This trumpet was made by Dominic Calicchio in Los Angeles, California around 1954 to 1956. It is a B-flat trumpet, serial #1520, made of brass with 3 piston valves. This trumpet is engraved:
D. CALICCHIO LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Dominic Calicchio (1901-1979) was born in Italy and emigrated to the United States in the 1920s. Calicchio learned his trade at the Rudy Muck brass factory in New York and in 1947, moved to California to make trumpets. During his career, Calicchio made almost two thousand trumpets.
In 1973, a documentary The Last Trumpet Maker, featuring the career of Dominic Calicchio, was made by K. H. Dempwolf, S. Marc Tapper, and Donald C. Fergus.
This trumpet was made by Severinsen-Akright in Oakland, California in 1994. It is a B-flat trumpet, 54 Bel Canto model, serial #0601, made of brass with 3 piston valves. This trumpet was given to American trumpeter Doc Cheatham for his 90th birthday from Doc Severinsen, Dick Akright, and Donald Byrd in 1994. This trumpet is engraved:
HAPPY 89TH BIRTHDAY DOC CHEATAM from DOC SEVERINSEN DICK AKRIGHT DONALD BYRD JUNE 13th, 1994
and
SEVERINSEN-AKRIGHT MODEL 54 Bel Canto 564-14th St. OAKLAND, CA 94612
Adolphus Anthony “Doc” Cheatham (1905-1997), first learned to play saxophone as well as trumpet. Early in his career, Cheatham performed with the African American Vaudeville theater in Nashville. Around 1924, Cheatham moved to Chicago where he heard trumpeters King Oliver and Louis Armstrong, both would have a lifelong influence on Cheatham’s playing.
Cheatham performed with several jazz musicians including Benny Carter, Fletcher Henderson, and Benny Goodman throughout the 1930s to the 1960s. In the 1970s, Cheatham worked to improve his playing by recording and listening to himself. After the age of 70, Cheatham’s self-assessment work would result in him receiving his best acclamations and critical reviews.
This trumpet was made by Frank Ellsworth Olds & Son in Fullerton, California around 1955 to 1956. It is a B-flat trumpet, Ambassador model, serial #178587, made of brass with 3 piston valves. This trumpet was previously owned and used by American jazz trumpeter, Andrew Blakeney. This trumpet is engraved:
AMBASSADOR MADE BY F.E. OLDS & SON FULLERTON CALIF.
Andrew “Andy” Blakeney (1898-1992) began playing professionally in Chicago around 1925. He moved to California the next year and would perform and record with several bands including Sonny Clay and Lionel Hampton. In the late 1930s, Blakeney played with Monk McKay’s band in Hawaii and would return to the mainland to perform in California throughout the 1940s to the 1950s. Blakeney’s later years were spent playing with groups including the Young Men of New Orleans and the Eagle Brass Band.
This trumpet cas was made by Protec International. It is made of canvas. With compartment for trumpet and side pocket for accesories and shoulder strap. Accessioned with Holton trumpet (2017.0214.13).
This trombone was made by F. E. Olds & Son in Fullerton, California, in 1967. It is a B-flat Recording tenor model trombone, serial #622907. This trombone is made of brass with a red brass bell and trim. Accessioned with mouthpiece, case and accessories. The trombone is inscribed:
OLDS RECORDING MADE BY F.E. OLDS & SON FULLERTON CALIF.
This button is from the San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival in San Diego, in 1988. It is a made of white paper with blue and red ink covered with a clear film, on a round two-piece metal button with a pin back. There is an image of clarinet and trumpet players on the front. The button is printed:
SAN DIEGO THANKSGIVING DIXIELAND JAZZ FESTIVAL 10th [stylized image of clarinet and trumpet players] ANNIVERSARY 1989
The non-profit organization, America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society (AFCDJS) in San Diego, California, held its first Great American Dixieland Jazz Festival, in 1979. The festival now known as The San Diego Jazz Fest & Swing Extravaganza is held every Thanksgiving weekend. The organization supports the San Diego traditional jazz community with monthly concerts, education programs, publication of a newsletter, an adult traditional Jazz camp, and a lending library of small band music.
Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.
This button is from the San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival in San Diego, in 1992. It is a made of yellow paper with blue and red ink covered with a clear film, on a round two-piece metal button with a pin back. There is an image of clarinet and trumpet players on the front. The button is printed:
SAN DIEGO THANKSGIVING 1994 [stylized image of clarinet and trumpet players] DIXIELAND JAZZ FESTIVAL
The non-profit organization, America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society (AFCDJS) in San Diego, California, held its first Great American Dixieland Jazz Festival, in 1979. The festival now known as The San Diego Jazz Fest & Swing Extravaganza is held every Thanksgiving weekend. The organization supports the San Diego traditional jazz community with monthly concerts, education programs, publication of a newsletter, an adult traditional Jazz camp, and a lending library of small band music.
Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.
This button is from the San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival in San Diego, in 1995. It is a made of blue paper with blue, red, and white ink covered with a clear film, on a round two-piece metal button with a pin back. There is an image of clarinet and trumpet players on the front. The button is printed:
SAN DIEGO THANKSGIVING 1995 [stylized image of clarinet and trumpets players] DIXIELAND JAZZ FESTIVAL
The non-profit organization, America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society (AFCDJS) in San Diego, California, held its first Great American Dixieland Jazz Festival, in 1979. The festival now known as The San Diego Jazz Fest & Swing Extravaganza is held every Thanksgiving weekend. The organization supports the San Diego traditional jazz community with monthly concerts, education programs, publication of a newsletter, an adult traditional Jazz camp, and a lending library of small band music.
Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.
This award was presented by the Jazz Heritage Foundation at the Universiry of California at Los Angeles to American jazz trumpeter William Alonzo “Cat” Anderson in 1979. It has a rectangular wooden base with a metal plate attached to the front with screws. The plate is engraved:
The Jazz Heritage Foundation and the University of California at Los Angeles Center for Afro-American Studies Department of Fine Arts Production Student Committee for the Arts present this award to WILLIAM “CAT” ANDERSON for his outstanding contribution to the music of ELLINGONIA and the world We all thank you. April 27, 1979
This plaque was presented by Freddie Jett’s Pied Piper Nightclub to American jazz trumpeter William Alonzo “Cat” Anderson in 1971. It has a rectangular wooden base with a metal plate attached to the front with screws. The plate is engraved:
”CAT” ANDERSON ”THE MAN WITH THE MAGIC SOUND" FREDDIE JETTS PIED PIPER 1971
Freddie Jett’s Pied Piper Club in Los Angeles, California was a showcase venue for R&B and jazz musicians, including “Cat” Anderson. American soul and blues singer Esther Phillips’ performed at the club and recorded her legendary album, Burnin’ (Live At Freddie Jett’s Pied Piper, L.A., in 1970.
This button is from the Palm Springs Classic Jazz Festival in Palm Springs, California. It is made of speckled silver paper with black ink covered with a clear film, on a two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:
PALM SPRINGS international [in drawing of trumpet with palm trees] CLASSIC JAZZ
Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.
This button is from the New Year’s Jazz at Indian Wells event in Palm Springs, California. It is a round button with a green background with black printing, covered with a clear film, on a two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:
NEW YEAR'S JAZZ [image of trumpet and bass players] AT INDIAN WELLS 3 DAY PASS Traditional Jazz Party
Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.
This button is from the Mission Bay High Dixie Jazz Band in San Diego, California. It is a round button with a white background with blue printing, covered with a clear film, on a two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:
MISSION BAY HIGH [image of clarinet and trumpet players] DIXIE JAZZ BAND
Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.
This button is from the Spring Jazzfest at Griswold’s Old School House, in Claremont, California, in 1978. It is made of white paper with blue ink covered with a clear film, on a two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:
GRISWOLD'S OLD SCHOOL HOUSE 1978 [image of trumpet] SPRING JAZZFEST 650 SUPPORTED BY THE UNITED JAZZ CLUBS OF SO. CALIF.
Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.
This button is from the “Dixieland Jubilee by the Sea” festival, in 1978. It is made of yellow paper with black ink covered with a clear film, on a two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:
1978 DIXIELAND JUBILEE BY THE SEA [image of stylized trumpet] PISMO BEACH, CALIF.
Founded in 1976, ”Dixieland Jubilee by the Sea” is an annual three-day festival held in Pismo Beach and Grover Beach, California. It is sponsored by the Basin Street Regulars, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of traditional jazz. The organization holds monthly meetings and concerts at Pismo Beach Memorial Veterans’ Hall. The organization also provides opportunities for young musicians to play alongside experienced musicians, as well as scholarships to jazz music camps for young jazz musicians.
Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.
This button is from the Southern California Hot Jazz Society. It is made of off-white paper with orange and yellow ink covered with a clear film, on a two-piece metal button with a straight-style pin back. The button is printed:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA [image of trumpet] HOT JAZZ SOCIETY
The Southern California Hot Jazz Society was founded in 1950. The idea for this jazz society, originated in 1949 by Floyd Levin on his Jazz on Parade radio program. Considered as one of the oldest jazz clubs in the United States, SCJHS was a non-profit organization that promoted Dixieland or “Hot Jazz” music originating from New Orleans in the early 20th century. In 2016, SCHJS ceased its operations.
Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.
This button is from the Monterey Jazz Festival in Monterey, California, in 1983. It is a made of orange paper with black ink covered with a clear film, on a round two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:
25th [image of trumpet on chair] PRESS monterey JAZZ festival
The Monterey Jazz Festival was founded by jazz disc jockey Jimmy Lyons, in 1958. The festival is held annually on the Monterey County Fairgrounds on the third full weekend in September. Since its inception, the festival has grown to become one of the most prominent and diverse jazz experiences in the world. The Monterey Jazz Festival is a non-profit organization that supports jazz education through jazz in the school programs, summer jazz camp, artist-in-residence, next generation jazz festival, and scholarships.
Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.
This button is from The Great American Dixieland Jazz Festival in San Diego, in 1988. It is a made of light blue paper with dark blue and orange ink covered with a clear film, on a round two-piece metal button with a pin back. There is an image of clarinet and trumpet players on the front. The button is printed:
THE GREAT AMERICAN DIXIELAND JAZZ FESTIVAL SAN DIEGO 1988
The non-profit organization, America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society (AFCDJS) in San Diego, California, held its first Great American Dixieland Jazz Festival, in 1979. The festival now known as The San Diego Jazz Fest & Swing Extravaganza is held every Thanksgiving weekend. The organization supports the San Diego traditional jazz community with monthly concerts, education programs, publication of a newsletter, an adult traditional Jazz camp, and a lending library of small band music.
Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.
This badge is from Jan Scobey’s Hot Dixieland Jazzbash in Santa Rosa, California, in 1991. It is a rectangular card with white background and blue and red ink, encapsulated in plastic, with a pin back. The badge is printed:
Saturday Dec. 7 Sunday Dec. 8 JAN SCOBEY'S HOT DIXIELAND JAZZBASH THE GREAT BRASS TRIAD TURK MURPHY DEC. 1915 LU WATTERS DEC. 19, 1911 BOB SCOBEY DEC. 1916.
Jan Scobey was the wife of American jazz trumpeter Robert Scobey Jr. (1916-1963). Jan Scobey penned a biography, He Rambled!, about the career of her husband, which was published in 1976. This badge is from a weekend event she produced featuring the music of bandmates and colleagues Bob Scobey, Turk Murphy, and Lu Watters.
Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.
