{"id":4652,"date":"2017-12-10T13:27:12","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T20:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/?page_id=4652"},"modified":"2020-10-24T14:10:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-24T21:10:29","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/?page_id=4652","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--themify_builder_static--><\/p>\n<h3>Alumni<\/h3>\n<h3>Harry Schlafman &#8211; Banjo<\/h3>\n<p>Starting with piano at age nine. Harry moved on to play violin, banjo, cornet, string bass and soprano sax. He played banjo in a high school dixieland band, then co-founded the \u201cRed Hot Stompers\u201d at Cornell University. In Ohio, he performed with the \u201cDocs of Dixieland\u201d, which appeared on national television. Harry spent about 25 years with the \u201cHermit Traditional Jazz Band\u201d, where he shared leadership with Ted Witt, an internationally famous clarinet player. Harry also appeared with Ralph Grugel&#8217;s \u201c Eagle Jazz Band\u201d. Moving to Northern California in the 1970s, Harry a joined a San Francisco jazz band, playing banjo and second cornet at jazz festivals mostly around the Western United States. Here in the Phoenix area, Harry has played with the \u201cDesert City Six\u201d and is now with the \u201cSun City Stomperz\u201d as First Banjo and Manager.<\/p>\n<figure> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill%3D%27rgba%28255%2C255%2C255%2C.2%29%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27100%25%27%20height%3D%27100%25%27%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Harry-2141-LR-JPEG_resize.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Harry Schlafman - Banjo\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load src=\"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Harry-2141-LR-JPEG_resize.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Harry Schlafman - Banjo\"><\/noscript> <\/figure>\n<h3>Dean Henson &#8211; Tuba<\/h3>\n<p>Dean started playing in 1944 at Odessa Jr. High School in Odessa, Texas. Upon graduation in 1949 Dean enlisted in the US Navy and served as a Sonarman on a destroyer for three and a half years during the Korean Conflict. College and working interfered with music and he did not pick up a horn for about 30 years. After going to a Christmas Tuba Fest in Denver , Colo. the music bug bit him, and his wife Joann brought home a tuba from the school she was teaching at and he started playing in community bands in the Denver area. In 1994 he started playing with the Sun City Concert Band and the Desert Brass when it was first formed. He joined the Sun City Stomperz when it was formed and continues to this day. There is no greater joy in music than playing Dixieland Jazz.<\/p>\n<figure> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill%3D%27rgba%28255%2C255%2C255%2C.2%29%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27100%25%27%20height%3D%27100%25%27%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Dean-2142-LR-JPEG_resize.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Dean Henson - Tuba\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load src=\"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Dean-2142-LR-JPEG_resize.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Dean Henson - Tuba\"><\/noscript> <\/figure>\n<h3>Ted Babcock &#8211; Banjo and Guitar<\/h3>\n<p>Ted Babcock has played with various local polka bands which included Columbia Records Artist Frank Yanokovic-the world renown polka king from Cleveland, Ohio.<br \/>He has played with a local Hawaiian band, the Desert City Six Jazz Band which made tours in the Netherlands, Scotland and participated in five jazz cruises.<br \/>Ted has played with the Cheryl Stephens Vintage Jazz Band for five years, attending many jazz festivals on the West Coast and the Sacramento festival ten times. He has been engaged in five recordings.<br \/>He has played an engagement at Leland\u2019s House of Fine Food and New Orleans jazz group located in Cave Creek, Arizona and has been the leader of The Sophisticated Sounds.<\/p>\n<figure> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill%3D%27rgba%28255%2C255%2C255%2C.2%29%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27100%25%27%20height%3D%27100%25%27%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ted-Babcock-resize.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Ted Babcock - Banjo and Guitar\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load src=\"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ted-Babcock-resize.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Ted Babcock - Banjo and Guitar\"><\/noscript> <\/figure>\n<p><!--\/themify_builder_static--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alumni Harry Schlafman &#8211; Banjo Starting with piano at age nine. Harry moved on to play violin, banjo, cornet, string bass and soprano sax. He played banjo in a high school dixieland band, then co-founded the \u201cRed Hot Stompers\u201d at Cornell University. In Ohio, he performed with the \u201cDocs of Dixieland\u201d, which appeared on national [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4652","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<h3>Alumni<\/h3> <h3>Harry Schlafman - Banjo<\/h3> <p>Starting with piano at age nine. Harry moved on to play violin, banjo, cornet, string bass and soprano sax. He played banjo in a high school dixieland band, then co-founded the \u201cRed Hot Stompers\u201d at Cornell University. In Ohio, he performed with the \u201cDocs of Dixieland\u201d, which appeared on national television. Harry spent about 25 years with the \u201cHermit Traditional Jazz Band\u201d, where he shared leadership with Ted Witt, an internationally famous clarinet player. Harry also appeared with Ralph Grugel's \u201c Eagle Jazz Band\u201d. Moving to Northern California in the 1970s, Harry a joined a San Francisco jazz band, playing banjo and second cornet at jazz festivals mostly around the Western United States. Here in the Phoenix area, Harry has played with the \u201cDesert City Six\u201d and is now with the \u201cSun City Stomperz\u201d as First Banjo and Manager.<\/p> <figure> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='900'%20height='720'%20viewBox=%270%200%20900%20720%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#866520 25%,#2b2b07 25% 50%,#767c7c 50% 75%,#52501f 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#e2e3de 25%,#a97b6c 25% 50%,#7b6268 50% 75%,#e6dcd0 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#525623 25%,#73a6bb 25% 50%,#5289b0 50% 75%,#605f26 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#699eb0 25%,#6ea3b3 25% 50%,#699aab 50% 75%,#6997a4 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Harry-2141-LR-JPEG_resize.jpg\" title=\"Pix Stomperz Harry 2141 LR JPEG_resize\" alt=\"Harry Schlafman - Banjo\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Harry-2141-LR-JPEG_resize.jpg 900w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Harry-2141-LR-JPEG_resize-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Harry-2141-LR-JPEG_resize-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Harry-2141-LR-JPEG_resize-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Harry-2141-LR-JPEG_resize-312x250.jpg 312w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load src=\"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Harry-2141-LR-JPEG_resize.jpg\" title=\"Pix Stomperz Harry 2141 LR JPEG_resize\" alt=\"Harry Schlafman - Banjo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Harry-2141-LR-JPEG_resize.jpg 900w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Harry-2141-LR-JPEG_resize-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Harry-2141-LR-JPEG_resize-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Harry-2141-LR-JPEG_resize-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Harry-2141-LR-JPEG_resize-312x250.jpg 312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript> <\/figure> Retired from the band November 2017 <h3>Dean Henson - Tuba<\/h3> <p>Dean started playing in 1944 at Odessa Jr. High School in Odessa, Texas. Upon graduation in 1949 Dean enlisted in the US Navy and served as a Sonarman on a destroyer for three and a half years during the Korean Conflict. College and working interfered with music and he did not pick up a horn for about 30 years. After going to a Christmas Tuba Fest in Denver , Colo. the music bug bit him, and his wife Joann brought home a tuba from the school she was teaching at and he started playing in community bands in the Denver area. In 1994 he started playing with the Sun City Concert Band and the Desert Brass when it was first formed. He joined the Sun City Stomperz when it was formed and continues to this day. There is no greater joy in music than playing Dixieland Jazz.<\/p> <figure> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='900'%20height='720'%20viewBox=%270%200%20900%20720%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#dee9eb 25%,#dce1e5 25% 50%,#717075 50% 75%,#b1b5b6 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#7e4f35 25%,#683d2d 25% 50%,#825750 50% 75%,#62533c 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#394424 25%,#7cafc2 25% 50%,#4c342a 50% 75%,#4f4c21 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#85bacc 25%,#80bdd2 25% 50%,#83b8c8 50% 75%,#86becd 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Dean-2142-LR-JPEG_resize.jpg\" title=\"Pix Stomperz Dean 2142 LR JPEG_resize\" alt=\"Dean Henson - Tuba\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Dean-2142-LR-JPEG_resize.jpg 900w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Dean-2142-LR-JPEG_resize-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Dean-2142-LR-JPEG_resize-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Dean-2142-LR-JPEG_resize-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Dean-2142-LR-JPEG_resize-312x250.jpg 312w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load src=\"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Dean-2142-LR-JPEG_resize.jpg\" title=\"Pix Stomperz Dean 2142 LR JPEG_resize\" alt=\"Dean Henson - Tuba\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Dean-2142-LR-JPEG_resize.jpg 900w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Dean-2142-LR-JPEG_resize-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Dean-2142-LR-JPEG_resize-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Dean-2142-LR-JPEG_resize-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pix-Stomperz-Dean-2142-LR-JPEG_resize-312x250.jpg 312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript> <\/figure> <h3>Ted Babcock - Banjo and Guitar<\/h3> <p>Ted Babcock has played with various local polka bands which included Columbia Records Artist Frank Yanokovic-the world renown polka king from Cleveland, Ohio.<br \/>He has played with a local Hawaiian band, the Desert City Six Jazz Band which made tours in the Netherlands, Scotland and participated in five jazz cruises.<br \/>Ted has played with the Cheryl Stephens Vintage Jazz Band for five years, attending many jazz festivals on the West Coast and the Sacramento festival ten times. He has been engaged in five recordings.<br \/>He has played an engagement at Leland\u2019s House of Fine Food and New Orleans jazz group located in Cave Creek, Arizona and has been the leader of The Sophisticated Sounds.<\/p> <figure> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='900'%20height='720'%20viewBox=%270%200%20900%20720%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffdb8d 25%,#5d6414 25% 50%,#6c952d 50% 75%,#2d2d07 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#605c1d 25%,#a0562f 25% 50%,#98873f 50% 75%,#6c5418 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#927b47 25%,#7a938f 25% 50%,#221c04 50% 75%,#5a4c0d 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#b8dadc 25%,#99c7c5 25% 50%,#a9cdcd 50% 75%,#5f4c12 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" data-tf-src=\"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ted-Babcock-resize.jpg\" title=\"Ted Babcock resize\" alt=\"Ted Babcock - Banjo and Guitar\" data-tf-srcset=\"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ted-Babcock-resize.jpg 900w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ted-Babcock-resize-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ted-Babcock-resize-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ted-Babcock-resize-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ted-Babcock-resize-312x250.jpg 312w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load src=\"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ted-Babcock-resize.jpg\" title=\"Ted Babcock resize\" alt=\"Ted Babcock - Banjo and Guitar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ted-Babcock-resize.jpg 900w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ted-Babcock-resize-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ted-Babcock-resize-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ted-Babcock-resize-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ted-Babcock-resize-312x250.jpg 312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript> <\/figure>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4652\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/suncitystomperz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}