The Fabulous Roadstars

An experience in the traditional music of America dating back as early as Ragtime from the late 1890's to traditional jazz from New Orleans, Chicago and San Francisco. The band is at home performing the music of such luminaries as Bix Beiderbecke, Sidney Bechet, Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver and his protege, the young and exciting Louis Armstrong, very early Duke Ellington plus many more! The Fabulous Roadstars are a traditional jazz show band, playing a non-stop mix of music in each set, interspersed with easy rapport with their audience. You will know you were a part of the performance because the band feels like old friends, who, with you, share in a love affair of exceptional traditional jazz music.

The band is graced with some of the top talent in the Northwest, but the sound of the group rivals the best in the nation. Among the outstanding instrumentalists and vocalists are band leader, cornetist and singer Darrell Wagner who is a phenomenal showman. The rest of the band is made up of an exemplary cast including Travis Ranney on Reeds, David Parisi on Cornet and vocals, Bruce Simpson on the Patented Roadstars Rolling Drums... a vintage drum set on wheels, Paul "Ozzie" Ostler on Tuba and finally Steve "Mad Dog" Moody on Trombone and vocals.

Some of the songs you may hear:
12th Street Rag, After You're Gone, Ain't Misbehavin', Ain't She Sweet, Alexanders Ragtime Band, All Of Me, All The Things You Are, Alley Cat, Almost Like Being In Love, Anniversary Waltz, April In Paris, At The Jazz Band Ball, Autumn Leaves, Baby Face, Basin Street Blues, Beer Barrel Polka, Bie Mier Bist Du Schoen, Big Bear Stomp, Bill Bailey, Blue Moon, Body & Soul, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Brazil, Bugle Call Rag, Bye Bye Blackbird, C Jam Blues, Canadian Sunset, Candy, Charleston, Chatanooga Choo Choo, Cherokee, Cherry Pink, Chinatown My Chinatown, Corrina Corrina, Darktown Strutters Ball, Did You Ever See A Dream Walking, Diga Diga Do, Dinah, Dixie, Do You Know What It Means, Doctor Jazz, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing, Down By The Riverside, Easy Street, Exactly Like You, Fidgety Feet, Five Foot Two, Fly Me To The Moon, Georgia On My Mind, Girl From Ipenema, Glow Worm, Harbor Lights, Harlem Nocturne, Heartaches, Hello Dolly, Hey Good Lookin', Hey Mr. Banjo, High Society, Honeysuckle Rose, Hot Time In The Old Town, How About You, How Come You Do Me Like You Do, How High The Moon, I Can't Give You Anything But Love, I'm Beginning To See The Light, I'm Getting Sentimental Over You, I'm In The Mood For Love, I've Found a New Baby, I've Got You Under My Skin, Idaho, Imagination, In A Mellow Tone, In The Mood, Indiana, It Don't Mean A Thing, It Had To Be You, It's Only A Paper Moon, Jazz Me Blues, Just A Closer Walk, Lazy River, Lets Fall In Love, Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries, Little Brown Jug, Londonderry Air, Ma, Mack The Knife, Makin' Whoopee, Melancholy Baby, Mississippi Mud, Misty, Moonglow, Moonlight In Vermont, My Blue Heaven, New York, Night Train, Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square, Nobody's Sweetheart, Oh Danny Boy, Old Piano Roll Blues, On The Sunny Side Of The Street, Opus One, Orange Colored Sky, Over The Rainbow, Pennsylvania 6-5000, Perdido, Perfidia, Perhaps Perhaps, Polka Dots & Moonbeams, Puttin On The Ritz, Rock-a-Bye Your Baby, Royal Garden Blues, S Wonderful, Satin Doll, Second Time Around, Sentimental Journey, September Song, Sheik Of Araby, Shine, Shiny Stockings, Skylark, Skyliner, Smile, Someone To Watch Over Me, Sophisticated Lady, Spanish Eyes, St. James Infirmary, St. Louis Blues, Stardust, Stevedore Stomp, Stompin At The Savoy, String Of Pearls, Struttin With Some Barbecue, Sweet Georgia Brown, Take The "A" Train, That's A Plenty, The Very Thought Of You, The Way You Look Tonight, Tiger Rag, Tin Roof Blues, Too Fat Polka, Tulane Swing, Twilight Time, Undecided, Unforgettable, Way Down Yonder in New Orleans, What A Wonderful World, When I Fall In Love, When My Sugar Walks Down The Street, When The Red Red Robin, When The Saints, When You Wish Upon A Star, When You're Smiling, Who's Sorry Now, Willow Weep For Me, Yes Sir, That's My Baby and many more!

Listen to a RealAudio sample:
(If you don't have it already, you can download the free RealAudio Player. The RealAudio format is very effective at compression, however the audio quality is low -- the sound is rather tinny, like an old pocket transistor radio. This is not a flaw of the recordings or of the artists).

Sample Clip

To book this group call (206) 923-0774
or email us at Booking@bluejaylivemusic.com

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