Chairmen Bios

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=195 BGCOLOR="#663366" TEXT="#080000" background="27fc6172dkcfuy.png"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1ab83b00.jpg" border=0 width="131" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Dan Ellis</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="32586a40.jpg" border=0 width="134" height="164" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Al Hooks</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1be82ab0.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="171" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>John Thompson</B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#CC99CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#663366" FACE="Arial" >Jazz in the Pass</FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#663399" FACE="Times New Roman" >    </FONT> |    <B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jazz in the Pass"><B>home</B></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="jazz_heritage_sustained_in_pass_christian.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History">History</A>   |   <A HREF="saturday_schedule.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Saturday Schedule">Saturday Schedule</A>   |   <A HREF="sunday_schedule.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunday Schedule">Sunday Schedule</A>   |   <A HREF="jazz_fest_photos.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JazzPics">JazzPics</A>   |   <A HREF="cap_n_john_handy.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="John Handy">John Handy</A>   |   <B>Chairmen Bios</B>   |   <A HREF="sponsors_jazz_in_the_pass.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sponsors">Sponsors</A>   |   <A HREF="vendor_sponsors_at_festival.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vendors">Vendors</A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="285f0030.png" border=0 width="496" height="3" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Chairmen Bios</div> <bR> <div> <B>Dan Ellis</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#9900FF" FACE="Arial" ><B> -- Former Orleanian, writer of Gulf Coast heritage books and articles.  Active in a number of community and service organizations.  </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Ellis is a former educator, computerist, and entrepreneur -- having dual residences in New Orleans and Pass Christian for 30 years, has made the Pass his permanent home since 1993.</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://danellis.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://danellis.net"><B>DanEllis.Net</B></A><B>  --  </B><A HREF="http://passchristian.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://passchristian.net"><B>Pass Christian.Net</B></A><B>  --  </B><A HREF="http://publish-now.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://publish-now.com"><B>Publish-Now.Com</B></A><B>  -- </B><A HREF="http://Baystlouis-ms.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://Baystlouis-ms.com"><B>BayStLouis-MS.Com</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Al Hooks</B></FONT><B> </B><B>-- </B><B>Al, a native New Orleanian, strolled through Pass Christian on a Sunday afternoon and found a home.  Born and raised in the French Quarter, his play pen, he was teethed on jazz and its many fascinating characters.  A professional photographer and real estate broker, Al is now nestled in his new home and a major supporter of Jazz in the Pass and anything associated with the Pass. The Pass is his love.  His Legacy is in his photography which is a Legion in Heritage Images -- </B><I><B>Remembrances with a Twist</B></I><B>.</B> </div> <div> <A HREF="http://hooks.passchristian.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://hooks.passchristian.net"><B>Hooks.PassChristian.Net</B></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>John Thompson</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#9900FF" FACE="Arial" ><B> -- John is the Internet Busness Manager with CableOne.  A long time Jazz enthusiast and photographer, John lives in Diamondhead.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="sponsors_jazz_in_the_pass.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sponsors"><B><IMG SRC="17d641e0.gif" border=0 width="100" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>