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Kurt Bowermaster

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I first played drums for money at age 14 for a local dinner theater pit orchestra. I've since performed thousands of gigs of all types including: pit orchestras, big band/swing, modern jazz, rock, blues, Klezmer, and my favorite - Traditional two-beat and four-beat Dixieland jazz. I have led my own dixieland bands since 1982 (my Party Gras Dixieland Band has been performing more than 100 times a year since 1998) and I also lead The Downtowners, a nine-piece swing band. I have played with many of the best musicians currently playing the jazz festival circuit. From 1996 to 1999 I produced The Greater Des Moines Good Times Jazz Festival and am currently producing the Good Times Jazz Concerts Series which features the best available traditional and dixieland bands currently touring. For more information on the Good Times Jazz Concerts Series, contact me at (515) 251-7602. My website is currently under development.

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