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Jump City Jazz Orchestra
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The Jump City Jazz Orchestra is comprised of eighteen of the Delaware Valley's finest musicians and vocalists. Since its founding in 1994 under the name "Audubon Jazz Explosion", the Jump City Jazz Orchestra has delighted audiences of all sizes with its entertaining and exciting performances of the 20th Century's greatest music. With a repertoire of hundreds of songs, JCJO faithfully recreates the magic and excitement of over seventy years of big band and swing music. Our roots take us back to the traditional big band sounds of the World War II-era bands like Glenn Miller and Woody Herman
Jump City Jazz Orchestra Announces 2008 Summer Tour
Philadelphia's hottest big band, the Jump City Jazz Orchestra, announces it's 2008 summer tour. Consisting of eight performances covering three states, JCJO promises to entertain audiences with a unique blend of big band classic and contemporary hits. Highlights of the tour include guest performances by international recording artist Grant Stewart, American Idol contestant and top 24 ...
Jump City Jazz Orchestra: Live at Chris' Jazz Cafe
by Jack Bowers
The subtitle of this trim and engaging album by the Philadelphia-based Jump City Jazz Orchestra is A Tribute to Maynard Ferguson, and seven of its eighteen selections are from the Ferguson band's library including one of the late high-note maestro's most crowd-pleasing showcases, Danny Boy, admirably performed here by guest trumpeter Matt Gallagher. Also from the ...
Night and Day
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2006
Track listing: In the Mood; Night and Day; Take the
Jump City Jazz Orchestra: Night and Day
by Jack Bowers
I know nothing about the Pennsylvania-based Jump City Jazz Orchestra except the obvious: this is an ensemble whose mission is to entertain, created in the image and following the lead of the storied dance bands of the Swing Era--Miller, Goodman, the Dorsey brothers, Harry James, Charlie Barnet, Ray Anthony and other kindred souls. The question thus ...