Jim Cullum Jazz Band

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Jim Cullum Jazz Band
Origin	San Antonio, Texas
Genre(s)	jazz
Years active	1989 - present
Label(s)	Riverwalk Jazz, Stomp Off
Associated acts	Happy Jazz Band
Website	http://landing.com
Members
Jim Cullum Jr., cornet Ron Hockett, clarinet and saxophone Kenny Rupp, trombone Jim Turner, piano Howard Elkins, banjo and guitar Don Mopsick, bass Mike Waskiewicz, drums
Former members
John Sheridan, piano Allan Vaché, clarinet Brain Ogilvie, clarinet and saxophone Evan Christopher, clarinet Ed Torres, drums Kevin Dorn, drums Jack Wyatt, bass Jim Hunter, bass Mike Pittsley, trombone Randy Reinhart, cornet and trombone

The Jim Cullum Jazz Band is an acoustic 7-piece traditional jazz ensemble led by cornetist Jim Cullum, Jr.. Since 1989, the band has been featured nationally on their own weekly public radio series Riverwalk Jazz. The band performs live Monday through Saturday at the Landing Jazz Club on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas.

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The JCJB is the successor of the original Happy Jazz Band established in 1962 by Jim and his late father, Jim Cullum Sr. The next year, a group of San Antonio investors founded the original Landing Jazz Club located in the basement of the Nix Hospital building on the San Antonio Riverwalk. The original Landing was only the second business established on the Riverwalk after the Casa Rio Mexican restaurant. Jim Jr. took over leadership of the band after the passing of Jim Sr. in 1973 and changed the name to The Jim Cullum Jazz Band. The Landing moved to its present location in the Hyatt Regency in 1981.