They play classic jazz and Dixieland from a huge catalogue that includes standards by Louis Armstrong, Gershwin, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin. |
The Yorkshire Post Band plays a more liberated version of Dixieland, whereas the Swale Valley Band revels in the roots of New Orleans. |
The Big Chris Barber Band offers the best of Dixieland and Traditional Jazz. |
The five-piece band are very popular in Rosses Point and will have many swinging to the sound of Dixieland before long. |
And what better way to get there than on board a music-filled steamboat, featuring the sounds of Dixieland and New Orleans jazz? |
I concentrate mostly on Big Band, small-group swing, and Dixieland, but the blues and early jazz also make it onto the show. |