our 32nd season of bringing Our Kind of Music to Central Texas
audiences. And, we want you and your friends to be part of it! Use this
pre-addressed form to renew for the new season!
The 2008-09 Schedule
(Subject to change. Timely information at www.atjs.org)
September 7, 2008
Silver Creek Jazz Band
October 19, 2008
Giant City Jazz
November 16, 2008
Mission City Hot Rhythm Cats
January 11, 2009
ATJS Jam Session
February 15 or 22, 2009
Band Aid Jazz Band
March, 2009
Special Concert (TBA)
April 19, 2009
Easy Street Ramblers
May 17, 2009
Swinging Strings
June 21, 2009
ATJS All-Stars
Our Home, Cap City Comedy Club. Musicians and fans alike
appreciate the staging and sight lines from every part of the hall and
the superior sound system. The room allows musicians and fans to play
off one another. Our fans have responded favorably to the suggested two
item minimum (drinks and/or food). The burgers and other fare turned
out by the kitchen from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. have been received
enthusiastically.
Concerts are on Sundays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Cap City Comedy Club,
8120 Research Blvd. (US 183) at Anderson Square in North Austin. Admission
for ATJS members is free by showing the current (Red) membership card.
Guests, Public invited: $10.00. Suggested minimum: 2 items, food and/or drink.
Doors open 1:30 p.m. Features: Food (kitchen open 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.), full bar
to 5:00 p.m., dance floor, free parking with overflow parking one block south.
Subscribe now to ATJS's 2008-2009 season of Dixieland Jazz concerts at Cap City Comedy Club's Cabaret
The best deal is to join before September, to take advantage of our
full years program. To encourage newcomers throughout the year, we
always credit your $10.00 single show admission fee toward a season
membership and dues are pro rated as the season progresses. See the
front desk, or check www.atjs.org for details.
** In recent years, ATJS has sponsored Austin appearances by
the Jim Cullum Jazz Band of San Antonio, Connie Jones Jazz All Stars
from New Orleans and Ed Polcers Jazz Band from New York.
The Austin Traditional Jazz Society, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit society,
is dedicated to the preservation and
performance of Traditional Dixieland Jazz in Austin and Central Texas /
P.O. Box 27694 / Austin, TX 78755-7694 / www.atjs.org / President: Tom
Straus / Editor: L. Malcolm Rodman / (512) 795-9112 /
E-mail:: mnbrodman@austin.rr.com
Allstar Concert, June 2008
By Dan Augustine
Photography by
Tom Straus
Some wag (unfortunately not me) dubbed the assemblage as "The
Killer B's" because of the swarm of audience-slaying musicians whose
names start with the letter B: Brian Holland (piano), Bob Krenkel
(clarinet, soprano sax, bass sax), and Bud Dresser (trombone,
flugelbone, sousaphone), all from the Dallas area, who drove down on
Sunday, June 22nd, to entertain the crowd at the Capital City Comedy
Club in a concert hosted by the Austin Traditional Jazz
Society. But we must obviously include Budge Mabry (drums,
washboard) in that group, even though he's from Austin. And
also from Austin
were the Beatific Larmon Maddox (cornet) and Bedazzling Dave Stoddard
(tuba) proving that they also belong on the A-team. Bob
Krenkel has
been coming down to Austin to play for 25 years, Bud Dresser has been
in many musical groups in the Dallas area for years (Smokey Montgomery,
The Light Crust Doughboys, Dr. John "Knocky" Parker, and the Dallas Hot
Five with Bob Krenkel), and Brian Holland is simply one of the best
ragtime-piano players in the world (three-time winner of World
Championship Old Time Piano Playing Contest). Not to be
outdone, Mr. Maddox and Mr. Mabry played for years with Chuck Reiley's
Alamo City Jazz Band in concerts and festivals all around the country,
and Mr. Stoddard played in and led jazz bands in the Washington DC and
eastern Pennsylvania regions, on both tuba and valve
trombone. These are some of the reasons that this group was
billed as the ATJS All-Stars.
The first set started off with "Royal Garden Blues", and
everyone
played a solo. In "Keepin' Out of Mischief", Larmon and Bud skirted
the edges of mischief by trading 4-bar solos, but Dave calmed them
down with a fine tuba solo. "Wolverine Blues" kicked off at a
fast
tempo, with good rollicking piano by Brian, and Bob Krenkel
contributed some hot licks. Bud switched to flugelbone, which
is a
combination of flugelhorn and valve trombone, and demonstrated a
smooth quiet style of playing. Then Bob picked up his bass sax and
showed why he is a master at it, with inventive phrases and ideas.
After some nice vocalizing by Bud in "New Orleans", and a nice solo
by Bud in "Avalon" (quoting "Pretty Baby" at one point), the band
swung into "Yellow Dog Blues", which enabled the audience to unlimber
their howling muscles. The set ended with "Cakewalking Babies from
Home", and a number of couples took advantagle of the fast tempo,
including an energitic swing-dancer pair.
In the second set, the duo called 'B2' (B-squared) took over,
consisting of Brian (piano) and Bud (sousaphone), but they were
accompanied by Budge Mabry on washboard, obviously increasing the
power of B's to three (two B's or not two B's?). They
serenaded the
audience with "Kansas City Stomps" (yes, for some reason it's plural)
and "The Bell of Louisville" (by Frank French, written in the 1990s),
which Bud played for his wife. Even further power was
delivered when
Bob Krenkel (clarinet) joined the act, making it B4 afterwards on the
song "Smiles", where Bud had a good sousaphone solo. Then
Brian
showed why he won the ragtime world-championship three times with a
sparkling rendition of "The Steeplechase Rag" by James P. Johnson,
after which the crowd roared its approval. The whole band
came back
to play "Alexander's Ragtime Band", "Wabash Blues" (with Larmon
playing some nice wah-wah muted cornet), "I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby",
and "Saint Louis Blues".
During the breaks between sets the audience was invited to
check out
three different CDs that Brian Holland had brought, and quite a
number of them were sold. Several folks wanted a CD with
"Steeplechase Rag" on it, which was not available at the concert, but
it is available at Mr. Holland's website (the CD called "The Finger
Buster" at http://www.hollandentertainment.com/products.htm).
The
Holland-Dresser duo was also represented on CD ("B2").
The third set got the swing-dancers really rocking to a fast version
of "At The Jazz Band Ball". Mr. Tommy Griffith then took
Brian
Holland's place at the piano so that Bob Krenkel could play soprano
sax on "Si Tu Vois Ma Mere" (also known as "Lonesome"). Tommy
stuck
around to sing and play "My Gal Sal". Then Brian returned and
the
band slowed down for a smooth reading of "Blue Turning Gray over
You", followed by a fast "Shine", featuring a great Krenkel clarinet
solo. After "Basin Street Blues" and "Lulu's Back in Town",
the band
played a song known during World War I as "Those Drafting Blues" and
renamed later to "Storyville Blues". Dave Stoddard's tuba
solo
featured some long melodic lines. The concert ended with a
fast
version of "I've Found a New Baby", and afterwards the crowd stood
and cheered. (Apparently reports of their being victims of
the
killer Bs were highly exaggerated.)
Pics from the January Jam Session
Furnished by Ryan Gould
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