last update : 22 March 2008
OBJECTIVES:
An exchange of ideas and information between leaders or managers of 1920's/30's - style orchestras. The groups can be hot or sweet, large or small, any instrumentation, and use authentic or original material.
Some of the goals are: To identify and include every band of this type in the world today. To share our common interest. To help each other. To promote our kind of music and, consequently, to help preserve it. To organize our own "Twenties Orchestra" Festival.
Magazine is published semianually(ish) by
Mike Henebry 3011 Druid Lane, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
(562)431-1699
Mike Henebry - Founder, Publisher, Editor
Free to members (leaders or managers of twenties orchestras), various individuals, and institutions. Others - $35/yr and discouraged (please subscribe only if you can't bear the thought of doing without it!)
Advertising is free to members or anyone with something of interest to a twenties orchestra.
e-mail: M Henebry
There is also a very active internet discussion site where members can exchange music arrangements and band parts.
or check out the group site first at http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/old-dance-band-music/
List of ISTO members and contacts:
Notes:
1. some e-mail addresses may be out of date, please send updated information to John Wright
2. I have not published home addresses/phone numbers of some bandleaders who are not on the net. If you want to contact any of those bands please e-mail
M Henebry or John Wright for details.
| Absalon Orchestra (Paul Strandberg/Malmo, Sweden) formed 1981 contact: Paul Strandberg, Malmo, Sweden 2 CD's available |
| Australian Cotton Club Orchestra (Tim Harding/Cheltenham, Australia) contact: Tim Harding, PO Box 5113, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia 3192 Tel/Fax: 61-3-9583-6993 Mobile: 0419-103-721 e-mail: Tim Harding website:Cotton Club |
| Australian Radio Rhythm Orchestra (Ian flellings/Chelsea, Australia) |
| "The Band from Ricks" (Barry Sapsford, Herts., England) Repertoire approx 1926-36. 10 piece including vocals. contact: Barry Sapsford, 33 Musley Lane, Ware, Herts., England SG12 7EW. Tel: 01920-421492, fax 01920 467040, E-mail sapsfordwines@aol.com |
| Belvedere Broadcasters (Al Butler, B.C. Canada) contact: Al Butler, 468 Beach Dr, Victoria BC, Canada V8S 2M5 Tel:250-592-4578 See website at http://publish.shaw.ca/saunderz/ e-mail: Saunderz saunderz@shaw.ca |
| Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra (Guy Rowland/Pete March - Walsall, England) The rights to the name were given to Pete by the late Bert Firman who died 9th Apr 1999. Tel: 01543-377047, or e-mail Pete March |
| Big Sky Syncopators (Don West/Helena, Montana) |
| Blackbird Society Orchestra (Richard Barnes/Aston, PA) |
| Black Diamonds Havana Band (John Power/Glasgow, Scotland) website: http://www.geocities.com/piped_in/index.html e-mail:John Power |
| Blue Rhythm Jazz Orchestra (Gus Ramos/Los Angeles, CA) |
| Cairo Club Orchestra (Peter Milley/Melbourne, Australia) |
| Charleston Chasers (Sean Bolan/Bucks, England) Website: http://www.charlestonchasers.com |
| Charleston Sheiks (Dave Littlefield/Washington, DC) e-mail: David W. Littlefield website:DWLIT |
| Cocoanut Manor Orchestra (Bill Barnes/Steve Torrico, Windermere, FL) |
| Cotton Club Orchestra (Keith Nichols/Essex, England) |
| Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra (Mike Henebry/Los Alamitos, CA) contact: Mike Henebry, 3011 Druid lane, Los Alamitos, CA 90720, USA e-mail: M Henebry CD's available |
| Golden Gate Radio Orchestra (Peter Weiglin/San Mateo, CA) |
| Happy Feet Dance Orchestra (Lucinda Ellert/Reading,.MA) |
| Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra (Maurice Dennis/Hants, England) |
| Hotel Excelsior Orchestra (John Hoesly/Convent Station, NJ) |
| Hotel Paradise Roof Garden Orchestra (Lynn Summerall/Norfolk, VA) |
| Ian Whitcomb and His Dance Band (Ian Whitcomb/Altadena, CA) |
| Jazz Antiqua (Dr. Karl Koenig/Abita Springs, LA) |
| Kong Hans Orchestra (Preben Nissen/Copenhagen, Denmark) |
| Kustbandet (Jens Lindgren/Stockholm, Sweden) |
| Majestic Dance Orchestra (Brad Kay/Venice, CA) |
| Metropolitan Roof Orchestra (Ernst Bruins/Holland) |
| Mora's Modern Rhythmists (Dean Mora/North Hollywood, CA) e-mail: deanmora |
| New HOTS Jazz Orchestra (Jack Elder/Herndon, VA) |
| Brett's New Internationals (Brett Lowe/Auckland, New Zealand) e-mail: Brett Lowe |
| New Leviathan Oriental Fox Trot Orchestra e-mail; John Craft, New Orleans, LA |
| New HOTS Jazz Orchestra PO Box 1544, Herndon, VA 20170 USA phone (703) 264-9891, website: www.newhotsjazz.com e-mail jackelder@aol.com |
| New Wolverine Jazz Orchestra (Trevor Rippingale/Seaforth, Australia) e-mail: trevor |
| Night Owls (Ted Witt/Cleveland, OH) formed 1987 |
| Night Owls Hot Dance Orchestra a British orchestra, it specialises in recreating the Music, Dance, Art Deco fashion and vibrant fun loving atmosphere of the 1920s and 30s. The Night Owls Hot Dance Orchestra can be engaged for all types of events including corporate entertaining, themed parties, museum and antique centre promotions, theatre shows, weddings and music for dancing. The genuine costumes and dancing lessons make any occasion one to remember. Contact Casellah at info@thenightowls.co.uk or check out their website at http://www.thenightowls.co.uk |
| 1932 Jazz Orchestra (Geoff and Sandy Leaman/Auckland, New Zealand) e-mailsleaman@clearnet.co.nz |
| 1928 Dance Orchestra (Johnny Crawford/Los Angeles, CA) e-mail: danceorch website: jcmusic |
| Nouveau-Passe Orchestra (Russ Wilson) The band is now up and running. Our website is at http://www.npojazz.com It has a calender listing and soundbites of the band. I am a member of the Old Dance Band Music Exchange but can be reached at arthurwilson@bellsouth.net |
| Nutmeg Foxtrot-Jazz Orchestra (Stuart Ingersoll/Essex, CT, USA) |
| Palace Hot Dance Orchestra (Jim Stricklin/Oxnard, CA) |
| Palm Court Society Orchestra (John Cacavas/Beverly Hills, CA) |
| Paramount Jazz Band of Boston (Ray Smith/Framingharn, MA) |
| Paramount Jazz Orchestra (Frank Wiedefeld/Baltimore, MD) |
| Pasadena Roof Orchestra (John Arthy/Herts, England) |
| Paul Price's Society Orchestra (Paul Price/Palo Alto, CA) |
| Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings (James Dapogny, musical director) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. for information contact Christopher Smith |
| Roaring Twenties Dance Band (Danny Davis/Hollywood, CA) |
| Royal Society Jazz Orchestra (Don Neely/Petaluma, CA) |
| San Francisco Starlight Orchestra (Dave Frey/Santa Rosa, CA) contact: San Francisco Starlight Orchestra e-mail: sfso@johnhoward website: SFSO |
| 78 RPM (Art Grosser/Montreal, Quebec, Canada) |
| Society Jazz Orchestra (John Gummer/Bucks,England) |
| Society Orchestra (David Thompson/West Yorkshire, England) |
| Sizzling Syncopators (Gary Lawrence/Parkland, Florida) website: Sizzling Syncopators e-mail: Gary Lawrence |
| South Avenue Society Jazz Band (Pat Bowen/Bridgeport, CT) e-mail: phbowen |
| Southern Syncopators (Torgny Salo/Malmo, Sweden) formed 1987 website: southern.syncopaters e-mail: Torgny Salo CD's available |
| Spats 'N Flapper Speakeasy Orchestra (Jim Tjaden/Clear Lake, IA) Address: 84 Four Winds Drive, Clear lake IA Tel: (641) 357-5993 email:jltjaden@netins.net |
| Speakeasy Society Orchestra (Kent Johnson/Tempe, AZ) |
| Sun City Rhythm Kings (Bob Lynn/Sun City, AZ) |
| Sweet and Hot Orchestra (John Hallam/Tyne and Wear, England) e-mail: John Hallam |
| Upper Mississippians (Dennis Block/Park Rapids, Minnesota) contact: Dennis Block, Rte 3, Box 422, Park Rapids, Minnesota 56470 Tel/Fax: 218-732-0545 |
| Vintage Jazz Band (Rolf Sundby/Gothenberg, Sweden) formed 1986 3 recordings available (2 on CD) |
| Vintage Orchestra (Michael Cousins/Watirna, Australia) |
| Vo-De-O-Do Orchestra (David Jones/Berks, England) |
Join the Old Dance Band Music Exchange
a Yahoo discussion group
It was Pete March's idea, he wrote:
"It has well been accepted that, since major publishing companies of popular dance band music ended reprinting their old music catalogue stocks, there is a need for a means of exchanging information regarding the global stock of old dance band music.
Now the "Old Dance Band Music Exchange" notice board has been formed covering topics such as: Music for sale, collectors' lists of titles, band parts required, and general chit chat on new finds, recovered lost collections, copies of music for exchange, and other related subjects. Also musicians wanted/available".
for an invitation to join please
e-mail John Wright
or check out Old Dance Band Music Exchange
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