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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.
ACCIDENTAL RED
Accidental Red is a five-member group featuring female vocalist, piano, upright bass, drums,
sax, flute, and accordion. Our jazz covers are popular songs from the 20's to today. Genre's
include Great American Songbook, 20's, 30's, 40's swing, with some traditional pop, oldies,
blues, and Christmas tunes all with a light jazz feel. Kathy Farmer - Vocalist, Karin Slawinski
- Alto Sax and Flute , Zenon Slawinski - Piano and Accordion, Mike Matthews - Upright Bass, Ron Mangas - Drums.
Websites: Facebook: Accidental Red
Accidental Red Website
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
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
The Buffalo Nickel Band is a 5 piece combo consisting of guitar, bass, violin, mandolin/accordion and reeds. We play a wide variety of small group swing tunes from the 1930s-‘40s and tunes from the Western Swing repertoire as well as American popular songs.
Marvin Reitz
- 17833 Bowie Mill Rd., Derwood, MD 20855, 301-670-6716
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
, 703-802-1632
CONSERVATORY CLASSIC JAZZ ENSEMBLE
The Conservatory Classic Jazz Band has presented the sounds of traditional jazz to Washington DC audiences since 2003. The band plays New Orleans style, Chicago style, small-group swing, and mainstream. Originally affiliated with a local music conservatory, the CCJB now operates independently, and has served as the host band for the PRJC’s monthly jam session for 20 years.
Dave Robinson
, 443 282-0687
DC STARLIGHT ORCHESTRA
This jazz big band, composed mostly of Federal employees in the Washington DC area, performs charts from the swing era to today at a variety of events, including community music concert series, senior centers, and Federal award ceremonies and gatherings.
Contact: Carey Johnston, 703 888-6925
johnston.carey@verizon.net or
dcstarlightorchestra@gmail.com
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
HALLEY'S HOT GUMBO SWINGTET
New Orleans Hot Jazz and Swing - Traditional jazz styles from Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller and Benny Goodman. This group has performed at Great Gatsby parties, dances at Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom and for the Potomac River Jazz Club. The band has six musicians including vocalists, horn and rhythm sections. The Swingtet performs crowd pleasers for huge dancing and listening audiences.
Audio: Royal Garden Blues, Halley's Hot Gumbo Swingtet | Halley Shoenberg (bandcamp.com)
HalleyShoenberg at hotmail.com
HALLEY SHOENBERG SWING QUARTET
Classic American Songbook - Swing, Bebop and Latin Jazz influenced by the swing music of Lester Young, Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, Charlie Parker's Bebop, cool style of Miles Davis, Paul Desmond, Stan Getz, the Count Basie and Duke Ellington big bands, Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra. Classic tunes from composers Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Rogers and Hart, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern and Bossa Novas from Antonio Carlos Jobim. This band is featured in concerts, festivals and restaurants and plays background music at receptions. This program is also available with a trio.
Audio: I'm Old Fashioned, Halley Shoenberg (bandcamp.com)
HalleyShoenberg at hotmail.com
HALLEY SHOENBERG'S REVIVAL JAZZ BAND
1920s/30s Jazz Age Big Band - This 11 to 14-piece band performs for Roaring 20's and Jazz Age dances at major venues such as Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom. Inspired by Halley's long-time work with the LaSalle Dance Orchestra and Paul Whiteman-style ballroom dance music. Follow Halley's lead, enjoy watching, dancing or learning the dances that go along with the music: Foxtrot, Lindy Hop, Charleston, Blues, Salsa, Rhumba and Tango.
Audio via YouTube: Anything Goes, Halley's Revival Jazz Band at Glen Echo, October 12, 2019 (youtube.com)
HalleyShoenberg at hotmail.com
HOT CLUB of BALTIMORE
The Hot Club of Baltimore performs inspired arrangements of the Django Reinhardt repertoire, French waltzes, and Trad Jazz. The ensemble boasts a variety of configurations including an instrumental trio of two guitars and upright bass, a classic quintet with violin, a late 40's instrumentation adding piano, drums, and horns, and a Django Big Band, which emulates the sound of the early 50's when Reinhardt performed with Duke Ellington.
Michael Joseph Harris, 443-844-2123.
HOTEL PARIDISE ORCHESTRA
An old-time 12-piece big band specializing in early jazz, swing, and sweet dance tunes from 1920 to 1935 (well before the WW II Glenn Miller Era).
Lead by Lynn Summerall, the band recreates the sweet & low-down jazz of the classic salon orchestras of the 1920's and early 30s.
Lynn Summerall
THE J TRAIN JAZZ BAND
J Train is a collaboration of experienced musicians in the DC metro area. The group has performed at restaurants, clubs, hotels, the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, the Arts Club of Washington, and many homes. J Train’s primary musical focus is jazz standards and bossa novas — the music that comprises the Great American Songbook — as well as classic rock and soul tunes. Think the Gershwins, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Neil Diamond, Stevie Wonder, the Drifters, Jimmy Buffet, and Antonio Carlos Jobim and you’ll be headed in our direction.
Lee Arbetman, 301 602-5097
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.
Joel Albert
- 301-762-3323
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
LEFT of CENTER JAZZ BAND
Left of Center Jazz plays the best of the Great American Songbook and a unique collection of jazzy pop tunes and other lesser-known tunes that help Left of Center stay a little 'Left of Center" of the jazz traditional quartet. Left of Center is known for their upbeat energy and fun interactions that connect with the audience.
ORLEANS EXPRESS
The Orleans Express (formerlly 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, 240 516-8292
PARAMOUNT JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Paramount is a 10-piece jazz orchestra consisting of reed and brass sections (3 saxes, 2 cornets, trombone) and a vintage rhythm section (piano, drums, tuba and banjo). We play (mostly) 2-beat syncopated traditional "hot" jazz of the 1920s and 30s prohibition era, a sound that preceded Big Band Swing. Since the 1980s, Paramount has been providing entertainment with dance-able vintage arrangements as done by McKinney's Cotton Pickers, Duke Ellington, Bix Biederbecke, Fletcher Henderson, Ray Noble, Glen Gray, Cab Calloway, Isham Jones, and others.
Marv Reitz, 240 731-9596, and
Barry Davis, 301 518-6586
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
RALF BOCKER JAZZ BAND
Ralf Böcker, a reedman from Hamburg Germany, was a very successful leader of several bands playing major festivals for decades in Europe. Ralf recently moved to the CA Bay area and has rapidly become active in the local jazz scene. He is a devotee of Sidney Bechet a legendary figure in classic jazz. Join Böcker for an concert of soul-touching music written and played by Bechet while dancing on the dance floor. Backing Ralf is a band of Washington area all-stars professional musicians known for their devotion to jazz, some of who teach at area colleges and universities.
Ralf Böcker, 240 852-9767
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
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
Seth Kibel Quintet with Anito Flo Jazz Band
The Seth Kibel Quintet specializes in classic jazz and swing, with a distinct emphasis on the so-called "Great American Songbook." Think of the Gershwin Brothers, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and more. They are also leading performers of klezmer - Eastern-European Jewish folk music. Led by award-winning woodwind wizard Kibel on clarinet, flute, and saxophone, the band also frequently features the vocals of Flo Anito. Seth's most recent recording, "Clown With A Stick," was released in 2023 on the Azalea City Recordings record label.
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. Ph: 301 927-0133
SK JAZZ
SK Jazz is a quartet playing straight ahead jazz and tunes form the great American Songbook. Trumpet/flugelhorn, piano, bass and drums.
Steve Kaufman
- Bethesda, MD, 202 276-0053
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 or Cell 240-750-0457
TONGUE IN CHEEK JAZZ BAND
Baltimore's premier hot jazz band that honors both tradition and innovation in this classic music.
From Rag Time to Big Band Swing to the Hot Jazz of 30's Paris, Tongue in Cheek is paving the way for Neo-Traditional American Jazz Music.
Zach Serleth
VILLAGE JAZZ BAND
The Village Jazz Band has been entertaining in the Washington DC metro region since 1982,
performing New Orleans style Dixieland music of jazz greats such as Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Bix Beiderbecke, Fats Wallerm Sidney Bichet, as well as original arrangements by our members. The traditional frontline has cornet, calrinet and trombone (with occasional tenor sax) backed by tuba, piano, banjo and drums. Available for public and private groups.
Barry Davis -
Montgomery Village, MD 20886, 301 250-6840 or 301 518-6586
Zachary Smith & The Mardi Gras Kings
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.
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, 8935 Orchard Dr., Chestertown, MD 21620. Feel free to include a band CD or
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