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STJS Home » Emperors

EMPERORS of the
Sac. Jazz Festival
and Jubilee

FESTIVAL WEBSITE

Although the festival began in 1974, the first Emperor was "crowned" at the 1977 festival. Here is the list:

1977: Sherwood "Shakey" Johnson
1978: Benson Curtis
1979: Vince Marino
1980: Joe Darensbourg
1981: Pete Daily
1982: Papa Jac Assunto
1983: Norma Teagarden Friedlander
1984: Bob Crosby
1985: Floyd Levin
1986: Dick Cary
1987: "Wild Bill" Davison
1988: Dr. Ed Lawless
1989: Willis Conover
1990: Monte Ballou
1991: Phil Jenkins
1992: Abe Most
1993: Bill Borcher
1994: Phil Elwood
1995: Spiegle Willcox
1996: Bob Helm
1997: George Probert
1998: Bill Allred
1999: Pat Yankee
2000: Tom Saunders
2001: Charles Champlin
2002: Jake Hanna
2003: Johnny Varro
2004: Howard Alden
2005: Jim Galloway
2006: Chuck Hedges
2007: Steve Hammond
2008: Big Tiny Little
2009: Bob Havens
2010: Bob Draga
2011: Tom Rigney
2012: Bob Ringwald
2013: Dick Johnson
2014: Chet Jaeger
2015: Jill Harper
2016: Charlie Gehlbach

"Jazz Sunday" monthly concerts are like
mini-festivals. To learn about them, click here.

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