Titanic Jazz Band of Los Angeles
Dan Comins, leader
http://www.titanicjazzband.com/

Continuing Engagements

Organized in 1993 by reed man John Isaksen for weekly appearances at Tom Bergin’s Irish Pub in West Los
Angeles and Rooke’s Restaurant in Santa Monica, the band is presently searching for a new local venue.

Forthcoming Public Concerts

18 May 2008, Sunday, Palos Verdes, Calif., Cabaret Jazz at the Norris Center in the Harlyne J. Norris Pavilion; two concerts, doors open at 11:30 AM and 5:00 PM.  Produced by Norris Center for the Performing Arts, 27570 Crossfield Drive, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274.  For information and reserved table seating telephone Norris Center Box Office, 1-310-544-0403. 

2 August, 2008, Saturday, Arcadia, Calif., 1 P.M.-5 P.M., in public concert at Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91106, tel. 1-626-447-9349, nominal admission fee.
 

3 August, 2008, Sunday, San Marcos, Calif., 2:00-4:30 P.M., for Lake San Marcos Jazz Club monthly dance and concert, Lake San Marcos Resort Lakeside Pavilion, 1105 La Bonita Drive, San Marcos, Calif. 92069.  For info tel. 1-760-591-4231 

8-10 August, 2008, Costa Mesa, Calif., at Orange County (Calif.) Classic Jazz Festival, produced by John A. Dieball and Connie & Larry Baker and Orange County Classic Jazz Festival, Inc., 1520 West Yale Avenue, Orange, CA 92867.  All events at  the Hilton Hotel, 3050 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, California 92626.

19-21 Sep 2008, Aberdeen/Hoquiam, Washington, at 24th annual "Rain or Shine" Jazz Festival, presented by Rain or Shine Jazz, P.O. Box 646, Aberdeen, WA 98520-0646.  For information contact John Maki <jmaki@techline.com> or tel. 1-360-532-7767

19 October, 2008, San Diego, Calif., Sunday, 1-4 PM, in public concert for America's Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society (AFCDJS) monthly concert at Lafayette Hotel, 2223 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92104. 
 

28-30 November, 2008,  San Diego, Calif., at 29th Annual San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival, presented at the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA 92108.  Produced by America's Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society (AFCDJS), P.O. Box 880387, San Diego, California 92168-0387, tel.: 1-619-297-5277  email: jazzinfo@dixielandjazzfestival.org
 

24-26 April 2009, Port Angeles, Washington, at Jazz in the Olympics Festival, presented by Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce, 121 E. Railroad Ave., Port Angeles, WA 98362.  For festival and community information email vanessa@portangeles.org or telephone 1-360-457-5380.

Previous Appearances

10 May 2008, Saturday, San Clemente, Calif., 16th Annual Dixieland Jazz Festival By The Sea
 3 May, 2008, Saturday, Arcadia, Calif., 1 P.M.-5 P.M., in public concert at Arcadia Blues Club
11-13 April, 2008, Three Rivers, Calif., at 35th Annual Jazzaffair
14-16 March 2008, Palm Springs, Calif., at Desert Swing'n Dixie Jazz Festival
8-10 February 2008, Fresno, Calif., at Mardi Gras 2008 produced by Fresno Dixieland Society
12 January, 2008, Pacific Grove, Calif., at Lovers Point Traditional Jazz Extravaganza

16-18 November 2007, Clearwater Beach, Florida, at 17th annual Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Classic
23-25 November, 2007,  San Diego, Calif., at 28th Annual San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival
3-7 October, 2007, Kalispell, Montana, at 14th Annual Glacier Jazz Stampede
29 September, 2007, Arcadia, Calif.,  at Arcadia Blues Club
21-23 September 2007, Strongsville, Ohio, at EARLYJAS Fall Festival
19 August, 2007, San Diego, Calif., for America's Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society (AFCDJS)
12 August 2007, Sunday, Fresno, Calif., for Fresno Dixieland Society
2-5 August, 2007, Costa Mesa, Calif., at Orange County (Calif.) Classic Jazz Festival
21 July 2007, Pasadena, Calif., for dancing at Ben and Sheri's Third Saturday Swing (TSS) Dance
8 July, 2007, San Marcos, Calif., for Lake San Marcos Jazz Club
23 June, 2007, Arcadia, Calif., in public concert at Arcadia Blues Club
12 May 2007, San Clemente, Calif., 15th Annual Dixieland Jazz Festival By The Sea
28 April, 2007, Arcadia, Calif., at Arcadia Blues Club.
11 March 2007, Manhattan Beach, Calif., for South Bay New Orleans Jazz Club
9-10 March 2007, Palm Springs, Calif., at Desert Swing'n Dixie Jazz Festival
2-4 March 2007, Monterey, Calif., at Dixieland Monterey Jazz Festival

23-26 November, 2006,  San Diego, Calif., at 27th Annual San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival
12 November, 2006, Fresno, Calif., in concert for Fresno Dixieland Society
11 November, 2006, Three Rivers, Calif., in concert for Sierra Traditional Jazz Club
3-6 August, 2006, Costa Mesa, Calif., at Orange County (Calif.) Classic Jazz Festival
10 June, 2006, Pomona, Calif., at Yesteryears Cafe & Dinner Club
26-29 May, 2006, Sacramento, Calif., at 33rd Annual Sacramento Jazz Jubiliee
12-14 May 2006, Aberdeen/Hoquiam, Washington, at "Rain or Shine" Jazz Festival
15 April, 2006, Pomona, Calif., at South Frisco Jazz Band 50th Anniversary Party
9 April 2006, Seattle, Washington, concert for Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society.
8 April 2006, Seattle, Washington, at the New Orleans Creole Restaurant in Pioneer Square
12 March 2006, Palos Verdes, Calif., concerts at Cabaret Jazz at the Norris Center, Rolling Hills Estates, CA
3-5 March 2006, Monterey, Calif., at Dixieland Monterey Jazz Festival,
11-12 February 2006, Fresno, Calif., at Fresno Dixieland Society Mardi Gras 2006

24-27 November, 2005,  San Diego, Calif., at 26th Annual San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival
20 November 2005, Pismo Beach, Calif.,  concert for Central Coast Hot Jazz Society
6-9 October, 2005, Kalispell, Montana, at 12th Annual Glacier Jazz Stampede
3-7 August, 2005, Costa Mesa, Calif., at Orange County (Calif.) Classic Jazz Festival
9-12 June, 2005, Cantanhede, Portugal, at Festival Internacional Dixieland Cantanhede
27-30 May, 2005, Sacramento, Calif., at Sacramento Jazz Jubilee 2005
21-24 April 2005, Port Angeles, Washington, at Jazz in the Olympics Festival
20 March, 2005, San Diego, Calif., Sunday, 1-4 PM, for AFCDJS  monthly jazz concert

3-5 September, 2004, Rohnert Park, Calif., 25th Anniversary Wine Country Vintage Jazz Festival
5-8 August, 2004, Garden Grove, California, at Orange County (Calif.) Classic Jazz Festival
22-25 July 2004, Davenport, Iowa, at Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival
4-6 June, 2004, Spokane, Washington, at 10th Annual Spokane Jazz Festival
8 May 2004, San Clemente, Calif., 12th Annual Dixieland Jazz by the Sea
25 April 2004, Covina, Calif., for Society for Preservation of Dixieland Jazz (SPDJ)
11 April 2004, Solana Beach, Calif., for AFCDJS  monthly jazz concert at Belly Up Tavern
12-14 March, 2004, Coos Bay - North Bend, Oregon, at South Coast Dixieland Clambake Jazz Festival

27-30 November, 2003, San Diego, Calif., at 24th Annual San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival 
23 November 2003, Pismo Beach, Calif.,  for Central Coast Hot Jazz Society
9 November, 2003,  Solana Beach, Calif., for AFCDJS  monthly jazz concert at Belly Up Tavern
10-12 October 2003, Palos Verdes, Calif., at Palos Verdes Classic Jazz Festival. 
28 June 2003, Glendale, Calif., at Glendale Kiwanis Jazz and Art Festival 
11-13 April, 2003, Three Rivers, Calif., at 30th Annual Jazzaffair
21-23 February, 2003, Pismo Beach, Calif., at Mardi Gras Dixieland Jazz Festival 

11-13 October, 2002, Kalispell, Montana, at Glacier Jazz Stampede. 
28 July, 2002, Sunday, Pismo Beach, Calif.,  for Central Coast Hot Jazz Society
29 June, 2002, Glendale, Calif., at Glendale Jazz Mini-Festival 
31 May - 2 June, 2002, Spokane, Washington, Dixieland Jazz Festival 
18 May, 2002, Saturday, San Clemente, Calif., at 10th Annual Dixieland Jazz by the Sea
12 May, 2002, Sunday, Solana Beach, Calif., for AFCDJS monthly jazz concert. 
12-14 April, 2002, Three Rivers, Calif., at 29th Annual Jazzaffair

The Musicians

Dan Comins (cornet & leader) grew up in Boston and played with most of the bands in that area.  On arriving in California he joined Dan Barrett's Back Bay Jazz Band, and then played for over thirty years with the South Frisco Jazz Band.  Dan owns a tax consulting business in Burbank, Calif., and in winter is a ski instructor.

Mike Baird (clarinet & sax) played with South Frisco Jazz band continuously since it's rebirth in 1965.  He is a composer of many jazz and ragtime songs, and has written film scores and TV commercials. He has played and recorded with many bands in the Southern California area including the Eldorado Jazz Band, Jelly Roll Jazz Band, Dawn of the Century Ragtime Orchestra, and Back Bay Jazz Band. 

Vince Saunders (banjo) formed his first South Frisco Jazz Band in 1956 and led that band until their last formal concert in 1998. He now plays with Golden Eagle Jazz Band and Titanic Jazz Band.  He recently retired after many years as a design engineer with George Fischer Plastics Company in Southern California. 

Robbie Rhodes (piano) also played in the South Frisco Jazz band continuously since 1965, and he appears in several ragtime shows and concerts each year. He worked many years at Lockheed Aircraft Company as an electronics designer and now edits the daily electronic newsletter Mechanical Music Digest.

Keith Elliott (trombone) studied classical music until age 18 when he was rescued by Eugene "Rosy" McHargue, the venerable singer and arranger and C-melody sax player of Santa Monica, and he appears on several of McHargue's recordings.  Keith owns a music school in Ventura, Calif.

Ray Cadd (tuba) has played and recorded with the Frisco Syncopaters and the Yerba Buena Stompers and other fine bands playing the West Coast style jazz. His playing reflects his admiration for players like Walter Peyton and Lawson Buford, tubists of the “golden age”.  Ray is a storyboard artist working with Hollywood TV ad agencies, and for fun he has created cover art for several CDs.

Chris Tyle (drums), of Portland, Oregon, leads Chris Tyle's Pacific Players and he previously played with Turk Murphy Jazz Band, Hal Smith's Rhythmakers & Frisco Syncopators and several bands in New Orleans.  Besides performing on drums, cornet and clarinet, he teaches at jazz camps and writes historical notes for the online jazz resource JazzStandards.com

Contact for engagements

Dan Comins
7719 Via Capri
Burbank, CA 91504 USA
tel.: 1-818-710-8777
fax: 1-818-768-1268
email:  dancomins@aol.com

CDs available

TJBLA01  "Maiden Voyage" (February 2003)
TJBLA02  "Mostly Jelly" (September 2004)

CD sales

Carole Rhodes
6595 Ash Avenue
Etiwanda, CA 91739 USA
tel: 1-909-899-1525
email: crhodes@linkline.com