The Jim Cullum Jazz Band’s performance in Sarasota, Fla., on March 15, and a concert the prior night in Ft. Lauderdale, turned out to be a reunion performance with two longstanding members of the traditional jazz septet.
Clarinetist Allan Vaché spent 18 years in the San Antonio-based band before moving to the Orlando area 22 years ago. Bassist Don Mopsick was with the Cullum outfit for 19 years before concluding that tenure in 2009 and moving to southwest Florida. The band also included veteran members John Sheridan on piano, Mike Pittsley on trombone, Kevin Hess on drums (who began working with the band several nights a week at age 14), and relative newcomer Clint Baker on rhythm guitar
Concert Review: Jim Cullum Jazz Band in Sarasota, Florida
A reunion evening with two of band’s alumni