We are affiliated with numerous local area jazz bands and assist them
in publicizing their performances, help them find gigs, and often hire
them for our club-sponsored events. Links to the bands’ web sites are
also listed. Just click on the underlined band name.
If you are a bandleader who would like to have his/her band affiliated
with PRJC, check instructions the bottom of this page.
ARCADIANS
Chamber dixieland with emphasis on popular standards of the twenties and
thirties, basically 'Greenwich Village' style. The band appears weekly (Tuesday nights) at the King's Court
Tavern on Main Street in Leesburg.
Mike Ritter
BARBONE STREET JAZZ BAND
Features six world class musicians who in the 1940s and 50s played
with many of the giants of jazz, including Lester Young, Billie
Holiday, Gene Schroeder, Wild Bill Davison, Yank Lawson, et. al.
Playing more than 160 gigs a year within a 100 mile radius of
Philadelphia they are the Delaware Valley's most popular jazz band.
Steve Barbone -
610-998-0431 (Oxford, PA)
BARRELHOUSE BRAWL
Barrelhouse Brawl presents hot blues, hokum, and primitive New Orleans
style jazz. From a platform of washboard and tuba, a barrelhouse piano and a blues
harmonica support the classic jazz trinity of trumpet, clarinet, and trombone.
Richard "Bags" Howard -
410-956-6872 or 301-261-4005
BAY CITY SEVEN
Frank Wiedefeld - 4901 Ross RD, Baltimore, MD
21214, 410-426-2754
BAYSIDE BIG BAND
This 17-piece band keeps the big-band sound alive by playing the music of the great swing
bands of the 1930s, such as Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, and Count Basie, up to the present day.
The band performs regularly throughout the Washington-Baltimore area.
Steve Young, 301-585-7912.
BEN MAUGER'S VINTAGE JAZZ BAND
Full 7 piece -Traditional Jazz Band that plays the early HOT JAZZ of the 1920's-30's era, and the Dixieland Jazz revival style of the 1950's-60's. The band is lead by
Ben Mauger - cornet & trumpet player. Ben was a long time member of the Canal St. Jazz Band
and a regular player/member of Alex Watkins' Bayou band
before forming his own group in 2007. The band has quickly become a fan favorite at the Jazz
Societies and festivals on the East Coast.
For more information please contact Ben at
vintagejazzman@comcast.net
BIG BERTHA'S RHYTHM KINGS
We play a high intensity mix of swing and dixieland. Suitable for all
ages.
John Wessner
- 3917 Canterbury Road, Baltimore, MD, 410-662-9516
BLUE CRESCENT SYNCOPATORS
This group is the most recent incarnation of a collaboration among noted PRJC musicians and Blue Sky 5 bandleader Craig Gildner (see below). Having visited New Orleans several times in the 90's and 2000s, Craig wanted to find an outlet to play traditional 20's and early 30's hot jazz for dancers, and dust off some long dormant horn chops. In 2005, he met some members of the Washington Conservatory Jazz Ensemble, who were amenable to the idea of taking the music into the dance halls of DC. In 2010 for Bastille Day at the French Embassy, the group paired down to a quartet, with Brian Alpert on drums, Pete Ostle bass, Gary Gregg on clarinet, and Craig on guitar/piano/cornet. Craig and Gary soon realized this was a compact powerhouse lineup with lots of spice,excitement,and potential. Thus the Syncopators were born. Give a listen!
Craig Gildner
BLUE SKY 5
A swing band whose repertoire
consists of songs made popular by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Artie Shaw and Nat King Cole, along with tunes by other swing era artists. The band also performs
original compositions written by leader Craig Gildner and inspired by the Big Band era. Instrumentation: trumpet, sax, guitar/piano, bass, drums, vocals.
Craig Gildner
BROOKS TEGLER'S QUINTET/SEXTET (etc. up to big band size)
Long-time professional group playing swing era jazz a la Benny Goodman's
band and combos, Gene Krupa's band and small groups, Artie Shaw's Gramercy
Five, Duke Ellington's groups, John Kirby Sextet, etc.
Brooks
Tegler - 115 Halifax Place S.E., Leesburg, VA 22150, 703-777-7173
BUFFALO NICKEL BAND
This six-piece swing and Western swing combo play music from the '30s and '40s.
Marvin Reitz
- 17833 Bowie Mill Rd., Derwood, MD 20855, 301-670-6716
CANAL STREET HOT 6
Founded recently by trumpet stylist Ben Mauger, this dixieland jazz group is already playing a busy schedule of gigs in central Pennsylvania. The band has already recorded its first CD.
Dave Wilson
- 2137 Brockton Rd., Lancaster, PA 17601. 717-581-0153 or (cell) 717-475-7168.
CAPITAL FOCUS JAZZ BAND
This band is the Youth Learning Program of the
Potomac River Jazz Club. Since 1988, this nationally acclaimed program
has provided promising young musicians with a grounding in the
fundamentals of jazz, as well as specialized training in the traditional
New Orleans styles. The band has played at the White House and other
venues in the nation's capital as well as in New Orleans and at U.S. and
international jazz festivals.
Dave Robinson
- 5537 Belle Pond Dr., Centerville, VA 22020, 703-802-1632
DIXIELAND DIRECT
DIXIELAND DIRECT JAZZ BAND is an exciting and energetic Washington, DC, based band that specializes in
traditional New Orleans Dixieland music but its versatility encompasses other styles as well,
these range from the music of the swing era, to society music to the Blues.
Mike Flaherty - 1310 S. Pollard St., Arlington, VA
22204
DIXIELAND EXPRESS
The Dixieland Express brings the exciting sounds of New Orleans style Dixieland music to the Washington DC area.
Founded in 1999, Dixieland Express is available for a variety of events and audiences. The instrumentation for the group includes
the traditional cornet, trombone, clarinet, tuba, drums, banjo and keyboard.
John Stewart or
301-598-0915.
DIXIE POWER TRIO
New Orleans music -- jazz, Mardi Gras, Zydeco, Street Parade, Cajun. We
play concerts, dances, private and corporate events.
Zack Smith
- 24 Cherry Laurel Dr., Fredericksburg, VA 22405. 540-374-9219.
DOC SCANTLIN & HIS
IMPERIAL PALMS ORCHESTRA
Doc's whole ensemble offers a memorable evening of musical
entertainment, from the 1920's speakeasy numbers through the
romantic, elegant 1930's of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George
Gershwin, and the swing era of Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, etc.
He has played hundreds of the biggest events throughout the U.S.
and Europe.
Doc Scantlin
- 2020 Pennsylvania AV N.W., Suite 118, Washington,
DC 20006, 202-244-4237
ALL NEW GENETICALLY-ALTERED JUG BAND
Featuring novelty songs of the 20th Century, the band performs both obscure oldies and lively original tunes.
You can email the ANGAJB at: ANGAJB@yahoogroups.com
FALLSTAFF 5 + 2 DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND
From the Kennedy Center and the Baltimore City Fair, (where Benny Goodman was their back up band) to Lenny's Deli and all of those places in between, for over 30 years, the FF 5+2 has never failed to leave them smiling. The band features tunes from the heyday of jazz done in a straightforward Dixieland manner with a few well-placed vocals and the tight ensemble playing that reflects many years of playing together.
Paul Naden
- 8306 Meadowsweet Road, Baltimore, MD 21208. 410-404-0111.
GREG HARRISON JAZZ BAND
The Greg Harrison Jazz Band performs the standard jazz tunes in a swing jazz format based on the small bands of the 30s, 40s, and 50s.
Greg Harrison - 16209 Kimberly Rd., Gaithersburg,
MD 20878, 301-948-7354
HAL’S BAYOU JAZZ BAND
A seven piece ensemble playing traditional jazz, the music of King Oliver, Jelly Roll, Satchmo, and Bix. We have a passion for this music and that’s why we play it with such care. If you like this music, you’ll like us. If you’re not familiar with it, you’ll like us anyway. Available for dances, parties, weddings, funerals, et al. You want you spirits lifted, give us a call.
Sig Seidenman
- 410-363-6342
HOT CLUB du Jour
Featuring gypsy jazz in the tradition of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, "Hot Club du Jour" is David Stevenson and Ernie Pugliese, guitars, Ryck Kaiser, violin and Victor d'Asure, bass. Stevenson is a master of the unique gypsy picking style that is critical in executing Django's arpeggio based improvisations. The four musicians of Hot Club du Jour play swing music with verve and agility; suitable for listening or dancing. The band is available for performances in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland
Ryck Kaiser
HOT CLUB of DC
An acoustic Sextet playing swing jazz, in the tradition of Belgian guitarist Django Reinhardt and French violinist Stephane Grapelli.
Our growing repertoire includes a wide variety of 1930's - 1940's French tunes (Reinhardt, Piaf, Trenet...), but also some American Classics and New-Orleans tunes (Sidney Bechet). We play swing tunes, waltzes, musette, ballads, boleros and bossas as gypsy jazz musicians play it.
Stephen Caucheteux
INDEPENDENCE HALL JAZZ BAND
Based in Philadelphia, this seven piece jazz band is made up of
players who are not only experienced, but masters of the style. Led
by Chicago-born trombonist Doug Finke, the IHJB features
internationally recognized trumpeter Jon-Erik Kellso in its front line.
Using tuba and banjo in the rhythm section, the band applies the
two-beat style to a wide variety of music. This is a band that has fun
playing music from the early 1900's to popular music of today,
including originals written for the band.
Doug Finke
- Sterling Entertainment, 10411 Glennmarry Farm Drive, Louisville, KY 40291. Phone and fax: 502-762-1200.
JEFFERSON STREET STRUTTERS
The Strutters play a wide variety of traditional jazz and American popular songs from the
1900's through the 1940's. They do not try to emulate any particular band, performer, or
style of jazz. Instead, the approach is captured by their motto, "We Play Happy Music."
The goal is to leave audiences with their hands clapping, toes tapping, and smiles on their faces.
The instrumentation is cornet, clarinet/soprano sax, trombone, sousaphone, rhythm guitar, piano and drums.
Steve Luchter
- 703-536-2151
JIM RITTER and the CREOLE GUMBO JAZZ BAND
The Creole Gumbo Jazz Band, led by cornetist Jim Ritter, is a New Orleans style traditional jazz band.
Anchored by tubist Tom Holtz (http://www.tommytuba.com/Holtz/Tom_Holtz.html) and harmony provided by banjoist/guitarist
Rick Rowe, this band provides authentic music from the early 20th century.
They perform the third Saturday of each month at the Westlawn Inn in lovely North Beach, MD. and at special occasions.
Contact: Jim Ritter
- 703-901-3049
LAISSEZ FOURE JAZZ BAND
An acoustic jazz quartet knee-deep in the music of the 1930s-40s with a tinge of New Orleans. You’ll hear
Louis Armstrong to early Sinatra ballads as well as those famous hot tunes from Count Basie and Benny Goodman.
The washboard even makes an occasional guest appearance. The quartet consists of acoustic bass, swing rhythm guitar,
saxophone/clarinet and cornet. Mama don't allow no drumming around here - which makes the quartet very portable and
can fit into any footprint. Influences include Jack Teagarden, Eddie Condon, Ellington and Sidney Bechet.
Ken Matthews
ph: 571.232.5677
LaSALLE DANCE ORCHESTRA
"Jazz Age" dance music by a 12-piece orchestra, with vocalists,
playing from authentic stock charts and recreating the spirit of the
Roaring 20's and Sophisticated 30's. Professional dance team also
available.
Sally Hile
- 4506 Tempest Place, Annandale, VA 22003, 703-425-7926
MOUNT VERNON SWING BAND
A traditional 17-piece big band which has been performing in the
Northern Virginia and Metro since the mid-'80s. Popular in the retired
community and for charity fund raisers, anniversaries, weddings and group parties. For smaller
venues the lead musicians step out to form the Mount Vernon Dixieland Jazz Band.
Owen Hammett
NANCY Scimone and the RED BIRD JAZZ
Nancy Scimone is one of the region’s most versatile and seasoned vocalists, performing everything from jazz to big band songs, to opera and pop, in numerous languages.
Nancy and Red Jazz Bird
Washington DC area. Phone contact: 571-232-1873
NEW COLUMBIA SWING ORCHESTRA
Exciting, sophisticated entertainment. Goodman, Miller, Sinatra,
Porter, Gershwin, Ellington ... all the greats. Classic performances
from the Golden Age of American popular music.
Dance teachers, too, if you wish.
Burnett Thompson
- 2957 Strathmeade St. Falls Church, VA 22042, 703-641-0719
NEW ORTHODOX JAZZ BAND
Plays New Orleans style jazz of the 20s and, in addition, has a program of
gospel tunes appropriate for church programs. Consists of cornet,
clarinet, trombone, piano, banjo, tuba and drums.
William D. Rowe -
8401 D St. Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732. Phone: 703-929-8542
NEW TRADITIONAL JAZZ BAND
A six-piece group that plays an eclectic mix of classic jazz tunes and pop numbers from the 1920s and ’30s. Its instrumentation is somewhat unusual--cornet, two reed players, banjo, tuba, and piano but no trombone or drums--but its six members play a total of 13 instruments, and the result is wonderfully varied and exciting dixieland.
Jack
Moser/Chris Harris - Deer Isle, ME, 207-374-5037
NOT-SO-MODERN JAZZ QUARTET PLUS (A FEW)
Plays New York (Eddie Condon) style jazz and swing. Consists of clarinet,
bass sax, guitar (and/or piano) and drums.
William D. Rowe -
8401 D St. Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732. Phone: 703-929-8542
NOVELTY FIVE
A successor to the popular Sunshine Skiffle Band which disbanded
recently, the Novelty Five is headed by cornetist Dick Parks. Despite
the name, they often appear with six or seven pieces which may include cornet, washboard,
gutbucket, banjo, clarinet, saxophone, jug, tuba and/or string bass.
Dick Parks -
703-242-8268
OLNEY BIG BAND
The Olney Big Band represents the future of big band music.Specializing in the performance of Big Band Era classics as well as
jazz favorites played by all the greats, its mission is to bring this music back into the mainstream for current and future generations
to enjoy. Now in its 15th year, the 17 piece Olney Big Band is available for galas, weddings, and dances as well as concerts and
school programs with the goal of engaging, entertaining, and educating audiences with the historical significant and sophisticated form of
music America ever created.
Olney -
www.theolneybigband.org
ORPHEUS JAZZ ENSEMBLE
A hot, unique jazz quartet made up of piano, bass, drums and vocals/harmonica/mouth
trumpet/jazz whistling, all the latter from Henry Stinson. Note: They play only non-smoking venues.
Jim Houck -
703-742-3764, 703-742-4670 or 703-615-8383
PARAMOUNT JAZZ ORCHESTRA
The Paramount Jazz Orchestra is an 11 piece big band playing hot jazz and sweet dance tunes from the 1920s and 1930s. It features 3 saxes, 3 brass, tuba, banjo, piano, drums and a vocalist.
Marvin and Kathy Reitz
Phone: 301-670-6716, 240-731-9596 (Marv’s cell), 240-463-0044 (Kathy’s cell)
PEABODY RAGTIME ENSEMBLE
Dixieland, ragtime, big band and swing.
Ed Goldstein -
3226 Midfield Road, Baltimore, MD 21208, 410-484-5200
RADIO KING ORCHESTRA
A rollicking big band composed of
top flight musicians, Radio King plays at numerous night spots and
private parties in the DC and Baltimore areas.
Rick Gordon -
301-330-8622.
RAZZ'M, JAZZ'M
A seven (sometimes eight) piece rhythm group playing a unique and entertaining style of
washboard/jug band music. The full lineup includes trumpet or cornet, reeds, 2 washboards, a jug,
violin, banjo and string bass.
Don Rouse
- 5010 N. 11th St., Arlington, VA 22205, 703-525-3786
RED LION JAZZ BAND
Famed jazz historian and performer Tex
Wyndham's group has been playing in the Wilmington-Philadelphia corridor and throughout the
Delaware Valley for some 35 years. His book contains traditional jazz standards as well as
many pop tunes, some familiar, many not.
Tex Wyndham -
610-388-6330.
REDWINE JAZZ BAND
Eclectic jazz band with styles ranging from Django to Artie Shaw. The band consists of Naval
Academy Band clarinetist and leader, Ben Redwine and ranges in numbers from two to seven Musicians.
Ben Redwine - 1642 Cliff Drive, Edgewater, MD 21037,
410-798-8251.
RIVERSIDE CARNIVAL BAND
Traditional jazz band playing the happy and energetic music of a New
Orleans carnival. Leader Richard “Bags” Howard plays trumpet and is joined by his
son, “Kid” Howard on trombone, Dave Littlefield on banjo, Seth Kibel on reeds, Ron
Goad on washboard, and Tom Cox on upright bass.
Richard “Bags” Howard
- 301-261-4005 or 410-956-6872.
ROSEBUD RAGTIME ENSEMBLE
Dr. Alice Mignerey - 6906 Dartmouth Av., College
Park, MD 20740, 301-779-2344
DON SHARP ORCHESTRA
Don Sharp - Box 985, Bethany Beach, DE 19930,
302-539-9502
SHEIKS OF DIXIE
The Sheiks of Dixie play 20s pop tunes and hot jazz in two-beat style.
Dave Littlefield
- 6809 5th Street NW, Washington, DC 20012, 202-723-9527
THE SINGCO RHYTHM ORCHESTRA
The SingCo Rhythm Orchestra has a mission of preserving and
presenting America’s great big band music from the hot dance
era of the 20s to the 50s. It is a 12-piece ensemble with occasional
guest artists on accordion, xylophone, vibraphone and the like.
In addition to playing events and parties, it is also a “show band.”
The book includes original stock charts as well as arrangements and transcriptions by orchestra members.
Doug Bowles
- P.O. Box 29, Hyattsville, MD 20781-0029. (301)927-0133
SOUTHERN COMFORT
Al Brogdon
- 114 Lyons St, New Britain, CT 06052-1936, 860-223-7993
SULTANS OF SWING
The Sultans of Swing play 30s-40s swing and jazz, foxtrots, ballroom.
Dave Littlefield
- 6809 5th Street NW, Washington, DC 20012, 202-723-9527
SWING TIME BIG BAND
Swing Time consists of 16 to 18 pieces with vocalist playing the Big Band sounds of the '30s and '40s era, and also music of the '50s and '60s.
Don Hayden
- 301-869-6705
TOM CUNNINGHAM ORCHESTRA
Repertory big band music.
Tom Cunningham -
6126 N.22nd St., Arlington, VA 22205, 703-533-8864
TOPSIDE JAMMERS/BILL ELIOT TRIO
Swing, dance music, and dixie.
Bill Eliot -
3650 Roop Rd, New Windsor, MD 21776, 410-875-2944
VILLAGE JAZZ BAND
Now in its 30th year, the Village Jazz Band plays New Orleans style Dixieland music with a traditional five-plus-two band and vocalist, led by cornetist Norm Berk.
Norm Berk -
19929 Spur Hill Dr., Montgomery Village, MD 20886, 301-869-9067
WHITE
LIGHTNIN' WASHBOARD BAND
White Lightnin' Washboard Band is sorta the Sheiks of Dixie plus Spike
Jones disinterred.
Dave Littlefield
- 6809 5th Street NW, Washington, DC 20012, 202-723-9527
CONSERVATORY CLASSIC JAZZ ENSEMBLE
A new band supported by the WCM and PRJC and featuring some of the
area's most prominent traditional jazz players, some on the faculty of
the WCM. While available to play regular gigs, public and private, part
of its mission will to bring the joy of jazz to school children in the
Washington metro area.
Dave Robinson
- 5537 Belle Pond Dr., Centerville, VA 22020, 703-802-1632
WYNDHAM-KALETSKY TRIO
Features renowned jazz and ragtime
historian and performer Tex Wyndham on piano and cornet backed by Noel
Kaletsky on reeds and a string bass player. Wyndham also performs as a
single, and is leader of the Rent Party Revellers, a traditional jazz
band.
Tex Wyndham - P.O. Box 831, Mendenhall, PA 19357-0831. 610-388-6330.
To become affiliated with the Potomac River Jazz Club, a band must play
traditional jazz which we define as original New Orleans or Chicago
style dixieland, dance orchestra music or small band swing in the style
of the ’30s and ’40s, or big band music. It must be an organized band
with regular members, not a pickup band. At least one member of the
band (preferably the leader) must be a member of PRJC.
Band leaders applying for affiliation should contact PRJC via this
Web site or write to PRJC Membership Secretary, PO Box 1842, Annandale, VA 22003. Include a band CD or
information where the band can be heard. |
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