Swing Remixed





			Featured Bands The Boilermakers Sunday April 29th 2007 and October 21st 2007 The Boilermaker Jazz Band is an ecstatically fun band performing authentic hot jazz, ragtime, and swing. 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 band also features fabulous female singer Jennie Luvv who will thrill you with her smooth and sultry vocal stylings. From bar room ballads and not-so-standard standards to hot and bubblin’ swing, Jennie’s performances add a touch of sophistication to the Boilermaker ensemble. The Yalloppin Hounds Sunday September 9th 2007 In 1998, several members of the Illinois Jacquet band, past and present, began jamming on their own to create a smaller group. Tapes were sent out, and the Yalloppin' Hounds were born............. The Yalloppin Hounds have since possessed the distinction of being the first band in the world to combine the elements of traditional Swing with Hip-Hop stylings, creating a unique and excitingly fresh hybrid. The band, currently weighing in at seven pieces, sounds like a much bigger group, due to the tight section riffing by the horns, and the constant driving beat. Contrary to many early misconceptions, the Hounds are neither neo-craze jump band nor a rap crew; they are a group of musicians and vocalists of the highest caliber who swing and/or groove hard with relaxed precision. Since their first incarnation in 1998, the Hounds have grown from a vibrantly authentic swing/jazz band to producing some of the most universal original music of the new millennium. Considered by many to be the finest and busiest band to arrive on the New York Swing scene, The Yalloppin' Hounds derive their name from a running gag among the musicians of the Illinois Jacquet Big Band. One day at a French concert, Jacquet poked fun at another well-known Swing band from New York by referring to them as a bunch of "yallopping hounds", so when the founding members, all Jacquet alumnus, got together to think up a name for their new swing band, the choice was obvious. "We knew enough about each other already to hear a sound in our heads...and the sound was that of a bunch of barking dogs...." explains bandleader and saxophonist Joey "G-Clef" Cavaseno. Stompy Jones from California! Sunday July 22, 2007 Stompy Jones is a San Francisco based sextet, renowned for their jumpin' rhythm, wailing improvisations, hip charm and explosive stage show. Whether appearing at a posh supper club, concert hall, festival or down the road a piece, the solid sounds of these journeymen of jump are delivered in the romping, joyous, overwhelming style of jazz that came to be known as Rock and Roll! BAND HISTORY The origin of the band known today as Stompy Jones can be traced back to the spring of 1998. The place...a small club named the Hiball Lounge, in the heart of San Francisco's North Beach district. "Little David" and Bowen Brown (Bowen is no longer with the band, Leor shuffles the skins...) were looking to put together a new act. The idea was to book a string of Tuesdays, and essentially invite players to come audition in front of an audience. The Tuesdays were billed as "Swing Session with Little David." They began by enlisting Scott Lawrence, a piano payer whom David had recently met. Scott brought on board an old cohort, vocalist and notorious cut-up "Pops" Walsh (Due to health problems, Pops is no longer with the band, Chris Binnings is the front man). Settling on the right horn players wasn't quite that easy. After a procession of players, the first keeper emerged, trumpeter "Happy" Hyland. (Tim Hyland is no longer with the band, Rob Dehlinger blows trumpet...) The following week when "Erv" showed up, the chemistry was undeniable. In just over a month of Tuesdays, David found himself on that cramped little stage, in front of a packed house, flanked by the swingin'est little jump blues band around. The Blue Vipers from Brooklyn. Sunday June 24th! The Blue Vipers from Brooklyn are an acoustic Dixieland, early swing, gospel and blues band, composed of homemade washboard percussion, upright bass, resonator guitar, trumpet with the occasional addition of violin/fiddle & tenor saxophone. Their repertoire of witty songs with moving yet often bawdy lyrics and catchy 4 part vocal harmony always draw large crowds. Members include: Billy Nemec-guitar/lead vocals Christopher Pistorino-Bass David Langlois-Drums Sam Hoyt-Trumpet Sean Condron-guitar Billy Nemec-guitar/lead vocals was born in Howells, Nebraska in 1977. Around the age of eighteen he joined up with a traveling carnival “Culpepper Concessions,” which eventually dropped him off in New Orleans. It was under the mentorship of clowns, jugglers, mimes, acrobats and legendary street performers like Anthony “Tuba Fatts” Lacen and The New Orleans Jazz Vipers that Billy honed his musical and performing ability. He spent four years playing for crowds on the streets of New Orleans and traveling with another carnival “Circus Ridikkulous.” In October 2001 Billy moved to New York City and brought with him a vast repertoire of early swing, Dixieland, gospel, country and blues music as well as an amazing ability to draw and hold large crowds wherever he performs. JC Hopkins Biggish Band featuring Andromeda Sunday March 11th 2007 JC Hopkins, Piano, Songwriter, and Vocalist formed the JC Hopkins Biggish Band in 2000. Since then his band has backed great singers from Norah Jones to Madeleine Peyroux. Madeleine fronted the band in those earlier days and composed with JC some of the songs that made up the Biggish Band's audio debut "Underneath a Brooklyn Moon". The fabulous chauntuesse, Queen Esther, has also sang lead with the JC Hopkins Biggish Band and to widespread critical acclaim. Andromeda has since taken over that lead spot and will be featured on March 11th with JC Hopkins. Andromeda has performed with Dianne Reeves, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, Ray Charles and a host of other greats. She also wrote and directed the vocal arrangements for the Ray Charles Tribute Tour. "dangerously attractive... soulful voice" - New York Times "talented...glamorous...gorgeous" - British Theater Guide "tantalizing femme fatale" - The New Yorker Swing Remix is produced by Jumpin Entertainment, Spencer , Paolo “Pants” and SOL.