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Directory of Youth Traditional Jazz Bands
4243 JAZZ
Carmichael, CA
Est. 2012
Age range: Middle school
School affiliation: Barrett Middle School
Director: Brian Gayek
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '12
Contact:
Brian Gayek , Dir.
5800 Shadowbrook Way
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
tel: (916)844-7313
e-mail: email director
ALL THAT JAZZ
Kill Devil Hills, NC
Age range: Middle school
School affiliation: First Flight Middle School
Director: Gary Clark
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival (CA) '08
Contact:
Gary Clark, Dir.
211 Sea Oats Lane
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
tel: (252)261-5270
e-mail: email director
ANYTHING BUT THAT
Sacramento, CA
Est. 2014
Instrumentation: 7 pieces
Age range: 15-18
School affiliation: Rio Americano High School
Director: Josh Murray
Festivals played:
Sacramento Hot Jazz Jubilee '14
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '15
Contact:
Josh Murray, Dir.
5341 Shelato Way
Carmichael, CA 95608-6152
tel: (916)944-0780
e-mail: email director
AWKTIVES
Davis, CA
Director: Celia Cottle
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '14-15
Sacramento Music Festival '15
Contact:
Celia Cottle, Dir.
1803 Pt. Reyes Place
Davis, CA 95616
tel: (530)756-4377
e-mail: email director
THE BEAT
Carmichael, CA
Est. 2015
Age range: Elementary school
School affiliation: Mission Avenue Open Elementary School
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '15
Director: Mica Dugan
Contact:
Mica Dugan, Dir.
tel: (209)915-8393
e-mail: email director
BIX BEIDERBECKE YOUTH JAZZ BAND
Davenport, IA
Age range: 12 to 18
Jazz society affiliation: Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society
Director: Bruce Bogan
Festivals played:
Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival '98-02, '04-05, '08, '12, '13
--has also appeared on Iowa Public Television
Contact:
Bruce Bogan, Dir.
303 Hilltop Ct.
Colona, IL 61241
BOILER HOT CLUB
West Lafayette, IN
Est. 2006
Instrumentation: 5 to 7 pieces
Age range: college
School affiliation: Purdue University
Director: Mo Trout
Contact:
Mo Trout, Dir.
Purdue University Bands
West Lafayette, IN 47907
tel: (765)494-0770
e-mail: email director
BSR HOT SHOTS
Arroyo Grande, CA
Age range: High school and college
Jazz society affiliation: Basin Street Regulars Central Coast Hot Jazz Society
Director: Jeff Beaumont
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '14
Contact:
Jeff Beaumont, Dir.
14555 San Miguel Rd.
Atascadero, CA 93422-1602
tel: (805)466-8370
e-mail: email director
BYU JAZZ LEGACY DIXIELAND BAND
Provo, UT
Est. 1985
Instrumentation: 7 pieces
School affiliation: Brigham Young University
Director: Steve Call
Festivals played:
Sacramento Dixieland Jubilee (CA) '87, '89
International Association for Jazz Education Convention
(CA) '95, '99, '02-03
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival (CA) '06, '09-13, '15 (division winner)
Wasatch Mountain Dixieland Festival
--has also performed at the Kennedy Center
Web site: http://pam.byu.edu/similarpage.asp?title=Jazz%20Legacy
Recordings:
Jazz Banquet (2 tracks) (1997 CD)
Contact:
Steve Call, Dir.
731 N. 1200 East
Provo, UT 84606
tel: (801) 374-0331
e-mail: email director
CAPITAL FOCUS JAZZ BAND
Washington, DC
Est. 1988
Instrumentation: 7 pieces
Age range: 14 to 26, averaging 19
Jazz society affiliation: Potomac River Jazz Club
Style/repertoire: "All styles of traditional jazz"
Director: Dave Robinson
Festivals played:
Central City Jazz Festival (CO) '90
PRJC Jazz Picnic '89, '93-4, '96-00, '03-4
PRJC Jazz Jubilee '90, '94, '97-06
PRJC Jazz Barbecue '91-2
International Association for Jazz Education Convention
'91
Sacramento Jazz Jubilee (CA) '91-2, '94-6, '07
East Coast Jazz Festival '94, '06
Annapolis Jazz Festival '94-5
Washington Folk Festival '95-6, '98-00
Chilliwack (BC) Dixieland Jazz Festival '97
Louis Armstrong International Jazz Competition (France)
'97 (Judges' Prize)
Alexandria Memorial Day Jazz Festival '98-9
French Quarter Festival (LA) '99-00
Takoma Park Jazz Festival '00
Whitley Bay Jazz Festival (England) '02
North Sea Jazz Festival (Netherlands) '04
Crystal City Jazz Celebration '04-06
Jazz Aspen Snowmass Academy (CO) '05
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival (CA) '06 (division winner)
Jazz Ascona New Orleans and Classics Festival (Switzerland) '08
Jazz Education Network Conference (MO) '10
JazzFest at Sea (Caribbean cruise) '12
Satchmo SummerFest (LA) '14
--also performances at the
White House, Capitol, etc.; clubs in New York, London, Amsterdam, Madrid, and
New Orleans including Preservation Hall and the 100 Club; soundtrack
for off-Broadway play; performed for Pres. Clinton; recorded cylinders
at the Edison Site; appeared on NBC-TV "Today Show"; performed with actor/singer Kevin Spacey
Web site: http://www.capitalfocusjazzband.com
Recordings:
Milenberg Joys! (1989 LP)
Renewing the Tradition (1992 CD, out of print)
Renewing the Tradition, Vol. 2 (1994 CD, out of print)
Renewing the Tradition, Vol. 3 (1996 CD, out of print)
Renewing the Tradition, Vol. 4 (2000 CD, out of print)
Renewing the Tradition, Vol. 5 (2003 CD)
Renewing the Tradition, Vol. 6 (2005 CD, out of print)
Renewing the Tradition, Vol. 7 (2010 double CD)
Renewing the Tradition, Vol. 8 (2012 CD)
Contact:
Dave Robinson, Dir.
5537 Belle Pond Dr.
Centreville, VA 20120
tel: (703)802-1632
e-mail: email director
CASPER COLLEGE DIXIELAND BAND
Casper, WY
School affiliation: Casper College
Contact:
Casper College
125 College Drive
Casper, WY 82601
tel: (307) 268-2628
CHURCHILL EXPERIENCE
Carmichael, CA
Est. 2014
Age range: Middle school
School affiliation: Winston Churchill Middle School
Style/repertoire: Traditional jazz
Director: Sonia Takanikos-Erickson
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '15
CURBSIDE JAZZ BAND
Festivals played:
Sacramento Music Festival '14
DENVER JAZZ CLUB YOUTH ALL-STARS
Denver, CO
Est. 2009
Instrumentation: 8 pieces
Age range: 15 to 18, averaging 17
Jazz society affiliation: Denver Jazz Club
Style/repertoire: "Traditional, Chicago and New Orleans Dixieland"
Director: Dr. Ed Cannava
Festivals played:
Mile High Jazz Festival '10-'13
Sacramento Music Festival (CA) '10-'15
Evergreen Jazz Festival '10-13
Summit Jazz Festival '10-13
Montreux Jazz Festival '11, '13
Assisi Music Festival '13
Web site: http://youthallstars.denverjazzclub.com/
Recordings:
Wontcha Come Along With Us? (2010 CD)
Now, Ain't That a Shame! (2011 CD)
We've Got That Swing (2012 CD)
A New Kind of Dixie (2013 CD)
Contact:
Ed Cannava, Dir.
6388 S. Dexter St.
Centennial, CO 80121
tel: (303)328-7277
e-mail: email director
DIVERSELY DIXIE
Sheldon, CA
Age range: High school
School affiliation: Sheldon High School
Director: Jim Mazzaferro
Festivals played:
Sacramento Music Festival '02-08, '10, '14-15
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '06-08
Contact:
Jim Mazzaferro, Dir.
9068 Shetland
Elk Grove, CA 95624
tel: (916)681-7500 x8106
e-mail: email director
DIXIE DOMINUS
Fremont, CA
Est. 2007
Instrumentation: 7 pieces
Age range: High school
School affiliation: Fremont Christian High School
Director: Thomas Banuelos
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '07-13
Sacramento Music Festival '09-10, '12, '14-15
Youth Dixieland Festival '10
Monterey Jazz Bash by the Bay '14
Fresno Mardi Gras '15
Recordings: 3 CDs
Contact:
Thomas Banuelos, Dir.
Fremont Christian High School
4760 Thornton Ave.
Fremont, CA 94560
tel.: (510)744-2280 x357
e-mail: email director
DYNAMITE JAZZ BAND
Roseville, CA
Age range: High school
Director: Polly Edgerton
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '11-12
Sacramento Music Festival '12
Contact:
Polly Edgerton, Dir.
352 Sawtell Rd.
Roseville, CA 95678
tel: (916)774-6935
e-mail: email director
EL CAMINO JAZZ BAND
Sacramento, CA
Age range: High school
School affiliation: El Camino High School
Director: Kevin Glaser
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '06
Contact:
Kevin Glaser, Dir.
El Camino High School
4300 El Camino Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95821
tel: (916)971-7441
e-mail: email director
FIFTH STREET STRUTTERS
Edmond, OK
Age range: College
School affiliation: U. of Central Oklahoma
Director: Jeff Kidwell
Contact:
Jeff Kidwell, Dir.
U. of Central Oklahoma School of Music
100 N. University Dr.
Edmond, OK 73034
e-mail: email director
GELATO
Sacramento, CA
Est. 2010
Age range: High school
Director: Rick Baker
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '06, '11-13 (division winner)
Sacramento Music Festival '06, '12
Contact:
Rick Baker, Dir.
5150 Fair Oaks Blvd., Ste. 101
Box 233
Carmichael, CA 95608
tel: (916)971-7306
e-mail: email director
GRADY BUNCH
Carmichael, CA
Est. 2014
Age range: Middle school
School affiliation: Winston Churchill Middle School
Style/repertoire: Traditional jazz
Director: Sonia Takanikos-Erickson
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '15
Sacramento Music Festival '15
GREEN TIE JAZZ BAND
Fremont, CA
Est. 2010
Age range: College
Director: none
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '11-12
Sacramento Music Festival '12
HIGH ALTITUDE
Gunnison, CO
Est. 1995
Instrumentation: 9 pieces
Age range: college age
School affiliation: Western State Colorado University
Director: Bob Barrett
Festivals played:
Montana Traditional Jazz Festival (MT) '99
Wichita Jazz Festival (KS)
Sacramento Jazz Jubilee (CA) '03
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival (CA) '11
Contact:
Bob Barrett, Dir.
c/o Western State Colorado University
Music Dept.
600 N. Adams
Gunnison, CO 81231
tel: (970)943-3023
e-mail: email director
J STREET JAZZ CATS COMBOS
Davis, CA
Age range: 13 to 16
Director: Celia Cottle
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '06-15
Sacramento Music Festival '07, '09-10, '12, '14-15
Contact:
Celia Cottle, Dir.
1803 Pt. Reyes Place
Davis, CA 95616
tel: (530)756-4377
e-mail: email director
JAZZ COOKERS
Centennial, CO
Age range: College
Director: Rick Crandell
Festivals played:
Evergreen Jazz Festival '10-12
Summit Jazz Festival '11
JAZZ RAPTORS
Roseville, CA
Age range: Middle school
School affiliation: Creekview Ranch Middle School
Director: Polly Edgerton
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '09-15
Sacramento Music Festival '10, '12
Youth Dixieland Festival '10
Contact:
Polly Edgerton, Dir.
352 Sawtell Rd.
Roseville, CA 95678
tel: (916)774-6935
e-mail: email director
JAZZ SPECTRUM
Sacramento, CA
Age range: Middle school
School affiliation: Arden Middle School
Director: Whitney Disney
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '15
Contact:
Whitney Disney, Dir.
tel: (916)761-4237
e-mail: email director
JAZZAMATAZZ
Davis, CA
Age range: 9 to 12
Director: Celia Cottle
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '08-15
Contact:
Celia Cottle, Dir.
1803 Pt. Reyes Place
Davis, CA 95616
tel: (530)756-4377
e-mail: email director
JAZZAMERICA TRAD BAND
Venice, CA
Director: Richard Simon
THE JAZZERS
Roseville, CA
Age range: Middle school
School affiliation: Creekview Ranch Middle School
Director: Polly Edgerton
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '10-15
Contact:
Polly Edgerton, Dir.
352 Sawtell Rd.
Roseville, CA 95678
tel: (916)774-6935
e-mail: email director
THE JAZZINATORS
Fremont, CA
Est. 2004
Age range: Middle school and high school
Jazz society affiliation: East Bay Traditional Jazz Society
Director: John Soulis
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '06-15
East Bay Traditional Jazz Festival '06
Youth Dixieland Festival '10
Contact:
John Soulis, Dir.
39594 Platero Place
Fremont, CA 94539
tel: (510)657-0243
e-mail: email director
MARVELLI AND THE KOOL KIDS
Festivals played:
Sacramento Music Festival '14
MASON TRADITIONAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Fairfax, VA
Est. 2013
Instrumentation: 7 pieces
Age range: College
School affiliation: George Mason University
Style/repertoire: "All styles of traditional jazz"
Director: Dave Robinson
Contact:
Dave Robinson, Dir.
5537 Belle Pond Dr.
Centreville, VA 20120
tel: (703)802-1632
e-mail: email director
MISSION BAY PRESERVATIONISTS
San Diego, CA
Est. 1986
Instrumentation: 10 pieces
Age range: 15 to 18
School affiliation: Mission Bay High School
Jazz society affiliation: America's Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society
Style/repertoire: "West Coast/New Orleans jazz"
Director: Jean-Paul Balmat
Festivals played:
Sacramento Music Festival '91-04, '07-10, '12
San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival '91-98,
'01-02, '04, '09, '11-13
--has appeared on national TV and on BBC-TV
Recordings:
Cassette, out of print
Back Home Again (2007 CD)
On Lee Street (2014 CD)
Contact:
Jean-Paul Balmat, Dir.
Mission Bay High School
2475 Grand Ave.
San Diego, CA 92109-4898
tel: (858)273-1313x113
e-mail: email director
MUSKRAT RAMBLERS
Reedley, CA
Est. 1995
Instrumentation: 7 pieces
Age range: 15 to 17, averaging 16
School affiliation: Reedley High School
Jazz society affiliation: Fresno Dixieland Society
Style/repertoire: "Sort of West Coast revival"
Director: Buddy Heise
Festivals played:
Santa Nella Dixieland Revival '96
Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '97-98, '01-09
Fresno Mardi Gras
Dixieland Monterey
Pismo Beach Mardi Gras
Recordings:
Ramblin' On (1998 CD)
Contact:
Buddy Heise, Dir.
675 W. Manning Ave.
Reedley, CA 93654
tel: (559)637-7894
THE NEW TRADITIONALISTS (TNT)
Sacramento, CA
Est. 1989
Instrumentation: 7 pieces
Age range: 13 to 18
Jazz society affiliation: Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society
Style/repertoire: "Classic Dixieland jazz"
Director: Bob Williams
Festivals played:
Sacramento Music Festival '90-15
Monterey Jazz Bash by the Bay '97, '14
South Coast Dixieland Clambake '02
Dixieland Jubilee By the Sea '05
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '06-15
Fresno Mardi Gras '15
Web site: http://www.sacjazz.org/education.html#tnt
Recordings:
What Now??? (2000 CD)
Contact:
Bob Williams, Dir.
3109 Kerria Way
Sacramento, CA 95821
tel: (916)804-6803
e-mail: email director
NEXT GEN JAZZ KIDS
Carmichael, CA
Age range: Elementary school
School affiliation: Mission Avenue Open Elementary School
Festivals played:
Sacramento Music Festival '10-12, '14-15
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '11-15
Director: Mica Dugan
Contact:
Mica Dugan, Dir.
tel: (209)915-8393
e-mail: email director
PRESERVATION HALL JUNIOR JAZZ BAND
New Orleans, LA
Age range: 10-17
Affiliation: Preservation Hall
Style/repertoire: Traditional brass band music
Director: Carl LeBlanc
Contact:
Ashley Shabankareh, Education Outreach Coordinator
828 Royal St. #534
New Orleans, LA 70116
tel.: (504)522-2841 x13
e-mail: email director
RAISIN BABIES JAZZ BAND
Fresno, CA
Est. 1987
Instrumentation: 7 pieces
Style/repertoire: "Eclectic traditional"
Director: Dave Ruffner
Festivals played:
West Coast Ragtime Festival '89-96
Sacramento Music Festival '89-97, '00-02, '05-10, '12
Chilliwack Dixieland Jazz Festival (BC) '93-7, '01, '05
Santa Nella Dixieland Revival '93-8
Fresno Mardi Gras '94, '10, '11
Stockton Hot and Cool Jazz Festival '98-9
Oregon Dixieland Jubilee (OR) '98
Dixieland Octoberfest '98
Dixieland Jubilee By the Sea '98, '03
Pismo Beach Mardi Gras '00-01
Southcoast Dixieland Clambake '01
Three Rivers Jazzaffair
Coos Bay Clambake Jazz Festival
Modesto St. Patrick's Jazz Festival
Dixieland Monterey '03, '10
High Mountains Dixieland Festival (OR)
Medford Jazz Festival (OR)
Satchmo Summerfest (LA) '02
Cedar Basin Jazz Festival (IA) '09
Web site: http://rb.applekore.net
Recordings:
Raisins in the Moonlight (1992 cass)
Goin' Back to Chilliwack (1994 cass)
Tadow! (1995 cass)
Angel Eyes (1996 cass)
Raisin's Last Stance (1997 cass)
Bumper Crop (2003 CD)
Contact:
Dave Ruffner, Dir.
1839 N. Echo Ave.
Fresno, CA 93704
tel: (559)229-8911
e-mail: email director
RED HOT BRASS BAND
New Orleans, LA
Affiliation: New Orleans Musicians Union
Style/repertoire: Traditional New Orleans brass band
Director: Leslie Cooper
Contact:
Leslie Cooper, Dir.
Music Street Productions
4476 Music St.
New Orleans, LA 70122
tel: (504)251-6753
e-mail: email director
REEDLEY RIVER RATS
Reedley, CA
Est. 1985
Age range: High school
School affiliation: Reedley High School
Style/repertoire: West Coast style
Director: Sam Gipson
Festivals played:
Fresno Mardi Gras '10, '15
Sacramento Music Festival '10, '14-15
Three Rivers Jazzaffair '12, '13, '15
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '12
Monterey Jazz Bash by the Bay '14
Contact:
Sam Gipson, Dir.
248 Redwood Dr. Circle
Reedley, CA 93654
tel: (559)637-2922
e-mail: email director
REGULAR2
Sacramento, CA
Age range: Middle school
School affiliation: Arden Middle School
Director: Whitney Disney
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '15
Contact:
Whitney Disney, Dir.
tel: (916)761-4237
e-mail: email director
RIVER HAWK SWINGERS
Sacramento, CA
Est. 2015
Age range: Elementary and middle school
Director: Benwar Shepard
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '15
Contact:
Benwar Shepard, Dir.
P.O. Box 582198
Elk Grove, CA 95823
e-mail: email director
RJ2
Sacramento, CA
Age range: 19-26
School affiliation: American River College
Director: Susan Hamre
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '11-12
Contact:
Susan Hamre, Dir.
tel: (916)484-8541
e-mail: email director
ROYAL BLUE SWINGERS
Sacramento, CA
Est. 2014
Age range: High school
School affiliation: Valley High School
Director: Benwar Shepard
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '15
Contact:
Benwar Shepard, Dir.
P.O. Box 582198
Elk Grove, CA 95823
e-mail: email director
SAN MARIN HIGH SCHOOL TRAD JAZZ BAND
Novato, CA
Age range: High school
School affiliation: San Marin High School
Director: Emily Gates
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '08
Contact:
Emily Gates, Dir.
San Marin High School
15 San Marin Dr.
Novato, CA 94945
tel: (916)971-7512
e-mail: email director
SHAVE AND A HAIRCUT
Fremont, CA
Est. 2011
Age range: Middle school
Director: Thomas Banuelos
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '11-12
Contact:
Thomas Banuelos, Dir.
Fremont Christian High School
4760 Thornton Ave.
Fremont, CA 94560
tel.: (510)744-2280 x357
e-mail: email director
SINALOA MIDDLE SCHOOL DIXIELAND BAND
Novato, CA
Age range: Middle school
School affiliation: Sinaloa Middle School
Director: Jason Eckl
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '07, '11
Youth Dixieland Festival '10
Contact:
Jason Eckl, Dir.
Sinaloa Middle School
2045 Vineyard Rd.
Novato, CA 94947
e-mail: email director
SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIXIELAND BAND
Creston, IA
School affiliation: Southwestern Community College
Style/repertoire: "Classic early jazz"
Contact:
School for Music Vocations
Southwestern Community College
1501 W. Townline Rd.
Creston, IA 50801
tel: (515)782-1454
SUGARFOOT JAZZ BAND
Guilford, CT
Est. 2006
Instrumentation: 8-10 pieces
Age range: 14 to 19, averaging 16
Style/repertoire: "Traditional jazz"
Director: Art Hovey
Festivals played:
Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival '06-10
Hot Steamed Jazz Festival '07-10
Web site: http://greatctjazz.org/Sugarfoot/
Recordings:
First Anniversary Album (2007 CD)
Second Anniversary Album (2008 CD)
Contact:
Art Hovey, Dir.
35 Housatonic Ave.
Milford, CT 06460
tel: (203)878-8822
e-mail: email director
SYNCOPATING SEA-MONKEYS
West Sacramento, CA
Est. 1997
Instrumentation: 9 pieces
Age range: 14 to 18
School affiliation: River City High School
Style/repertoire: "New Orleans style traditional jazz"
Director: Felicia Weatherly
Festivals played:
Sacramento Music Festival '98-10, '12, '14-15
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '06-15
Contact:
Felicia Weatherly, Dir.
1567 Highland Dr.
West Sacramento, CA 95691
tel: (916)492-0222
e-mail: email director
TAKE 2
Elk Grove, CA
Est. 2008
Instrumentation: 7 pieces
Age range: 14-18
School affiliation: Elk Grove High School
Director: Nancy Kreis
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '09-13
Mother Lode Hot Jazz Party '09
Fresno Mardi Gras '10-11
Sacramento Music Festival '10, '12
Dixieland Monterey '10
Contact:
Nancy Kreis, Dir.
P.O. Box 40
Wallace, CA 95254
tel: (209)763-5382
e-mail: email director
TEN 'TILL MIDNIGHT
Festivals played:
Sacramento Music Festival '14
T.H.A.T.
Sacramento, CA
Est. 2015
Age range: High school
School affiliation: Rio Americano High School
Director: Josh Murray
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '15
Contact:
Josh Murray, Dir.
5341 Shelato Way
Carmichael, CA 95608-6152
tel: (916)944-0780
e-mail: email director
TRAD REPUTATION
Sacramento, CA
Est. 2014
Age range: High school
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '15
Sacramento Music Festival '15
UCD CLAIM JUMPERS
Denver, CO
Est. 1987
Instrumentation: 8 pieces
Age range: 17 and up
School affiliation: University of Colorado-Denver
Jazz society affiliation: Denver Jazz Club
Style/repertoire: "1920s and more"
Director: Bill Clark
Festivals played:
Central City Jazz Festival '87-90, '01
Sacramento Jazz Jubilee (CA) '88-96, '98-02, '04-5
San Juan Island Classic Jazz Festival (WA) '93-'97
Sleeping Giant Swing 'n Jazz Jubilee (MT) '00
Cedar Basin Jazz Festival (IA) '05, '10
Summit Jazz '09
--also toured Germany and Russia
Recordings:
Where's the Fire (1989 cass)
The Best of the UCD Claim Jumpers (1990 cass)
Sing the Fish (1995 cass)
Don't Panic (2002 CD)
Winners of Downbeat Magazine Outstanding Performance award
Contact:
Bill Clark, Dir.
Campus Box 162
P.O. Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217-3364
tel: (303)232-8350
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS DIXIELAND BAND
Conway, AR
Age range: College
School affiliation: University of Central Arkansas
Director: Jackie Lamar
Contact:
Jackie Lamar, Dir.
University of Central Arkansas
Dept. of Music
201 Donaghey
Conway, AR 72034
tel: (501)450-5763
e-mail: e-mail director
URI TRADITIONAL JAZZ BAND
Kingston, RI
Age range: College
School affiliation: University of Rhode Island
Director: Gary Buttery
Contact:
Gary Buttery, Dir.
University of Rhode Island
School of Music
Kingston, RI 02881
tel: (401)874-2431
e-mail: e-mail director
WALKING BASS
Novato, CA
Est. 2007
Age range: High school
School affiliation: San Marin High School
Jazz society affiliation: T.R.A.D.J.A.S.S. Club
Director: Emily Gates, Ray Walker
Festivals played:
Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival (CA) '10
WOOD RIVER HIGH SCHOOL DIXIE BAND
Hailey, ID
Age range: High school
School affiliation: Wood River High School
Director: Tony Randall
Festivals played:
Sun Valley Jazz Festival
Web site: http://woodriverhs.blaineschools.org/pages/Wood_River_High_School/Classes/401_FA113_101
Contact:
Tony Randall, Dir.
Wood River High School
1250 Fox Acres Rd.
Hailey, ID 83333
tel: (208)578-5020
e-mail: e-mail director
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