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Description:
Since 1981: Specializing in Dixieland Jazz Old Standards, Rags, Country, Blues, Bluegrass, Irish, Latin, Folk. We have done private parties, concerts, anniversaries, weddings. We've done one car wash celebration. Instrumentation: Piano, Guitar, Clarinet, Acoustic Bass, Mandolin, Trombone, Banjo, Violin, percussion instruments and occasionally Hammer Dulcimer. Reasonable rates: anywhere from solo, duo, trio, quartet, quintet to 7 piece band. Small Sound system-Large sound system available. Most jobs involve 4 or 5 piece group. Hawaiian Shirts to Tuxedos.
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History:
Originally in 1981 we started out as a string band where we did mostly traditional fiddle tunes, Irish, country and some Bluegrass. The players had such a rich background in different styles of music, that we began doing more swing and jazz tunes. A few years later a clarinet player joined up and gave a new dimension to the group. We began doing more and more jazzy tunes, but still with mostly the string instruments. One of the guys that used to be in the group played great bluegrass banjo and great jazz trumpet. Things just kept getting better and more interesting. It has always been a lot of fun and very gratifying for the band members and the clients. BAND MEMBERS Kim Dominick: bass, guitar, piano, banjo, mandolin Wally Fitz: Clarinet, Saxophone (Masters Degree in music, Wayne State Univ.) Richard Boelter: trombone, bass (Masters Degree in music, Wayne State Univ.) Terry Ross: guitar, bass, mandolin, penny whistle, vocals (Masters Degree in music, Oakland Univ.) Bill Manning: piano, bass Dan Valeen: guitar, vocals Bob Miller: bass, guitar, washboard, vocals Gerry Castle: guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals Diane Trombley: vocalist Kimberly Murley: hammer dulcimer Morgan Humecky:...
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Influences:
Willie Nelson, George Gershwin, Fats Waller, Nat King Cole, Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Beatles, Hoagy Charmichael, Scott Joplin, Chet Atkins and others.
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