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Thursday May 1st
And That's Jazz
Led by Gene Maurice, is a hard-driving Chicago Style traditional jazz ensemble that plays great American popular dance music of the 1920s, '30s and '40s. This six-piece group features vocals and instrumentals by such great American song masters as Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Hoagy Carmichael, and Irving Berlin. The band's traditional front line consists of cornet, trombone, and clarinet and is supported by a classic rhythm section of drums, tuba and banjo.
Friday May 2nd
Skip Henderson and Starboard watch
A full evening of music, drinking songs and a bit of seafaring music thrown in too. Arrive in Pirate garb and get a free rum drink!
Saturday May 3rd
Frisky Frolics
Self-described Tin Pan Alley Troubadours, they have lovingly mined through their 78 record collections and come up with a lively and varied set of songs, combining favorite familiar standards such as Louise and Paper Moon, with obscure and novelty numbers like, Cake Eatin' Man and I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate.
Sunday May 4th
Springfest at Speisekammer
Special grill menu, German Musik in the Biergarten With Tony Raymann’s Edelweiss Dance Band. Bavarian Dancers and a Jumpy House for the kids. No cover charge. 12 noon to 4 pm.
Thursday May 8th
Johnny Bones & The Palace of Jazz
Johnny Bones & The Palace of Jazz has entertained audiences up and down the west coast with its special blend of wah-wah trumpets, soaring clarinets, thumping bass lines, and novelty drums and percussion- strongly influenced by the early, 'hot' Jazz bands, like Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers, Tiny Parham from Chicago, and Duke Ellington's Cotton Club Orchestra from New York.
Saturday May 10th
Frisky Frolics
Self-described Tin Pan Alley Troubadours, they have lovingly mined through their 78 record collections and come up with a lively and varied set of songs, combining favorite familiar standards such as Louise and Paper Moon, with obscure and novelty numbers like, Cake Eatin' Man and I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate.
Friday May 16th
Jinx Jones Jazz Trio
In Jinx Jones' impressive musical career he has visited nearly every conceivable style and genre of the electric guitar, from his work with R&B divas, En Vogue to his own acclaimed rockabilly album, License to Twang.
Saturday May 17th
Regina Maria Pontillo
Regina Maria Pontillo is a powerhouse vocalist who sings songs from the 20's,30's and 40's. She delves into Jazz, Blues and Western Swing and plays with the best musicians in the Bay Area including the Hot Club Of San Francisco.
Thursday May 22nd
Johnny Bones & The Palace of Jazz
Johnny Bones & The Palace of Jazz has entertained audiences up and down the west coast with its special blend of wah-wah trumpets, soaring clarinets, thumping bass lines, and novelty drums and percussion- strongly influenced by the early, 'hot' Jazz bands, like Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers, Tiny Parham from Chicago, and Duke Ellington's Cotton Club Orchestra from New York.
Saturday May 24th
Frisky Frolics
Self-described Tin Pan Alley Troubadours, they have lovingly mined through their 78 record collections and come up with a lively and varied set of songs, combining favorite familiar standards such as Louise and Paper Moon, with obscure and novelty numbers like, Cake Eatin' Man and I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate.
Friday May 30th
Regina Maria Pontillo
Regina Maria Pontillo is a powerhouse vocalist who sings songs from the 20's,30's and 40's. She delves into Jazz, Blues and Western Swing and plays with the best musicians in the Bay Area including the Hot Club Of San Francisco.
Saturday May 31st
Tippy Canoe & The Paddlemen
Songbird and uke-slinger, Tippy Canoe, aka Michele Kappel (from Sympathy For the Record Industry's The Kirby Grips), is on a mission to bring sincere uplift in a severely down-slanted era. Her voice is a mixture of the 60's girl group sound and classic country with its own quirky nature shining through. Her songwriting bears the stamp of a person who has absorbed a variety of influences. These range from 20's and 30's acts like The Boswell Sisters & Jack Teagarden to 50's and 60's performers like Brenda Lee & The Chiffons and catchy post-punk bands such as Squeeze & Blondie.
Mad Tea Party
Uke-abilly, Retro-Pop, Rock 'n' Roll, the Mad Tea Party brews up roots music, retro-pop and rock 'n' roll to create a fresh and intoxicating sound. Ami Worthen and Jason Krekel serve up an exciting live show to music lovers thirsty for upbeat, original refreshment. Quirky harmonies glide over electrified ukulele, juke-joint guitar, scratchy fiddle and pulsing foot percussion. Songs about love, life, death and dancing are steeped in raw rockabilly with shreds of doo wop and devilish blues. Mad Tea Party concocts a musical recipe that is familiar yet unusual.