The Jacoby Arts Center gives a nod to Alton’s river heritage with the appearance of Dixie Dudes and Dance Band on Friday, June 26.
The group will perform as part of Friday Nites Live! at 8 p.m. Doors will open at 7:30, with seating available on a first-come basis.
This popular eight-member ensemble has extended their traditional riverboat jazz sound to include rock and roll and dance tunes since they began as an extension of the Lewis and Clark Community College Concert Band in 1985.
“The band is constantly adding new tunes,” said member Charles “Doc” Herzon. “Some of our most recent additions are two Latin tunes, “Sway” and “Oye Come Va,” a Swing tune “Tuxedo Junction” and a Dixieland tune “Muskrat Ramble.
“Our music will lift the spirit, lighten the heart and start the foot tapping.”
Dixie Dudes and Dance Band members are a mix of amateur and professional musicians who play for fun and recreation. The players include two teachers, a politician, two engineers, a pilot and two doctors, including Rusty Lucy on drums, Jerry Lavick and Kathy Bowman on key board, Dick Whorthen on trombone, Bob Crause and Yvonne Mossman on sax, Dave Miller on clarinet/sax, Linton Luetje on tuba and Herzon on trumpet.
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