Jazz & Swing Band
The jazz ensemble will primarily play both classic and contemporary big band arrangements. Jimmy welcomes any suggestions for tunes to include and encourages participants to bring charts if they have them. The more musicians we get, the better the ensemble will be at creating the stirring jazz band sound. Several tunes will feature vocalists, and all will allow for jazz solos. The group will perform a dance set in Camp 1 on Thursday night, immediately following the jazz vocals performance.
About Jimmy Durchslag
Jimmy Durchslag is an accomplished musician, composer and arranger. He has played trombone with numerous ensembles in many genres during the last 48 plus years, including multiple Latin and jazz groups. His current band, The Latin Peppers, frequently performs at festivals and venues on California’s North Coast. Jimmy also directed and arranged the horn section for Rod and the Ideals, for 20 years the house band at the large annual Reggae on the River music festival. He is also President of Bembé Records, an Afro-Cuban music label founded in 1996.