19^th Annual America's Dixieland Jazz Festival
June 25 - June 28, 2009

Band Bio's

  Grand Dominion Jazz Band
The Grand Dominion Jazz Band has been together since 1982.  They have had a long time to "get it right."  And - do they get it right.  This is one of the finest New Orleans style bands in the country - with a British flavor.  They feature a driving and up-best style and offer impeccable ensemble work.

  Uptown Lowdown
Uptown Lowdown plays a modified version of San Francisco traditional style which eventually became known as "Seattle Style."  With the driving cornet of leader Bert Barr, the two-reed work of John Goodrich and Paul Woltz, and the dummerless three-person rhythm section comprised of Rose Marie Barr on piano, Art Horgen on tuba and Al LaTourette on banjo, one will hear a sound only identifiable as belonging to Uptown Lowdown. 

Uptown Lowdown seems to acquire nicknames - "Seattle Style, " Uptown Rundown," "Drummerless in Seattle," and most recently "The Seattle | Frisco Connection."  Whatever - the music speaks for itself.

 Titan Hot Seven Jazz Band
The Titan Hot Seven remains one of the hottest jazz bands on land and sea!  A most versatile ensemble, this band of merry men features traditional jazz, swing, ballads, ragtime, novelty tunes and spontaneous, outrageous humor in everyone of their sets.  Rather than relying on set arrangements, the titans tailor their music and mirth to each audience, guaranteeing that every show is full of surprises for everyone, including the performers!

Hailed by fans, musicians and critics alike, the Titan Hot Seven posses a powerhouse ensemble capable of going from a whisper to a roar in the space of one tune.  The musicians' rapport with their audience and each other combined with their hot, hot playing and between tune shenanigans, floods the band with requests to return to virtually every festival and club they have played.  They continue to be featured artists with Jazzdagen tours, bringing their musical mayhem to all corners of the globe!


 

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