A.J. and Colescott Rubin are Boston-based circus musicians, vaudeville entertainers, and jazz clowns who lift spirits and make smiles wherever they go, performing swing & popular songs of yesteryear with a lighthearted energy and danceable beat.

Known internationally for their unicycling, juggling, & acrobatics while playing instruments, they play sold out shows from coast to coast and performed and/or recorded with Esperanza Spalding, Old Crow Medicine Show, Charmaine Neville, John Legend, and many others.

The Smack Dabs specialize in good-time Swing Blues music from the 1930s, featuring the songs of Tampa Red, Big Bill Broonzy, The Harlem Hamfats, and many others. 

This delightful and timeless genre features a rich variety of musical styles, ranging from mournful blues to joyful celebrations, setting the stage for incredible solo and group improvisations and delighting audiences and dancers alike.

The Mood Swings Orchestra is a not-for-profit, 20-piece big band, in the style of the traditional dance bands of the 1930s, 1940s and beyond. Their core personnel are all women.

Formed in 2003, The Mood Swings Orchestra has entertained dancers and audiences throughout the Boston area, in venues including Ryles Jazz Club, Johnny D’s, the Top of the Hub, the Copley Plaza, and Swingtime Boston, as well as many local senior centers and nursing homes.

Born on a snowy Fat Tuesday night of 2012, the Soggy Po' Boys have been honing their craft of New Orleans' music in their Tuesday residency in their home town of Dover New Hampshire.
They fit in more than a hundred shows every year, from festivals and concerts to politics-infused burlesque collaborations and street parades. The Soggy Po' Boys serve their jazz messy.

Annie and the Fur Trappers are a traditional jazz ensemble featuring trumpet, clarinet, banjo, guitar, bass, and washboard/drums.  They play lively and danceable arrangements of songs from the 1920s.  The band has performed all over the country and released their new album, "Remember the Charleston" this past December.  Bring your dancing shoes and a friend to this exciting performance!

Traditional Jazz - Dixieland, Swing, New Orleans - at its finest! This Boston band has been in business since 1995 playing great jazz from the 1910's through the 1960's.

The Wolverine Jazz Band includes Jeff Hughes - cornet, trumpet, flugelhorn Tom Boates - trombone, vocal John Clark - clarinet, baritone and bass saxes, vocal Ross Petot - piano Jimmy Mazzy - banjo and vocal Rick MacWilliams - tuba Dave Didriksen - drums special guest - Herb Gardner - piano, vocal and trombone

The Jamaica Plain Honk Band is a community/activist band sowing chaos and merriment all around Boston. The mission of JP Honk is to be an open community group focused on the enjoyment of making music (mostly of the exuberant street-band style) for ourselves, for local community organizations, and for activist causes we believe in.

The Late Risers are the musical equivalent of blue skies and glorious sunshine - one of the most accomplished and joyful bands in the Boston area!  

Performing 1920-1940s Jazz and swing music, original tunes and fun cover songs, they're known as the "Pocket Jazz Band" and have become a beloved institution over the years.  Sam Dechenne leads the group on trumpet/vocals and is joined by some of the area's finest players.