Jim Cullum Jr., who brought classic jazz from the River Walk to the world, has died at 77
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1of16Jim Cullum Jr. plays at the 2016 Distinction in the Arts awards ceremony, which honored him.Photo: Kin Man Hui / Staff file photo2of16Jim Cullum Jr. plays in the second line after the the funeral for Pete Fountain, a jazz clarinet legend, in New Orleans, La., on August 17th, 2016.Photo: Bryan Tarnowski /Bryan Tarnowski for the San Antonio Express-News3of16Local jazz great Jim Cullum, playing his familiar brass cornet, joins the rest of his group, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band, in a performance at the Pearl Stable to celebrate their 20th anniversary of their public radio program "Riverwalk Jazz" on Wednesday, October 7, 2009. They were playing in front of an audience during a taping for the show. Photo: KIN MAN HUI /San Antonio Express-News
Jim Cullum Jr., who promoted jazz in San Antonio and San Antonio to the world, died at his Anastacia Place home Sunday of an apparent heart attack. He was 77.
Cullum led his eponymous jazz band for almost 50 years, had an encyclopedic knowledge of his chosen genre and helped spur development of the River Walk by bringing live music to its banks and sending that music to jazz lovers worldwide.
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“He loved this city,” said his longtime companion, Donna Cloud. “He was Mr. San Antonio, and he was always grateful for the love the city gave back to him. He never forgot that and he never took that for granted.”
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Jim’s skill at getting the word out to the right media in the right way at the right time has resulted in my enjoying audiences ranging from a full house to standing room only. I recommend him highly.
