2008 Bands
The BEST Weekend of Balboa dancing EVER! Don't miss out!
The Jonathan Stout Orchestra, feeaturing Hilary Alexander is a 14-piece Big Band in the tradition of the great jazz orchestras of the late 1930's and 1940's. Foregoing the nostalgia of familiar, sentimental material, the JSO is exciting and explosive, focusing on killer dillers and lesser known and unique tunes. Using vintage stock arrangements and transcriptions exclusively, the JSO is true to the original era, but no mere retread or cliche wedding band. The musicians of the JSO are Los Angeles' finest practicioners of Swing, not studio musicians on just another gig. The band often features Campus Five members tenor saxaphonist Albert Alva, trumpeter Jim Zeigler, pianist Christopher Dawson, bassist Jim Garafolo and vintage drumming phenom Josh Collazo.
The JSO's book consists of tunes from the great jazz bands of the Swing Era, with little attention to the "sweet" bands of the day. Included are tunes mainly from Count Basie, Benny Goodman Gene Krupa, and Artie Shaw, with other numbers by Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, Erskine Hawkins, Harry James and Jan Savitt. Some of our signature and rare tunes include arrangements from the 1939 and 1942 Metronome All-Star bands and our theme song, Artie Shaw's "Man from Mars", is a transcription from an issued 1938 radio transcription.
The Jonathan Stout Orchestra is led, oddly enough, by guitarist Jonathan Stout, a student of the styles of Freddie Green, Allan Reuss, Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt. Hilary Alexander is the co-leader and featured vocalist, and her influences include Ella Mae Morse, Anita O'Day, and the young Peggy Lee.
For sample sounds of the Jonathan Stout Orchestra recorded live at the Satin Ballroom, Novemeber 21st, 2003, check out www.CampusFive.com and click on "The Jonathan Stout Orchestra".
Saturday Night at the All Balboa Weekend 2008
Two Bands, One Stage and Non-Stop music for your dancing pleasure!
Who will come out on top?
Campus Five vs. Boilermaker Jazz Band
(Los Angeles, CA) (Pittsburgh, PA)
Campus Five (Los Angeles, CA)
Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five, featuring Hilary Alexander is a septet dedicated to preserving the classic and often overlooked small group swing from the late 1930's and early 1940's. Founded by two dedicated swing dancers and vintage lifestyle enthusiasts, and using only the best of LA's jazz community, the Campus Five was a way to expose many dancers and listeners alike to some of the more interesting and under appreciated tunes from the swing era, while still being the most danceable band playing swing today. The Campus Five picks tunes from the books of notable small groups as the Benny Goodman Sextet, Count Basie's Kansas City Six/Seven, Artie Shaw and his Gramercy Five, as well as the small groups of Lester Young, Illinois Jacquet, Cootie Williams, Django Reinhardt, Duke Ellington, and Coleman Hawkins, and features vocal numbers from Ella Mae Morse, Anita O'Day, Peggy Lee and the young Ella Fitzgerald.
The Campus Five is the Los Angeles swing scene's hottest new band! Over the past year, the band has played to packed dance clubs from San Diego (Champion Ballroom) to Santa Barbara (Carrillo Recreation Center) and everywhere in between. They have packed many of LA's premier swing dance venues, including the world famous Derby, Suzy Q's, Rusty's Rhythm Club, Memories, Maxwell's at the Argyle, and One O'Clock Jump. The Campus Five has co-headlined the Satin Ballroom ("America's Largest Monthly Swing Event"), and was a featured band at this May's San Diego Lindy Prom (along with Barbara Morrison, Cool Blue and Jump Jones). The Campus Five was also a featured band this summer's Camp Hollywood (along with the Swing Session, the Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra, Mora's Modern Rhythmists, and Josh Collazo and his Feetwarmers) and headlined DanceFun's Lindy Desert Dance weekend in Laughlin. Listeners and dancers alike were delighted by our recent performance at the Sweet and Hot Jazz Festival in August. Upcoming events include the Orange County Classic Jazz Festival in 2004 and the debut of the “Jonathan Stout Orchestra, featuring Hilary Alexanderâ€, our 13-piece big band at this November's Satin Ballroom.
Our Debut CD, "Jammin' the Blues" was released on Valentine's Day to rave reviews from dancers and listeners alike. The album and an interview with leader Jonathan Stout was also recently featured on the KCBX radio program "Swing Cat's Ball". Songs from the album have been in rotation on WBNR & WLNA in New York! "Jammin' the Blues" was selected for swingmusic.net's new release feature and to top it off, the Campus Five's version of "Down the Road a Piece" was featured on Chuck Cecil's, "The Swingin' Years" syndicated radio program during the "Then and Now" segment.
www.CampusFive.com
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The Boilermaker Jazz Band (Pittsburgh, PA)
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The Boilermaker Jazz Band is an ecstatically fun band performing authentic hot jazz, ragtime, and swing. The group has a wide repertoire that can make an audience swing to a classic jazz standard, get sentimental over an old-time ballad, boogie to a hot jump tune, or get low-down with a gritty blues. From concert halls to dances, festivals to family parties, listeners and dancers agree - with their infectious beat and enthusiasm this band can make any crowd move!
Leading the Boilermaker Jazz Band on clarinet and vocals is Paul Cosentino, a full time bandleader/performer who founded the band in 1988 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He is constantly searching for new and original tunes to add to the band's classic jazz repertoire - you'll hear something different every time! Paul plays an antique Albert system clarinet giving him a wonderfully distinctive sound.
The Boilermaker Jazz Band has performed at major festivals, concert halls, colleges, and clubs throughout the world. Everywhere they go, they deliver the good feelings that real jumpin' jazz can create. Paul and the Boilermakers have recorded six critically acclaimed CD's - including an award winning children's recording - and have received rave reviews for their excellent live performances. The Boilermakers have been featured on radio shows across the country and overseas, including a National Public Radio Jazz Series that was broadcast on over 50 stations.
The Boilermaker Jazz Band has become a staple to the All Balboa Weekend and are returning for a
5th year to once again bring the house down on the final night of ABW.
What a way to finish the weekend!!!
www.BoilermakerJazzband.com
The BEST Weekend of Balboa dancing EVER! Don't miss out!