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Dixie Jazz Bandits .
THE DIXIE JAZZ BANDITS are based in Essex, near the Suffolk border, and are one of East Anglia's leading traditional jazz bands having appeared on radio, and worked with many international stars of the Jazz World ....
Including some of the region's finest jazzmen, the band style recaptures the irrepressible sounds of the New Orleans immortals with the added flavour of the more adventurous Chicago era .... This entertaining band plays, as the name suggests, foot-tapping dixieland jazz of high quality. The musicians are top class players, with dance, concert, radio and TV experience, and their music finds an audience among discerning young people in addition to the over 21's ....
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Dixie Jazz Bandits Not liking to classify jazz too much into categories - let's just say this is fun and IT SWINGS - It's music to everyone's ears! ....

Dixie Jazz Bandits Formed in 1989 The Bandits' reputation quickly spread across East Anglia as the band played more and more bookings - to include appearances at clubs, concerts, festivals, conventions, riverboat shuffles, fetes, BBQ's, summer balls, stately homes, holiday centres and a sea cruise! ....

Dixie Jazz Bandits The band ranges in size from a quartet to a 7-piece, to suit the venue being played. DIXIE JAZZ BANDITS' sessions offer great foot-tapping entertainment - with the added attraction of MARY LOU LAMBERT on vocals. Mary Lou has a pleasing laid back style, she has been featured several times on BBC Radio Suffolk, and is now in demand for solo appearances as well as with her own quartet, formed in 1995 ....

Dixie Jazz Bandits The band style is versatile - with a repertoire including stomps, blues and marches from New Orleans, Hot music from Chicago, and a range of the wonderful songs from the golden days of the 30's ....

Dixie Jazz Bandits THE DIXIE JAZZ BANDITS are available to play at your Promotion, Dance, Club, Party, Festival, Fete or Carnival - in fact any function that needs 'jazzing up' ....

THE DIXIE JAZZ BANDITS with MARY LOU LAMBERT

have successfully performed Top Quality Jazz for the following Companies at Functions and Promotions ...

ADNAMS THE BREWERS
MARKS AND SPENCER
DEBENHAMS STORES
TOYOTA MOTORS
HAVEN HOLIDAYS
WARNERS HOLIDAY CENTRES
PONTINS HOLIDAY CENTRES
STENA/P&O LINES
LORD and LADY SOMERLEYTON AT SOMERLEYTON HALL
IPSWICH TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB
IPSWICH TOWN COUNCIL
SAFEWAY STORES
WOOLWORTHS STORES
NORWICH CITY COUNCIL
THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
THE ROYAL NAVY
THE NATIONAL TRUST at BLICKLING HALL
LORD PUTTNAM at Gissing

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The Dixie Jazz Bandits at THE PYKKERELL, Ixworth, Friday, 31 October 2003
with special guest Barry Tyler
Duncan Galloway at THE PYKKERELL, Ixworth, Friday, 30 January 2004
Ken Sims at THE PYKKERELL, Ixworth, Friday, 27 February 2004
Charlie Connor at THE PYKKERELL, Ixworth, Friday, 26th March 2004
Roy James - Pykkerell - 30th April 2004
Mike Pointon - Pykkerell - 28th May 2004
Sid and Mary Lou join the dancers!
Dixie Jazz Bandits

Recordings on cassette and CD ... call for details

    Dixie Jazz Bandits & Mary Lou Lambert ...
    (cassette)
    JAZZ AT THE LIMES DJB/LOI
    recorded; Dec 1994 Limes Jazz Club Needbarn Market
    TITLES:
    1. Fidgety feet
    2. Lady be good
    3. Angry
    4. Give me your telephone number
    5. C'est magnifique
    6. St Philip St breakdown
    7. My gal Sal
    8. When you and I were young Maggie
    9. Ace in the hole
    10. Hush-a-bye
    Dixie Jazz Bandits & Mary Lou Lambert
    (cassette)
    SWING THAT MUSIC EPS/DJB/BH02
    recorded; July 1999 Blickling Hall Norfolk
    TITLES:
    1. Sweetheart of all my dreams
    2. At a Georgia camp meeting
    3. Bie mir bist du schoen
    4. The weary blues
    5. How can you leave me?
    6. Jazz me blues
    7. Swing that music
    8. Winin' boy blues
    9. I've got a feeling I'm falling
    10. Canal street blues
    11. East Coast trot
    12. Home
    Mary Lou Lambert's Ragtime Aces
    (cassette)
    GOOD TIME JAZZ MLL/COI
    recorded; Nov 1996 Warner's Holiday Centre - turkey & tinsel weekend
    TITLES:
    1. When you're smiling
    2. Girl of my dreams
    3. Shine
    4. Rose room
    5. The weary blues
    6. C'est magnifique
    7. Bye bye blues
    8. Who's sorry now
    9. Basin St Blues
    10. 12th St Rag
    11. Down in honky tonk town
    12. Doctor Jazz
    Dixie Jazz Bandits & Mary Lou Lambert
    (CD)
    SWINGING BY THE STOUR DJSCD13
    recorded live at Jazz by the Stour 6 Festival, July 2002
    TITLES:
    1. Smiles (When you're smiling)
    2. East Coast Trot
    3. Angry
    4. Dreaming the hours away
    5. Mood Indigo
    6. My Blue Heaven
    7. Frogimore Rag
    8. You brought a new kind of love
    9. Move the body over
    10. Shine
    11. Basin Street Blues
    12. You say the sweetest things baby
    13. Memphis Blues
    14. The weary blues
    15. Down in Honky Tonk town
Dixie Jazz Bandits
For more information just call 01255 240867 or e-mail us at sidandsand@yahoo.com

THE QUARTET: Ideal for the smaller venue, or when guests dining
Usual line-up - Cornet / Clarinet-sax / Banjo-guitar / Bass

Dixie Jazz Bandits 01255 240867
Dixie Jazz Bandits
Live recordings of The Dixie Jazz Bandits in concert

Smiles (When You're Smiling) (4:19)
 
Basin St Blues (4:37)
 
Weary Blues (4:13)

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