Directory of Youth Traditional Jazz Bands

AMAZING GRACE DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND
Beaumont, CA

Age range: Middle School/High School
Director: Caren Coke
Performances: 
   USO shows
   Knotts Berry Farm
   Disneyland

Contact:
Caren Coke, Dir.
P.O. Box 457
Beaumont, CA 92223-0457
tel: (909)929-3252
e-mail: email director

AVENUE "A" JAZZ BAND
Salinas, CA

Director: Joe Johnson
Festivals played: 
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '01-03
   Dixieland Monterey '03

Contact:
Joe Johnson, Dir.
726 South Main St.
Salinas, CA 93901
tel: (831)757-7347
e-mail: email director


BARKIN' DAWG JAZZ BAND
Lodi, CA
Est. 1996

Instrumentation: 10 pieces
Age range: 11 to 15, averaging 12
Jazz society affiliation: San Joaquin Dixieland Jazz Society
Style/repertoire: "New Orleans and West Coast trad"
Director: none
Festivals played: 
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '98-06
   Fresno Mardi Gras '98
   Sonoma County Dixie Jazz Festival '99-02
   Chilliwack (BC) Dixieland Jazz Festival '0
   Mammoth Lakes Jazz Jubilee '04-05
   Wine Country Vintage Jazz Festival '04-05
   East Bay Traditional Jazz Festival '04

   Dixieland Jubilee by the Sea '06

Recordings:
   You Can Lead a Horse to Watters (2001 CD)

Contact:
Sara Spencer, Mgr.
670 Eureka
Lodi, CA 95240
tel: (209)368-4676


BAY AREA DIXIELANDERS
Coos Bay, OR
Est. 1992

Instrumentation: Combo within swing/rock big band (Oregon Coast Lab Band)
Age range: 9 to 21, averaging 15
Style/repertoire: "Dixie"
Director: Greg and Patti Young
Festivals played: 
   Coos Bay Clambake '95-7
   All-Oregon Festival '96

Contact:
Greg and Patti Young, Dir.
420 Dove Lane
North Bend, OR 97459
tel: (541)756-6410
e-mail: email director


BIX BEIDERBECKE YOUTH JAZZ BAND
Davenport, IA

Age range: 12 to 18
Jazz society affiliation: Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society
Director: Greg Etzel
Festivals played: 
   Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival '98-02, '04-05
   --has also appeared on Iowa Public Television

Contact:
Greg Etzel, Dir.
c/o Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society
P.O. Box 3688
Davenport, IA 52808-3688

BLAKE DIXIELAND BAND
Silver Spring, MD

Est. 2004

Instrumentation: 6 pieces
Age range: high school
School affiliation: James Hubert Blake High School
Director: Brian Damron

Contact:
Brian Damron, Dir.
James Hubert Blake High School
300 Norwood Rd.
Silver Spring, MD 20905
tel: (301)879-1339
e-mail: email director


BOILER HOT CLUB
West Lafayette, IN
Est. 2006

Instrumentation: 5 to 7 pieces
Age range: college
School affiliation: Purdue University
Director: Mo Trout
Web site: http://www.purdue.edu/bands/news/060803dixie.htm

Contact:
Mo Trout, Dir.
Purdue University Bands

West Lafayette, IN 47907
tel: (765)494-0770
e-mail: email director

BORDERLINE SEVEN DIXIELAND JASS BAND
Nogales, AZ

School affiliation: Nogales High School
Festivals played: 
   AZ Jazz Week '98-99
   Green Valley Dixieland Jamboree '98, '01


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 (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) 422-6116

e-mail: email director


CAPITAL FOCUS JAZZ BAND
Washington, DC
Est. 1988

Instrumentation: 7 pieces
Age range: 15 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
   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)
   --also performances at the White House, Capitol, etc.; clubs in New York, London, Amsterdam, 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"
Web site: http://prjc.org/cfjb
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)
   Renewing the Tradition, Vol. 5 (2003 CD)
   Renewing the Tradition, Vol. 6 (2005 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
Director: Roger Fenner

Contact:
Roger Fenner, Dir.
Casper College
125 College Drive
Casper, WY 82601
tel: (307) 268-2628


CHITTENANGO HIGH SCHOOL DIXIELAND BAND
Chittenango, NY

School affiliation: Chittenango High School
Director: Robert Washbon
Festivals played: 
   Bix Beiderbecke Birthday Bash

Contact:
Robert Washbon, Dir.
708 Oneida St.
Chittenango, NY 13037
Tel: (315)687-3099


COGINCHAUG REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DIXIELAND COMBO
Durham, CT
Est. 1995

Age range: high school age
School affiliation: Coginchaug High School
Director: Dean Coutsourides
Festivals played: 
   Great Connecticut Jazz Festival '99, '01


COLUMBIA HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL DIXIELAND BAND
Columbia Heights, MN
Est. 1995

Instrumentation: 6 pieces 
Age range: 13 to 18, averaging 17
School affiliation: Columbia Heights High School
Style/repertoire: "Traditional New Orleans style"
Directors: Kerry Ashmore, Jim Torok

Contact:
Jim Torok
860 County Road I
Shoreview, MN 55126
e-mail: email director


CONNECTICUT YOUTH JAZZ WORKSHOP
Middletown, CT
Est. 1992

Instrumentation: 7-piece combo within swing big band
Age range: 12 to 17, averaging 14
Style/repertoire: "New Orleans and early swing"
Director: Reid Gerritt
Festivals played: 
   Great Connecticut Jazz Festival '93-7, '99
   Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz '94-5
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee (CA) '96-00, '02-03
   Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival (NY)  (finalist), '00, '02
   French Quarter Festival (LA)
   --has also performed at the U.S. Capitol, White House, Walt Disney World, and in San Francisco
Recordings:
   First Steps (1998 CD)
   Take 2 (1999 CD)

Contact:
Reid Gerritt, Dir.
53 Colonial Rd.
Middletown, CT 06457
tel: (860)344-8856


CRESCENT CITY STOMPERS
Milwaukee, WI
Est. 1988

Instrumentation: 6 pieces
Age range: 12 to 21
Affiliation: Boy Scout Explorers; Boys and Girls Clubs
Style/repertoire: New Orleans style
Director: Norrie Cox
Festivals played: 
   French Quarter Festival (at Preservation Hall, N.O.) '98
   --has opened locally for a Preservation Hall Jazz Band concert

Contact:
Norrie Cox, Dir.
13454 Watertown Plank Rd.
Elm Grove, WI 53122
tel: (414)786-1138

DAVE LAACK SEVEN
Waukesha, WI
Age range: 15-18
Director: none

Contact:
Andrew Martin, Ldr.
328 Maple Ave., Apt. #208
Waukesha, WI 53186
e-mail: email director

DEAD CAT SWING
Woodland, CA
Est. 1997

Instrumentation: 8 pieces
Age range: 16 to 18
School affiliation: Woodland High School
Director: John Abigana
Festivals played: 
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '97-01

Contact:
John Abigana, Dir.
Woodland High School
21 N. West St.
Woodland, CA 95695
tel: (530)662-4678x251


DIVERSELY DIXIE
Sheldon, CA

Age range: High school

School affiliation: Sheldon High School

Director: Jim Mazzaferro
Festivals played:
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '02-06

  Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '06

Contact:
Jim Mazzaferro, Dir.
9068 Shetland Elk Grove, CA 95624
tel: (916)681-7500 x8106

e-mail: email director

DIXIE CATS
Napa Valley, CA
Est. 1997

Jazz society affiliation: Napa Valley Dixieland Jazz Society
Director: Andy Hagan
Festivals played: 
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '03
   Wine Country Vintage Jazz Festival '04
   East Bay Traditional Jazz Festival '04
Web site: http://www.jazzdance.org/NapaJazz/

Contact:
Andy Hagan, Dir.
2177 Redwood Rd.
Napa, CA 94558

DIXIE DEVILS
Tempe, AZ

Instrumentation: 5 pieces
School affiliation: Arizona State University
Director: Sam Pilafian
Festivals played:
   Scottsdale Dixieland Jazz Festival 

DIXIE DO-DAZ
Kitty Hawk, NC
Est. 2001

Instrumentation: 7 pieces
Age range: High School
School affiliation: First Flight High School
Director: Gary Clark
Festivals played:
   Busch Gardens Music Showcase Festival ’02-‘04

  Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival (CA) '06 (division winner)

Contact:
Gary Clark, Dir.
211 Sea Oats Lane
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949

tel: (252)261-5270

e-mail: email director

DIXIELAND EXPRESS
Agawam, MA

Instrumentation: 5 pieces 
Age range: 16 to 20
Style/repertoire: "San Francisco/Firehouse Five Style"
Director: Tom Boates
--plays regularly at Six Flags New England

Contact:
Tom Boates
e-mail: email director


(CHUCK TAYLOR AND THE) DIXIE SQUID
Toledo, OH
Est. 1997

Instrumentation: 7 pieces
School affiliation: University of Toledo
Style/repertoire: "Hot jazz, mostly New Orleans style"
Director: none
Festivals played: 
   Toledo Jazz Festival '98
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee (CA) '99-02
   --also played regularly at Ragtime Rick's; toured Poland in '99
Web site: http://www.dixiesquid.com
Recordings:
   Pull My Tentacle (1998 CD)
   There's No Crabs Within This Band (1998 CD)
   14 Feet of Dixie... (2000 CD)
   Wet! (2002 CD)

Contact:
Dave Kosmyna, Ldr.
e-mail: Bookings


DRY CREEK DIXIE DAWGS
Littleton, CO
Est. 1987

Instrumentation: 9 pieces
Age range: 15 to 18, averaging 17
School affiliation: Arapahoe High School
Jazz society affiliation: Denver Jazz Club
Style/repertoire: "Traditional, Chicago and New Orleans Dixieland"
Director: Dr. Ed Cannava
Festivals played: 
   Summit Jazz Festival '97-99, '04-05
   Mile High Jazz Festival (annually)
   UNC-Greeley Jazz Festival (annually)
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee (CA) '00, '04-05
   Evergreen Jazz Festival '04

--has also performed at Carnegie Hall
Web site: http://www.warriorband.org 
Recordings:
   Arapahoe High School Bands-Rockin' In the 90s (1990 cass, out of print)
   Arapahoe High School Bands (1992 cass, out of print)
   Arapahoe High School Bands (1994 cass, out of print) 
   Arapahoe High School Bands (1996 cass, out of print)
   Arapahoe High School Bands (1998 CD)
   Summit Jazz Festival (1998 cass, out of print)
   Mile High Jazz Festival (1999 CD)
   The Best of the Dry Creek Dixie Dawgs (2000 CD)

Contact:
Dr. Ed Cannava, Dir.
Arapahoe High School
2201 E. Dry Creek Rd.
Littleton, CO 80122
tel: (303)347-6031
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 (CA) '06

Contact:
Kevin Glaser, Dir.
Arapahoe High School
4300 El Camino Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95821
tel: (916)971-7441
e-mail: email director

FORT COLLINS HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND
Fort Collins, CO
Est. 1987

School affiliation: Fort Collins High School
Director: Mike Smith

Contact:
Mike Smith, Dir.
3618 Platte Dr.
Ft. Collins, CO 80526


HIGH ALTITUDE
Gunnison, CO

Instrumentation: 9 pieces 
Age range: college age
School affiliation: Western State College of Colorado
Director: Bob Barrett
Festivals played: 
   Montana Traditional Jazz Festival (MT) '99
   Wichita (KS) Jazz Festival
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '03

Contact:
Bob Barrett, Dir.
c/o Western State College of Colorado
Music Dept.
600 N. Adams
Gunnison, CO 81231


HOT TICKET JAZZ BAND
Ferndale, WA
Est. 1996

Instrumentation: 8 pieces
Age range: 13 to 18, averaging 16
Jazz society affiliation: Bellingham Bay Dixieland Jazz Society
Style/repertoire: "Traditional jazz"
Director: Bob Storms
Festivals played: 
   Chilliwack (BC) Dixieland Jazz Festival '96-8
   Aberdeen Rain or Shine Jazz Festival '97
   San Juan Island Classic Jazz Festival '97-8
   Ocean Shores Dixieland Jazz Festival (OR) '98
   Semiamoo Jazz Weekend '98

Contact:
Bob Storms, Dir.
2086 Jeffcott Place
Ferndale, WA 98248
tel: (206)384-6652


HOWLIN' COYOTE JAZZ BAND
Elk Grove, CA
Est. 2001

Director: Nancy Kreis
Festivals played: 
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '01-05
   Dixieland Jubilee by the Sea '02, '04
   Modesto Hot and Cool Jazz Festival '02

Recordings:

   I Love That Song (2005 CD)

Contact:
Nancy Kreis, Dir.
P.O. Box 40
Wallace, CA 95254
tel: (209)763-5382


J STREET JAZZ CATS COMBOS
Davis, CA

Director: Celia Cottle
Festivals played: 
   Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '06

Contact:
Celia Cottle, Dir.
1110 J St.
Davis, CA 95616
tel: (530)756-4377

e-mail: email director

JAZZ MINERS
Roseville, CA

Age range: Middle school

School affiliation: Silverado Middle School

Director: Polly Edgerton
Festivals played: 
   Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '06

   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '06

Contact:
Polly Edgerton, Dir.
352 Sawtell Rd.
Roseville, CA 95678
tel: (916)774-6935

e-mail: email director

THE JAZZINATORS
Fremont, CA

Jazz society affiliation: East Bay Traditional Jazz Society

Director: John Soulis
Festivals played: 
   Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '06

   East Bay Traditional Jazz Festival '06

Contact:
John Soulis, Dir.
39594 Platero Place
Fremont, CA 94539
tel: (510)657-0243

e-mail: email director

JAZZIN' JACKETS
Hilmar, CA
Est. 1994

Instrumentation: 8 pieces
School affiliation: Hilmar High School
Style/repertoire: "From ragtime to swing"
Director: Neena Barfus
Festivals played: 
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '95-7

Contact:
Neena Barfus, Dir.
7807 Lander St.
Hilmar, CA 95324
tel: (209)522-9513


JOHNNY MAC ROOKIE DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND
Great Falls, MT
Est. 1996

Instrumentation: 9 pieces
Age range: 12 to 14 
Director: Jan Goulet
Web site: http://www.users.csbsju.edu/~dsvasich/project/

Contact:
Web and Laura McPherson, Mgr.
206 Riverview 5 East
Great Falls, MT 59404
tel: (406)452-0406


JOHNNY MAC BEGINNER DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND
Great Falls, MT
Est. 1989

Instrumentation: 11 pieces
Age range: 12 to 16
Director: Jan Goulet
Web site: http://www.users.csbsju.edu/~dsvasich/project/

Contact:
Web and Laura McPherson, Mgr.
206 Riverview 5 East
Great Falls, MT 59404
tel: (406)452-0406


JOHNNY MAC JUNIOR DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND
Great Falls, MT
Est. 1989

Instrumentation: 12 pieces
Age range: High school age 
Director: Jan Goulet
Festivals played:
   Montana Traditional Jazz Festival '98
   Great Falls Jazz Festival '98-9
   Kalispell Jazz Stampede '99
Web site: http://www.users.csbsju.edu/~dsvasich/project/

Contact:
Web and Laura McPherson, Mgr.
206 Riverview 5 East
Great Falls, MT 59404
tel: (406)452-0406


JOHNNY MAC SENIOR DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND
Great Falls, MT
Est. 1989

Instrumentation: 9 pieces
Age range: 16 to 19
School affiliation: C. M. Russell High School
Director: Jan Goulet
Festivals played: 
   Montana Traditional Jazz Festival '91, '95-7, '99-00
   Montana Dixieland Jazz Festival '95
   Glacier Jazz Stampede '98-01, '04
   Great Falls Jazz Festival '98-9
   Sleeping Giant Swing 'n Jazz Jubilee '00-02, '04-05
   Lander Jazz Festival (WY) '02
Web site: http://www.users.csbsju.edu/~dsvasich/project/
Recordings:
   Notes 'n Stuff (1996 cass)

Contact:
Web and Laura McPherson, Mgr.
206 Riverview 5 East
Great Falls, MT 59404
tel: (406)452-0406


LEMON ST. STOMPERS
Fullerton, CA
Est. 1981

School affiliation: Fullerton College
Festivals played: 
   Southern Comfort Dixieland Competition (finalists 5 times)
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '82-7
Recordings:
   Time for Dixie (1984 LP)
   Dixie Goes to College (1987 LP)


MESA NO NAME DIXIE JAZZ BAND
Palmdale, CA

School affiliation: Mesa Intermediate School
Director: Dave Clauss
Festivals played: 
   Los Angeles Classic Jazz Festival '95

Contact:
Dave Clauss, Dir.
2613 W. Ave. K-4
Lancaster, CA 93536
tel: (661)949-1505


MIDDLETOWN SCHOOL JAZZ BAND
Middletown, CT

School affiliation: Middletown School
Director: Marco Gaylord
Festivals played: 
   Great Connecticut Jazz Festival '99, '01


MISSION BAY HIGH SCHOOL DIXIE JAZZ BAND
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: Warren Gustafson
Festivals played: 
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '91-04
   San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival '91-98,
'01-02, '04
   --has appeared on national TV and on BBC-TV
Recordings:
   Cassette, out of print

Contact:
Susan Levine, Mgr.
5008 Pacifica Dr.
San Diego, CA 92109
tel: (858)483-5249


MUSKRAT RAMBLERS
Reedley, CA
Est. 1995

Instrumentation: 8 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, '01-06
   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
e-mail: email director


NEIGHBORHOOD MUSIC SCHOOL JAZZ STOMPERS
New Haven, CT

Director: Jim Fryer
Festivals played: 
   Great Connecticut Jazz Festival '99, '01


NEVER PLAY STRAIGHT EIGHT
Sacramento, CA

Age range: Middle School

School affiliation: Arden Middle School
Director: Rick Baker
Festivals played: 
   Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '06 (division winner)

   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '06

Contact:
Rick Baker, Dir.
1640 Watt Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95864
tel: (916)971-7306
e-mail: email director

NEW BLACK RASPBERRY JAZZ BAND
Milford, CT
Est. 1993

Instrumentation: 10 pieces
Age range: 15 to 18, averaging 16
School affiliation: Amity Regional High School
Style/repertoire: "Ragtime and Dixieland"
Director: Art Hovey
Festivals played: 
   Great Connecticut Jazz Festival '93-5, '97, '99, '01

Contact:
Art Hovey, Dir.
35 Housatonic Ave.
Milford, CT 06460-3417
tel: (203)878-8822


THE NEW TRADITIONALISTS
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: Dave Johnson
Festivals played: 
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '90-06
   Dixieland Monterey '97
   South Coast Dixieland Clambake '02
   Dixieland Jubilee By the Sea '05

   Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '06
Web site: http://www.stjstnt.com
Recordings:
   What Now??? (2000 CD)

Contact:
Bill Evans, Mgr.
3209 Mayfair
Sacramento, CA 95864
tel: (916)212-4931


OLIVE ST. STOMPERS
Tucson, AZ

Instrumentation: 6 pieces
School affiliation: University of Arizona
Style/repertoire: "New Orleans"
Director: 
Festivals played: 
   Dixieland Monterey (CA) '92
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee (CA) '93
   AZ Jazz Week '98
   Lake Havasu Jazz Festival


OLYMPIC DIXIELANDERS
Sequim, WA
Est. 2000

Instrumentation: 7 pieces
Age range: 11 to 17, averaging 15
Jazz society affiliation: Jazz in the Olympics Society
Style/repertoire: "Trad dixieland jazz"
Director: Sanford Feibus
Festivals played:
   Jazz in the Olympics Festival '03-04

Contact:
Bud Critchfield, Mgr.
119 Greenway Dr.
Sequim, WA 98382
tel: (360)582-3082
e-mail: e-mail manager

ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRADITION JAZZ BAND
Syracuse, NY
Est. 1999

Instrumentation: 7 pieces
Age range: 19 to 20, averaging 19
School affiliation: Onondaga Community College
Style/repertoire: "Straight ahead dixie (New Orleans)"
Director: Steve Frank

Contact:
Steve Frank, Dir.
206 Riverine Rd.
Liverpool, NY 13090
e-mail: email director


PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND
Minneapolis, MN
Est. 1999

Instrumentation: 9-11 pieces 
Age range: 13 to 18, averaging 16
School affiliation: Patrick Henry High School
Style/repertoire: "Traditional New Orleans style"
Directors: Kerry Ashmore, Jim Torok

Contact:
Jim Torok
860 County Road I
Shoreview, MN 55126
e-mail: email director


POWDER KEG
Fort Collins, CO
Est. 1980

Instrumentation: 9 pieces
Age range: 15 to 18
School affiliation: Poudre High School
Style/repertoire: "Dixieland-Trad to Chicago"
Director: Correy Petersen
Festivals played:
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee (CA) '93
Recordings:
   Powder Keg

Contact:
Correy Petersen, Dir.
Poudre High School
201 Impala Dr.
Fort Collins, CO 80521


RAISIN BABIES JAZZ BAND
Fresno, CA
Est. 1987

Instrumentation: 7 pieces
School affiliation: Fresno High School
Style/repertoire: "Eclectic traditional"
Director: Dave Ruffner
Festivals played:
   West Coast Ragtime Festival '89-96 
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '89-97, '00-02, '05-06
   Chilliwack Dixieland Jazz Festival (BC) '93-7, '01, '05
   Santa Nella Dixieland Revival '93-8
   Fresno Mardi Gras '94
   Stockton Hot and Cool Jazz Festival '98-9
   Oregon Dixieland Jubilee (OR) '98
   Dixieland Octoberfest '98
   Dixieland Jubilee By the Sea '98
   Pismo Beach Mardi Gras '00-01
   Southcoast Dixieland Clambake '01
   Jazzaffair
   Coos Bay Clambake Jazz Festival
   Modesto St. Patrick's Jazz Festival
   Dixieland Monterey '03
   High Mountains Dixieland Festival (OR)
   Medford Jazz Festival (OR)
   Satchmo Summerfest (LA) '02
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)

Contact:
Dave Ruffner, Dir.
1839 N. Echo Ave.
Fresno, CA 93704
tel: (559)229-8911
e-mail: email director


RAZZBERRY BLUES
Moreno Valley, CA
Est. 1994

Instrumentation: 9 pieces
Age range: 13 to 15
School affiliation: Landmark Middle School
Style/repertoire: "New Orleans/West Coast"
Director: Debbie Eyer
Festivals played: 
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '94-97, '99-06
   Redwood Coast Jazz Festival '95
   Desert Swing 'n Dixie Jazz Festival '02-03
   --also performances at Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, New Orleans

Contact:
Debbie Eyer, Dir.
Landmark Middle School
15261 Legendary Dr.
Moreno Valley, CA 92555
tel: (909)485-0886


THE REAL DEAL
Moreno Valley, CA

Director: Debbie Eyer
Festivals played:
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '02

Contact:
Debbie Eyer, Dir.
Landmark Middle School
15261 Legendary Dr.
Moreno Valley, CA 92555
tel: (909)485-0886


RIVER CITY JAZZ BAND
Medford, OR
Est. 1997

Director: Kirk Jones
Festivals played: 
   Medford Jazz Jubilee '97


RIVERCITY KIDS BAND
Redding, CA
Est. 1999

Contact:
Phil Ford
c/o Rivercity Jazz Society
P.O. Box 494723
Redding, CA 96049-4723


ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND
Fort Collins, CO

School affiliation: Rocky Mountain High School
Director: Casey Cropp

Contact:
Casey Cropp, Dir.
Rocky Mountain High School
1300 W. Swallow Rd.
Fort Collins, CO 80526


ROSE CITY RAMBLERS
Portland, OR
Est. 1999

Age range: 14 to 16, averaging 15
Director: none

Contact:
Ryan Ivie, Ldr.
e-mail: email director


ST. LOUIS JAZZ CLUB YOUTH BAND
St. Louis, MO

Jazz society affiliation: St. Louis Jazz Club

Contact:
Vikki Diekmann, Mgr.
c/o St. Louis Jazz Club
P.O. Box 66112
St. Paul, MO 63366-6112
tel: (314)677-8389

SANTA CLARA SWING BLUE UNIT
Santa Clara, CA

Age range: High school
School affiliation: Santa Clara High School
Director: Bob Hamilton
Festivals played: 
   Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '06

Contact:
Bob Hamilton, Dir.
2179 Stebbins Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95051
tel: (408)269-8322
e-mail: email director

SANTA CLARA SWING GOLD UNIT
Santa Clara, CA

Age range: High school
School affiliation: Santa Clara High School
Director: Drew Erickson
Festivals played: 
   Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '06

Contact:
Drew Erickson, Dir.
2179 Stebbins Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95051
tel: (408)423-2675
e-mail: email director

SECTION SEVEN
Hayward, CA
Instrumentation: 7 pieces
Age range: college
School affiliation: California State University Hayward
Directors: Brandon Au
Festivals played:
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '04-06

   Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '06


SIUSLAW HIGH DIXIELAND BAND
Florence, OR

School affiliation: Siuslaw High School
Director: Steve Conke
Festivals played: 
   All Oregon Festival '96

Contact:
Steve Conke, Dir.
84241 Clearlake Rd.
Florence, OR 97459
tel: (541)997-3448


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


STRAW HAT JAZZ BAND
Santa Clara, CA
Est. 1999

Instrumentation: 9 pieces
Age range: 11 to 15, averaging 13
School affiliation: Buchser Middle School
Jazz society affiliation: South Bay Traditional Jazz Society
Director: Elizabeth Hunter
Festivals played: 
   Hot and Cool Jazz Festival '02-04
   Mardi Gras in December '02
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '02-03, '05-06
   New Orleans Music Festival (LA) '04
   East Bay Traditional Jazz Festival '04
Web site: http://www.sbtjs.org/strawhats.shtml

Contact:
Elizabeth Hunter, Dir.

Buchser Middle School
1111 Bellamy St.
Santa Clara, CA 95050
tel: (408)373-4320
e-mail: email director


SUNCOAST JR. DIXIELANDERS
Largo, FL
Est. 1995

Instrumentation: 20 pieces
Age range: 13 to 18
Jazz society affiliation: Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Society
Style/repertoire: "Traditional Dixieland songs"
Director: Paul O'Connor
Asst. Director: Hy Kletzel
Festivals played: 
   Jazz at the Riverfront '96-7
   Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Classic '95-97, '01-02, '04-06
   --also played at J.C. Penney Golf Classic, televised nationally on ABC
Web site: http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/6171/

Contact:
Dick Cash, Mgr.
8214 Annwood Rd.
Largo, FL 33777
tel: (813)392-9220
e-mail: email director


SWINGIN' SANDY JUNIORS
Sandy, OR

Festivals played: 
   All-Oregon Festival '96

Contact:
Patty Henniger
Sandy, OR 97055
tel: (503)622-3607


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 Alleger
Festivals played: 
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '98-06

   Traditional Jazz Youth Band Festival '06


Contact:
Felicia Alleger, Dir.
2129 18th St.
Sacramento, CA 95818
tel: (916)492-0222
e-mail: email director


THAMES VALLEY JAZZ BAND
New Haven, CT

Director: Jeff Barnhart
Festivals played: 
   Great Connecticut Jazz Festival '99

Contact:
Jeff Barnhart, Dir.
1032 Chapel St.
New Haven, CT 06510

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
   --also toured Germany
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

W.T. EICH DIXIELAND BAND
Roseville, CA

Instrumentation: 6 pieces
Age range: Middle school

School affiliation: Warren T. Eich Intermediate School
Style/repertoire: "All styles of Dixieland"
Director: James Gonsalves
Festivals played: 
   Sacramento Jazz Jubilee '86-94

Contact:
James Gonsalves, Dir.
W.T. Eich Intermediate School
1509 Sierra Gardens Dr.
Roseville, CA 95661


WISSAHICKON HIGH SCHOOL TRADITIONAL JAZZ BAND
Ambler, PA
Est. 1998

Instrumentation: 8 pieces
Age range: 14 to 18
School affiliation: Wissahickon High School
Director: Mike Hood

Contact:
Mike Hood, Dir.
Wissahickon High School
521 Houston Rd.
Ambler, PA 19002
tel: (215)619-8112 x 2938
e-mail: email director


THE YELLOW PUPS
Bradenton, FL

Jazz society affiliation: Goodtime Jazz Club

Contact:
Goodtime Jazz Club
7316 6th Ave. NW
Bradenton, FL 34209