LIVE MUSIC & DJs
For our 10th anniversary celebration, we're thrilled to present an all-star line-up of bands, welcoming back some crowd favorites and introducing a band from Portland, OR for their NWBF debut.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Rhythm Wrecker Dance Band
Portland, OR
Founded in 2020, the Rhythm Wrecker Dance Band is a Portland, OR based swing band led by drummer and swing dancer Eddie Montejo. Formed by dancers and for dancers, the Rhythm Wrecker Dance Band plays solid, four-to-the bar swing with a commitment to making danceable music for lindy hop and swing.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Cascade Swing Orchestra
Seattle, WA
Formed by bandleader and arranger Andrew Fox in 2022, the 15 piece Cascade Swing Orchestra is a big band that strives to perform the music of the swing era in an accurate, respectful, and historically informed way.
The band's library includes transcriptions of classic arrangements from between 1928 and 1948 (some of them rarely heard since the swing era), as well as new arrangements and compositions in period style.
Embracing the complex arrangements, the spontaneity of collective improvisation, and in many cases the authentic instruments of the period, the CSO hopes to present a unique interpretation of the music of the swing era to the Seattle area!
SUNDAY NIGHT
Jacob Zimmerman Quintet
Seattle, WA
Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Jacob was a member of the award-winning Garfield High School Jazz Band studying under Clarence Acox. He moved first to Boston to study jazz saxophone at The New England Conservatory and then the Bay Area to study composition at Mills College.
After moving back to Seattle in 2012, he began to establish himself as an in-demand freelance saxophonist and clarinetist. He developed a reputation for specializing in earlier jazz from the “78-rpm era” (1920s-50s).
Jacob has performed for many swing dance and traditional jazz events both nationally and internationally.
As a bandleader Jacob plays concerts and holds down several weekly gigs in Seattle. Known for a deep knowledge of the American Songbook and jazz repertoire, Jacob is a valued member of local bands led by Ray Skjelbred, Jonathan Doyle and many others.
Event DJs
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Travis Whetman
COMPETITION & HEAD DJ