The Jim Cullum Jazz Band is an acoustic seven-piece traditional jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 ensemble led by cornet

Cornet

The cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the renaissance and early baroque cornett or cornetto.-History:The cornet was...

ist Jim Cullum, Jr.

Jim Cullum, Jr.

Jim Cullum, Jr. is an American jazz cornetist noted for his contributions to the Dixieland jazz tradition.Cullum's father was Jim Cullum, Sr., a clarinetist who led the Happy Jazz Band up until his death in 1973...

. Since 1989, the band has been featured nationally on their own weekly public radio series Riverwalk Jazz

Riverwalk jazz

Riverwalk Jazz is a popular weekly public radio series distributed by Public Radio International.- History :The series began broadcasting in 1989 and is produced by PVPMedia. The principal performing band on Riverwalk Jazz is the Jim Cullum Jazz Band. The series co-hosts are bandleader Jim Cullum,...

. The band performs live Tuesday through Saturday at the Landing Jazz Club on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

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Happy Jazz Band

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.

The JCJB’s unique longevity and influence in the jazz community has spawned other jazz bands in the San Antonio area. Most notable is a recently organized group, the Mission City Hot Rhythm Cats

Mission City Hot Rhythm Cats

The Mission City Hot Rhythm Cats is a 6-piece traditional jazz band based in San Antonio, TX. The band organized in early 2008 and is composed of several former members of the Jim Cullum Jazz Band....

, a six-piece traditional jazz band composed of several former members of the Jim Cullum Jazz Band.