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Bay State Hot Jazz Festival

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2026 Artists

North Shore Big Band

The North Shore Big Band, based in Salem, MA, brings back all of the beloved swing tunes in big band history that you love dancing to. Favorites from Duke Ellington, Count Bass, Sammy Nestico, as well as modern arrangements from Gordon Goodwin and originals from our own band members make up the band’s repertoire. The band is led by lead saxophonist Dennis Shafer and composer/guitarist Tris Coffin.

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Banjo Juice Jazz Band

Banjo Juice Jazz band is a traditional jazz super group from Buffalo, NY. Founded by bandleader, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Tyler Westcott in 2017. Banjo Juice plays a eclectic blend of vintage blues, jazz and swing. The group has features musicians from many notable bands. Whether it’s a swing dance, a listening room, or a raucous party Banjo Juice will make your heart happy and your feet move.

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The Smack Dabs

Swing blues from the 1930s!

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.

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Wolverine Jazz Band

A New Orleans/Dixieland/Traditional/1920's band playing a wide repertoire. We have been in business for thirty years and are well known on the national festival circuit as well as through dozens of local performances including a seventeen year (and counting) association with the Bar Harbor Summer Music festival, fifteen years playing at the Sherborn Inn, town concerts in Norwood, Wellesley, Stoneham, Grafton, Dover, South Natick, Manchester (NH) and many others, appearances at the Mashpee Jazz Festival, Florence Griswold Museum (CT), UNH Traditional Jazz Series, Connecticut College, Music Mountain and many others, along with seventeen CDs.

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Summer Street Stompers

In the Jam Tent on Saturday

Summer Street Stompers is an eight piece traditional jazz band based in Arlington, MA through Morningside Music. The group is directed by Annie Linders - on drums!  Our eclectic instrumentation (baritone sax, alto/soprano sax, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tuba,  tenor banjo, piano, and drums) creates a swell of sound and a unique take on hot jazz.  Bring an instrument and join us in the jam tent between sets!

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The Catnip Junkies

Our band will bring you to the heart of New Orleans with our renditions of traditional jazz songs.  We love to play in the street in our parade formation‚ or as a stage show.

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Josiah Reibstein and the Hubtones

The Hubtones formed as a strolling band in Donwtown Crossing, playing New Orleans and swing music of the 1920’s. It has since evolved into a functioning quintet, playing around New England at various venues and residencies. This all-star group of Boston area trad jazz musicians have all played in many different bands together in various permutations; this group synthesizes their collective repertoire choices, leadership styles, and musical experience. They specialize in tight arrangements, slightly modernized, of classic NOLA and trad tunes.  

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Dixie Diehards Traditional Jazz Band

The Dixie Diehards Jazz Band was formed in 2006 and performs in and around southeast Massachusetts, and throughout New England . We are a seven piece band consisting of Trumpet, Clarinet, Trombone, Banjo, Keyboard, Tuba and Drum Kit. 

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Annie & the Fur Trappers

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!

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2-Bit Brass Band

In the Jam Tent on Sunday

Stomps, swing, second line, and...Super Mario?  Traditional jazz standards with a sprinkle of video game music performed via a two by two arrangement of sax, trombone, sousaphone, and percussion.  Leading the jam on Sunday between sets - bring your instrument and play along!

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    Annie and the Fur Trappers: "I've Found a New Baby" 3:59
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