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History of the Raisin Babies Jazz Band
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The Raisin Babies Jazz Band was founded by Dave Ruffner in 1985.
It is a part of the Fresno High School music department.
Fresno High School was founded in 1886. The school has produced such notable figures such as William Saroyan,
Mike Connors, Tom Seaver, Cher, Dick Contino, Ross Bagdasarian and Sacramento’s own Roger Krum.
Dixieland has been played at Fresno High School off and on for many years.
Festivals played
West Coast Ragtime Festival 89-96
Sacramento Jazz Jubilee 89-98, 00-02, 05
Chilliwack Dixieland Jazz Festival (BC) 93-98, 00-01, 05
Santa Nella Dixieland Revival 93-98
Fresno Mardi Gras 94-96
Jazzaffaire Three Rivers 01-04, 05
Stockton Jazz Festival 98
Oregon Dixieland Jubilee (OR) 98
Dixieland Octoberfest 98
Modesto St. Patricks Jazz Festival
Dixieland Monterey Multiple Appearances
High Mountains Dixieland Festival Multiple Appearances
Medford Jazz Festival (OR) Multiple Appearances
Coos Bay Clambake Jazz Festival 2001
Pismo Beach Mardi Gras Multiple Appearances 2000-2001
Satchmo Summerfest 2002, New Orleans
Recordings
Available
Bumper Crop, 2003.
Not Available
Raisins in the Moonlight 1992 (cass)
Goin' Back to Chilliwack 1994 (cass)
Tadow 1995 (cass)
Angel Eyes 1996 (cass)
Raisin's Last Stance 1997 (cass)
Cal State Hayward Video 2001
Guest Recordings
Dave Ruffner: Playin Ruff 2000
Dave Ruffner and Friends 1997
South Coast Dixieland Clambake Jazz Festival 2001
Click Here for information on Dick Contino
Ross Bagdasarian
Click Here for information on Ross Bagdasarian
1960 Fresno High School Owl Year Book
Pre Raisin Babies Jazz Band
Pre Raisin Babies Sousaphone Player Christian Flores, now serving as band officer in the United States Marine Corp.
Raisin Babies 1989 Sacramento Jazz Jubilee
This is the first band to go to the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee.
Members included:
Mike "The White Boy" Spencer/Soprano Sax
Jonathan "Chicken" House/Trumpet
Tony "Pudgy" Quiroz/Euphonium
Ruben "Gonzo" Gonzales/Sousaphone
Javier Garza/Tenor Saxophone
Jason Archie/Piano
Kenny Flores/Drums
Raisin Babies Jazz Band - 1989-1990
Raisin Babies Jazz Band - 1990-1991
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Band (From Left to Right)
Bottom: Michelle Ross, Flora Gonzales, Angelica Sanchez, Rudy Pereida.
Top: Daniel Cervantes, Bryan Davis, Jon Acomb, Gabriel Gonzales, David Shackelford.
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Raisin Babies Jazz Band - 1991-1992
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Band (From Left to Right)
Bottom: Michelle Ross, Angelica Sanchez, Rudy Pereida.
Top: David Shackelford, Hector Pina, Bryan Davis, Daniel Cervantes, Ben Simmons.
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Raisin Babies Jazz Band - 1992-1993
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Band (From Left to Right)
Jason Jurcak, Daniel Cervantes, Henry Castaneda , Ray Ortiz, Michelle Ross, Joe Doyland, Mike Campanile, Cory McCombs.
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Raisin Babies Jazz Band - 1993-1994
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Band (Counter Clockwise)
Robert Ruffner, Daniel Cervantes, Joe Doyland, Jason Jurcak, Robert Rose, Bradon Soper, Mike Campanile, Chris McClurg, Henry Castaneda.
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Raisin Babies Jazz Band - 1994-1995
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Band (From Left to Right)
Henry Castaneda, Mike Campanile, Robert Rose, David Arlund, Bradon Soper, Robert Ruffner, Joe Doyland, Chris McClurg.
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Raisin Babies on Catholic Television
Raisin Babies Jazz Band - 1995-1997
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Band (From Left to Right)
Jesse Lee, Robert Rose, Dan Hensleit, Bradon Soper, Emily Stuart, Robert Ruffner, Jason Jurcak, Thomas Lake.
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Thomas Lake
Robert Rose
Bradon Soper
Raisin Babies Jazz Band - 1997-1998
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Band (From Left to Right)
Top: Dan Hensleit, Robert Ruffner, Bradon Soper, Cheyenne Henderson.
Below: Jason Jurcak, Jesse Lee, Emily Stuart.
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Chilliwack, British Columbia Circa 1997
Emily Stuart.
1994 Raisin Babies in Chilliwack, British Columbia.
Jazz Brothers in Sacramento
Sisters, Oregon, 1994.
Dan Hensleit
Raisin Babies Jazz Band - 1999-2000
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Band (Counter Clockwise)
Ian Johnson, Colin Burgess, Julian Herrera, Richard Valenzuela, Scott Shaver/Randy McDonald.
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Raisin Babies Jazz Band - 2000-2001
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Band (From Left to Right)
Alana Shapazian, Scott Shaver, Mark Shaver, Colin Burgess, Richard Valenzuela, Ian Johnson, Randy McDonald, Julian Herrera.
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Raisin Babies at Cal State Hayward Video Performance 2001
Talking Heads
Raisin Babies Jazz Band - 2002
Dixieland Monterey, 2002.
Satchmo Summerfest, New Orleans, Fritzels on Bourbon St. 2002.
Satchmo Summerfest, New Orleans, U.S. Mint, 2002.
Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, Hatwrack, 2002.
Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, Old Eagle Theatre, 2002.
Raisin Babies Jazz Band - 2003
Pismo Beach October 2003
(Left to Right) Band: Julian Herrera, Alana Shapazian, Allan SPencer, Ryan Brunkhorst,
Sam Rocha, Scott Shaver, Mark Shaver, Richard Valenzuela.
Jazzaffair, Three Rivers, California - 2003
Brunk and Juice.
The Shaver Brothers, Mark and Scott.
Additional Photos
Brunk
Juice
Doctor Randay
Ricardo
Richard
Scotland
Monterey 2002
Old Eagle Theater at the 2002 Sacramento Jazz Jubilee
New Orleans
New Orleans 2
New Orleans 3
Bumper Crop Photo Shoot
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