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cjs w/ andy schumm performing; "big boy" ClassicJazzStompers 165 views Recorded on November 12, 2010 using a Flip Video camcorder. city folk presents; the classic jazz stompers with guest artist andy schumm at gillys in dayton, oh. performing...
cjs w/ andy schumm, performing; "riverboat shuffle" ClassicJazzStompers 130 views Recorded on November 12, 2010 using a Flip Video camcorder. cityfolk presents, the classic jazz stompers with guest artist andy shumm on cornet performing hoagy carmichael'...
cjs w/ andy schumm; performing; " tia juana" ClassicJazzStompers 126 views Recorded on November 12, 2010 using a Flip Video camcorder. city folk presents the classic jazz stompers with guest artist andy shumm on cornet. featuring the music of bi...
classic jazz stompers w/ andy schumm. "i'm gonna meet my sweetie now" ClassicJazzStompers 173 views Recorded on November 12, 2010 using a Flip Video camcorder. city folk presents; classic jazz stompers with guest artist andy schumm on cornet.
classic jazz stompers w/ andy schumm. performing; "Suzy" ClassicJazzStompers 137 views Recorded on November 12, 2010 using a Flip Video camcorder. cityfolk presents; the classic jazz stompers with guest artist andy schumm on on cornet. performing "suzy" at ...
Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down ClassicJazzStompers 93 views The Classic Jazz Stompers play "Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dayton, Ohio, July 15, 2009. Ted Des Plantes, piano. Greg Dearth, saxophon...
Out Of Nowhere ClassicJazzStompers 119 views Guest Trombonist Vaughn Weister performs "Out of Nowhere" at the Classic Jazz Stompers performance at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dayton, Ohio, July 15, 2009. Ted Des Plante...
It Don't Mean A Thing If It Aint Got That Swing ClassicJazzStompers 119 views The Classic Jazz Stompers play "It Don't Mean A Thing If It Aint Got That Swing" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dayton, Ohio, July 15, 2009. Ted Des Plantes, piano. Greg D...
Apex Blues ClassicJazzStompers 96 views "Apex Blues" The Classic Jazz Stompers play the "Apex Blues" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dayton, Ohio, July 15, 2009. Ted Des Plantes, piano. Greg Dearth, saxophones...
Lady Be Good ClassicJazzStompers 111 views A trio performance of "Lady Be Good" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dayton, Ohio, July 15, 2009. Jim Leslie, drums. Ted Des Plantes, piano. Erik Greiffenhagen, soprano saxop...

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Classic Jazz from the '20's and '30's...

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Here is a territory band from Dayton, Ohio which is magnetized by the moment in the late 1920's and early 1930's when classic jazz evolved into small band swing. The Classic Jazz Stompers have enjoyed almost two decades of pleasurably fanning the flames of that tradition.

David Greer is the leader and organizer of the band. He alternates between the punch of an Ome banjo, the singing quality of a 1927 National tenor guitar, or the four-four drive of a 1936 Gibson tenor guitar, depending on the demands of the tune at hand. Apparently vaccinated in his youth by a phonograph needle, he has spent a lifetime collecting jazz and hot dance records of the 20's and 30's and filling his head with the lore of that music and its musicians. He will not be mistaken for Bing Crosby on the vocals, but his whisky baritone -- described, not wholly unkindly, as a mélange of Jimmy Durante, W. C. Fields and Ted Lewis -- serves to preserve some lyrics that should never be permitted to drift into oblivion.

Chris Moore, cornet. Chris, from Yellow Springs, Ohio experimented at a tender age with a homemade cardboard trombone. Old jazz records lured Chris down the slippery slope which culminated in full-blown jazz junkie-dom. His hot, spare, lyrical style of cornet-playing places him at the forefront of present-day exponents of the traditions exemplified by King Oliver, Muggsy Spanier, and Bix Beiderbecke. Whether bringing a tear to your eye with a soulful blues or a tap to your foot with a driving stomp, he offers a tone and timing that is always authentic and sure to please.

Erik Greiffenhagen. A clarinet virtuoso, Erik gives the band a great range and variety of presentation by his equal skills on soprano, tenor and baritone saxophones. He plays reeds with energy, attack and clarity. Darnell Howard, Sidney Bechet, Omer Simeon and -- occasionally -- Pee Wee Russell are among the contributors to the imaginative intensity he adds to the band.

Gordon Moore, trombone. A fine ensemble player who pays homage to such greats as Jack Teagarden and Bob Havens as leading masters of his instrument. His smooth solos and strong sense of harmony provide the perfect complement to the hot playing of Chris and Erik. The three of them have worked together as a dynamic front line for over a decade and a half.

Greg Dearth, saxophones. Greg's imaginative solo playing provides more than its share of breathtaking musical moments. The band's most versatile musician, he adds a second clarinet to the front line and also plays banjo and guitar in Dave's absence.

Jack Butler has played tuba and sousaphone since 1952. He is one of the originals, having joined the band in 1981. His instrument is also one of the originals, a Conn BBb tuba dating from 1907. A dependable performer, he lays down a beat for the Classic Jazz Stompers that reflects the best of the 20's jazz tradition.

John MacQueen is a second generation string bass player -- his father played upright bass in Dixieland and minstrel shows. John's past experience includes bluegrass, country and rock outfits. He holds a Jazz Studies degree from Central State University and alternates with Jack to drive the beat on tunes that swing with four-four rhythm.

Jim Leslie is a student of classic drum styles from Baby Dodds to Dave Tough. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Jim has many private students and performs extensively throughout the state. Jim holds faculty positions at the University of Dayton and Wright State University, and is a clinician for Ludwig drums and Sabian cymbals. The youngest member of the band, he is already an accomplished master of his craft.

Ted Des Plantes is a well known master of stride piano and of the distinctive piano style of Jelly Roll Morton. A skilled soloist as well as a skilled ensemble player, he has recorded often with his own bands and others' on the Stomp Off, Jazzology and Solo Art labels. He joined the Classic Jazz Stompers permanently in mid-1999.

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