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, a six-piece traditional jazz band composed of several former members of the Jim Cullum Jazz Band.
Note: the JCJB no longer plays at The Landing, and the owner who let them go has changed the name to The Worm. If you want to hear Jazz, you'll have to go to the JCJB website and see where they are performing... They seem to be settled into two locations, for the most part.
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