Morden Swing Jazz Bands [A to Z]

Last Updated: Mar 20, 2014

A

Albanie and Her Fellas 

Alice and her Rubber Band

Andrej Hermlin and his Swing Dance Orchestra (Berlin: authentic Bigband or Combo Swing)

Andreas Hofschneider Quartet (Berlin: “Benny Goodman Style”)

Asylum Street Spankers

Aurora Nealand & The Royal Roses

B

Baby Soda Jazz Band

Ballroom Kings

Bella Gala Big Band

Ben Polcer & The Grinders

Belgrade Dixieland Orchestra

Bitter Dose Combo

Blind Boy Paxton

Blue Crescent Syncopators

Boilermaker Jazz Band

Bridgetown Sextet

Bria Skonberg’s Hot Five

C

California Feetwarmers

Cangelosi Cards

Careless Lovers

Carl Sonny Leyland Quartet

Carling Family Jazz Band

Cassidy & The Orleans Kids

Chloe Feoranzo

Craig Gildner Big Band

Casey Macgill and His Orchestra

Combo Royal

D

Dave Holo and his Holotradband

Dave Stuckey and His Hot House Gang

Django Lassi (Berlin: Balboa/Gypsy)

Drew Nugent and the Midnight Society

E

East Side Dandies

Ellis Island Boys (they play in the Disney California Adventure theme park)

F

Falty & the Defects

Fun Tasten

G

Gentlemen & Gangsters

George Gee Orchestra

Gipsy & Fish Orchestra

Glenn Crytzer and his Syncopators

Glenn Crytzer and his Blue Rhythm Band

Gordon Webster

Grand Street Stompers

Greg Poppleton & his Bakelite Broadcasters

H

Harlem Renaissance Orchestra

Hedgehog Swing

Hot Club of Cowtown

Hot Sugar Band

Hot Swing Combo

I

Icy Hot Club

J

Jim Cullum Jazz Band

Johnny Boyd

John Reynolds

Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five

Jonathan Stout and his Rhythm Busters

Jonathan Stout Orchestra

Jonathan Doyle Quintet

Josh Collazo & His Feetwarmers

Jumping Jackets (Berlin: Jump Blues, Lindy)

Jumbo Shrimp Jazz Band

K

Kally Price and the Rhythm Roustabouts 

Kind Of Dukish (Berlin: Blues, Lindy, Balboa)

L

Long Beach Caravan Trio/Black Market Trust

Loose Marbles

Low Down Sires

Luke Winslow-King and the Ragtime Millionaires

M

Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns

Michael Gamble and the Rhythm Serenaders

Mikey Freedom Hart & His Lucky Dogs band

Mike Sanchez & Chris Aron Band

Mint Julep Jazz Band

Miss Sophie Lee

Mouldy Figs

N

Naomi & Her Handsome Devils

New Orleans Blues

New Orleans Cotton Mouth Kings

New Orleans Jazz Vipers

New Orleans Moonshiners

New Orleans Racket Makers

NP Big Band

O

O Sister

Old City Buskers

Orleans 6

P

Palmetto Bug Stompers

Patty and The Buttons

Perseverance Jazz Band

Pink Spots (Hannover: Lindy, Balboa)

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Private Cat Radio

Pokey LeFarge

R

Red Skunk Jipzee Swing Band

Rhythm Junkies

Robert Bell and Erin Schwab Hot Swing Combo

Royal Frenchmen

S

Shotgun Jazz Band

Si Cranstoun

Sly Blue

Solomon Douglas Swingtet

Southside Aces

Souvenirs

Speakeasy Trio

Squirrel Nut Zippers

Swing Cat Club

Swing Lyons

T

Thrift Set Orchestra

Toby Tones

Tom Cunningham Orchestra

Tom Saunders & the TOMCATS

Tuba Skinny

Twin Cities Hot Club

U

Uncle Jack’s Big Band

V

Vintage Jazz Band

Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks

W

Washboard Chaz Blues Trio

Washboard Rodeo

13 Comments Add yours

  1. kempertalley says:

    Is there a way to add bands to this list like the Low Down Sires or Old City Buskers?

  2. Breanna says:

    Two more:

    Perseverance Jazz Band: http://www.perseverancemusic.com

    Drew Nugent and the Midnight Society: http://www.drewnugent.com

  3. Oskar says:

    Don’t miss “Gentlemen & Gangsters” from Gothenburg, Sweden. Not many bands out there that beats Gordon Websters band in a bandbattle, but G&G did just that.

  4. Bill Speidel says:

    North Carolina’s Mint Julep Jazz Band are seasoned veterans who swing the dickens out of events in the mid-Atlantic states… you can’t leave them off!

    http://mintjulepjazzband.com/

  5. Steve says:

    Johnny Boyd is back on tour. He just finished a huge West Coast tour and people were saying it was one of the best nights of dancing in a long time. http://www.JohnnyBoyd.com

  6. Stephan says:

    I am missing some German Bands:
    “Swing Dance Orchestra” by Andrej Hermlin (Berlin: authentic Bigband or Combo Swing)
    “Andreas Hofschneider Quartet” (Berlin: “Benny Goodman Style”)
    “Pink Spots” (Hannover: Lindy, Balboa)
    “Jumping Jackets” (Berlin: Jump Blues, Lindy)
    “Kind Of Dukish” (Berlin: Blues, Lindy, Balboa)
    “Django Lassi” (Berlin: Balboa/Gypsy)
    and others…

  7. seongjin, kim says:

    제가 아는 밴드도 추가해요~
    Cassidy and the Orleans Kids

  8. domh333 says:

    Dont forget my Swing Band on the list
    http://www.dominichalpin.com
    Good site

  9. Alice Pye says:

    There’s a ton more bands from LA (and other places) that you may have skipped!

    California Feetwarmers: http://vimeo.com/82755809
    Dave Stuckey and His Hot House Gang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9uHSz0eRyo
    Hedgehog Swing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf4ZyEcKTw8
    Long Beach Caravan Trio/Black Market Trust (same band): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QqkfZce_UU
    John Reynolds (and whoever he chooses to play with him that night): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_FQ39DVUwc
    Red Skunk Jipzee Swing Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTrBP49htrs
    Ellis Island Boys (they play in the Disney California Adventure theme park): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lysjPCy_PRQ
    Icy Hot Club: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm8cd6bpnY0
    Private Cat Radio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MFSoi1GU5I
    Carl Sonny Leyland Quartet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CfuGyWezNg
    Blind Boy Paxton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF64Q0Y0xk8
    Chloe Feoranzo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVrU4SUZCsQ
    Pokey LeFarge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlgNQtKC6b4

    Also there are a few bands on this list that are not together anymore (Cangelosi Cards, Loose Marbles, etc.). Just be aware!

    1. nallakim says:

      Thanks Alice~! 😉 I added all. And I know some bands are not together anymore.. but I wanna keep them in my list 😉

      Nalla Kim

  10. My bands, The Waller Creek Vipers http://www.wallercreekvipers.com and Snorky’s Rhythm Kings http://www.snorkysrhythmkings.com here in Austin, TX

  11. Don J. Malinowski says:

    Where’s BIG BAD VOO DOO DADDY???? Best swing band of this decade!

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