Sacramento Jazz Festival

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Schedule of Events

10 a.m.
  • Old Sacramento

    • Delta King Paddlewheel Saloon - Cynthia Douglas Quintet
    • Embassy Suites Ballroom - Firecracker Jazz Band
    • Firehouse Lot - Company B
    • Freeway Gardens - Gator Beat
    • Holiday Inn Ballroom - Big Tiny Little Jazz Band
    • Holiday Inn John Q's - Shelley Burns and Bill Dendle
    • Riverfront Refuge - Catsnjammer Jazz Band
    • The Depot - Blue Street Jazz Band with Eric Boore
    • Turntable Junction - Mick Martin and the Blues Rockers
  • Convention Center Area

    • Betty's Bistro - Reynolds Brothers' Rhythm Rascals with Madison Munn and Bob Havens
    • Hyatt Ballroom - Bill Allred's Classic Jazz
    • Sheraton Grand Nave Ballroom - Beth Duncan Quartet
    • Yolo Room - Dr. Bach and the Jazz Practitioners
  • Next Generation Sites

    • Delta King Dock - J Street Ramblers
    • Family Stage - Syncopating Sea Monkeys
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11 a.m.
  • Old Sacramento

    • Holiday Inn John Q's - Brady McKay and John Cocuzzi
  • Next Generation Sites

    • Delta King Dock - Santa Clara Swing
    • Family Stage - BSR Jazzinomic Stimulus Package
    • Round Table Pizza - Dixie Dominus
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11:30 a.m.
  • Old Sacramento

    • Delta King Paddlewheel Saloon - 101st Army Dixieland Band
    • Embassy Suites Ballroom -Nagual
    • Firehouse Courtyard - Golden Gate Rhythm Machine
    • Firehouse Lot - The Professors
    • Freeway Gardens - Bluesbox Bayou Band
    • Golden Eagle Room - Devil Mountain Jazz Band
    • Holiday Inn Ballroom - Tribute to Billie Holiday: Vivian Lee Sextet
    • Laughs Unlimited - Jeff Alkire Quintet
    • Railroad Museum - Sacramento Banjo Band Combo
    • Riverfront Refuge - Sister Swing
    • The Depot - Climax Jazz Band with Wes Leffingwell and Bria Skonberg
    • Turntable Junction - Catfish and the Crawdaddies
  • Convention Center Area

    • Betty's Bistro - Cornet Chop Suey
    • Hyatt Ballroom - Swing Dance Contest Preliminaries (recorded music)
    • Sheraton Grand Nave Ballroom - Dick Johnson's Mardi Gras Band featuring Claudette Stone
    • Yolo Room - ight Blooming Jazzmen
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12:00 p.m.
  • Old Sacramento

    • Holiday Inn John Q's - Linda Bracamonte and Emma Roberts
  • Next Generation Sites

    • Delta King Dock - Mission Bay High School Jazz Band
    • Family Stage - Raizin' The Bar
    • Round Table Pizza - Central Avenue Jazz Band
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1 p.m.
  • Old Sacramento

    • Delta King Paddlewheel Saloon - Big Tiny Little Jazz Band
    • Embassy Suites Ballroom - La Candela
    • Firehouse Courtyard - Igor's Jazz Cowboys
    • Firehouse Lot - Washboard Concert
    • Freeway Gardens - Tom Rigney and Flambeau
    • Golden Eagle Room - Polly's Hot Paupers
    • Holiday Inn Ballroom - Tribute to the Music of Doris Day: Jim Martinez Trio
    • Holiday Inn John Q's - Duos: Suzanne Wiggins and Alan Shaw
    • Laughs Unlimited - Dr. Bach and the Jazz Practitioners Combo
    • Old Sacramento Streets - California Repercussions
    • Railroad Museum - Sacramento Banjo Band Combo
    • Riverfront Refuge - Benny Goodman Centennial Tribute Band
    • The Depot - Bill Allred's Classic Jazz
    • Turntable Junction - Jimmy Pailer and the Prophets
  • Convention Center Arena

    • Betty's Bistro - Vince Bartels' Migrant Jazz Workers
    • Hyatt Ballroom - Evolution with Bob Draga
    • Sheraton Grand Nave Ballroom - Royal Society Jazz Orchestra with Carla Normand
    • Yolo Room - New Lowdown
  • Next Generation Sites

    • Delta King Dock - The New Traditionalists
    • Family Stage - Muskrat Ramblers
    • Round Table Pizza - Back Alley Strutters
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2 p.m.
  • Next Generation Sites

    • Holiday Inn John Q's - Duos: Beth Duncan and Ron Foggio
  • Next Generation Sites

    • Delta King Dock - Dry Creek Dixie Dawgs
    • Family Stage - Syncopating Sea Monkeys
    • Round Table Pizza - Raisin Babies
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2:30 p.m.
  • Old Sacramento

    • Delta King Paddlewheel Saloon - Le Jazz Hot
    • Downtown Plaza Piazza - Sacramento Banjo Band Combo
    • Embassy Suites Ballroom - Nagual
    • Firehouse Courtyard - Hal Smith's Hayriders
    • Firehouse Lot - Ophir Prison Marching Kazoo Band and Temperance Society
    • Freeway Gardens - Zydeco Flames
    • Golden Eagle Room - Climax Jazz Band
    • Holiday Inn Ballroom - All Star Banjo Jam: Howard Alden, Kurt Abell, Katie Covera, Bill Dendle, Eddie Erickson, John Convery, Randy Morris, and John Reynolds with Ralf Reynolds and Westy Westenhofer
    • Laughs Unlimited - Gramercy Six
    • Old Sacramento Streets - Sacramento Banjo Band Combo
    • Railroad Museum - Golden Gate Rhythm Machine Combo
    • Riverfront Refuge - Billy Mata and Texas Tradition
    • The Depot - High Sierra Jazz Band
    • Turntable Junction - NiteCry
  • Convention Center Area

    • Betty's Bistro - Fulton Street Jazz Band
    • Hyatt Ballroom - Night Blooming Jazzmen
    • Sheraton Grand Nave Ballroom - Blue Street Jazz Band with Sheri Colby
    • Yolo Room - Firecracker Jazz Band
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3 p.m.
  • Old Sacramento

    • Holiday Inn John Q's - Duos: Claudette Stone and Dick Johnson
  • Next Generation Sites

    • Delta King Dock - Sax by Popular Demand
    • Family Stage - Santa Clara Swing
    • Round Table Pizza - Mission Bay High School Jazz Band
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4 p.m.
  • Old Sacramento

    • Delta King Paddlewheel Saloon - Polly's Hot Paupers
    • Downtown Plaza Piazza - K Street Ramblers Combo
    • Embassy Suites Ballroom - Jim Martinez Trio
    • Firehouse Courtyard - 101st Army Dixieland Band
    • Firehouse Lot - Gator Beat with Bob Draga
    • Freeway Gardens - Bluesbox Bayou Band
    • Golden Eagle Room - New Lowdown
    • Holiday Inn Ballroom - Eddie Higgins and Friends: Eddie Higgins (ldr.), Alan Vaché, Russ Phillips, Bobby Pickwood, Steve Homan, Jake Hanna, Richard Simon, Terrie Richards Alden
    • Holiday Inn John Q's - Tribute to Walter Donaldson: Big Mama Sue's Trio
    • Laughs Unlimited - Cynthia Douglas Quintet
    • Old Sacramento Streets - California Repercussions
    • Railroad Museum - Sacramento Banjo Band Combo
    • Riverfront Refuge - Cornet Chop Suey
    • The Depot - Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums
    • Turntable Junction - Johnny "Guitar" Knox, Dave Croall, the Soothers
  • Convention Center Area

    • Betty's Bistro - Company B with Bria Skonberg
    • Hyatt Ballroom - Swing Dance Contest Finals: Dr. Bach and the Jazz Practitioners
    • Sheraton Grand Nave Ballroom - BED featuring Rebecca Kilgore
    • Yolo Room - Devil Mountain Jazz Band
  • Next Generation Sites

    • Delta King Dock - Syncopating Sea Monkeys
    • Family Stage - Evolution
    • Round Table Pizza - BSR Jazzinomic Stimulus Package
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5 p.m.
  • Next Generation Sites

    • Delta King Dock - Central Avenue Jazz Band
    • Family Stage - Raisin Babies
    • Round Table Pizza - Dry Creek Dixie Dawgs
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5:30 p.m.
  • Old Sacramento

    • Delta King Paddlewheel Saloon - Firecracker Jazz Band
    • Embassy Suites Ballroom - Night Blooming Jazzmen
    • Firehouse Courtyard - Beth Duncan Quintet
    • Firehouse Lot - USO Show: Sister Swing
    • Freeway Gardens - Igor's Jazz Cowboys
    • Golden Eagle Room - High Sierra Jazz Band
    • Holiday Inn Ballroom - Bill Allred's Classic Jazz
    • Holiday Inn John Q's - Le Jazz Hot
    • Laughs Unlimited - Jimmy Pailer and the Prophets
    • Riverfront Refuge - Catfish and the Crawdaddies
    • The Depot - Hal Smith's Hayriders
    • Turntable Junction - Zydeco Flames
  • Convention Center Area

    • Betty's Bistro - Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
    • Hyatt Ballroom - Fulton Street Jazz Band with Bob Havens
    • Sheraton Grand Nave Ballroom - Golden Gate Rhythm Machine with Brady McKay
    • Yolo Room - Blue Street Jazz Band
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6 p.m.
  • Next Generation Sites

    • Delta King Dock - Evolution
    • Family Stage - Dixie Dominus
    • Round Table Pizza - The New Traditionalists
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7 p.m.
  • Old Sacramento

    • Delta King Paddlewheel Saloon - Sing-Along: Sacramento Banjo Band
    • Embassy Suites Ballroom - Devil Mountain Jazz Band
    • Firehouse Courtyard - Black Tuesday Jazz Band
    • Firehouse Lot - Tom Rigney and Flambeau
    • Freeway Gardens - Reynolds Brothers' Rhythm Rascals
    • Golden Eagle Room - Vivian Lee Sextet
    • Holiday Inn Ballroom - New York All Stars: Howard Alden, (ldr.) Harry Allen, John Allred, Warren Vaché, Johnny Varro, Richard Simon, Jake Hanna, Terrie Richards Alden
    • Holiday Inn John Q's - Ann Pedersen Quintet
    • Laughs Unlimited - NiteCry
    • Riverfront Refuge - Linda Bracamonte Band
    • The Depot - Billy Mata and Texas Tradition
    • Turntable - Junction Bluesbox Bayou Boys
  • Convention Center Area

    • Betty's Bistro - La Candela
    • Hyatt Ballroom - Company B with Bria Skonberg
    • Sheraton Grand Nave Ballroom - Catsnjammer Jazz Band with Bob Draga
    • Yolo Room - Polly's Hot Paupers
  • Next Generation Sites

    • Delta King Dock - Muskrat Ramblers
    • Family Stage - Sax by Popular Demand
    • Round Table Pizza - J Street Jazz Cats
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8:30 p.m.
  • Old Sacramento

    • Delta King Paddlewheel Saloon - Scott Anthony and Ken Keeler
    • Embassy Suites Ballroom - BED
    • Firehouse Courtyard - Dick Johnson's Mardi Gras Band
    • Firehouse Lot - Hal Smith's Hayriders
    • Freeway Gardens - Ophir Prison Marching Kazoo Band and Temperance Society
    • Golden Eagle Room - Jeff Alkire Quintet
    • Holiday Inn Ballroom - Johnny Varro's Swing 7: Johnny Varro (ldr.), Terry Myers, Bill Allred, Warren Vaché, Allen Vaché, Howard Alden, Jennifer Leitham, Eddie Metz, Jr., Terrie Richards Alden
    • Holiday Inn John Q's - Shelley Burns Quintet
    • Laughs Unlimited - Catfish and the Crawdaddies
    • Riverfront Refuge - Mick Martin and the Blues Rockers
    • Round Table Pizza: - Jam Session: Dick William's Jazz Sea Jam Band
    • The Depot - Igor's Jazz Cowboys
    • Turntable Junction - Gator Beat
  • Convention Center Area

    • Betty's Bistro - Nagual
    • Hyatt Ballroom - Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
    • Sheraton Grand Nave Ballroom - New Lowdown
    • Yolo Room - Climax Jazz Band with Brady McKay
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10:00 p.m.
  • Old Sacramento

    • Delta King Paddlewheel Saloon - Bill and Eddie
    • Embassy Suites Ballroom - High Sierra
    • Firehouse Courtyard - Cornet Chop Suey
    • Firehouse Lot - Aftershock
    • Freeway Gardens - Aaron King and the Imperials
    • Golden Eagle Room - Ann Pedersen Quintet
    • Holiday Inn Ballroom - Vince Bartels' Migrant Jazz Workers
    • Holiday Inn John Q's - Sister Swing
    • Laughs Unlimited - Sacramento Blues Revue
    • Riverfront Refuge - NiteCry
    • Round Table Pizza: - Jam Session: Dick William's Jazz Sea Jam Band
    • The Depot - Billy Mata and Texas Tradition
    • Turntable Junction - Tom Rigney and Flambeau
  • Convention Center Area

    • Betty's Bistro - La Candela
    • Hyatt Ballroom - Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums
    • Sheraton Grand Nave Ballroom - Big Tiny Little Jazz Band
    • Yolo Room - 101st Army Dixieland Band
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Featured Music


In 2010 we presented these bands and more!

  • Louis Ford / New Orleans Jazz Flairs
  • Arbors "Statesmen of Jazz"
  • Molly Ringwald Quintet
  • Ray Obiedo & Mambo Caribe
  • The Quebe Sisters Band
  • Bill Allred's Classic Jazz Band
  • Cornet Chop Suey
  • New Orleans Ale Stars
  • Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
  • Billy Mata and Texas Tradition
  • Tom Rigney and Flambeau
  • The Little Charlie Caravan
  • High Sierra Jazz Band
  • La Descarga!
  • Delta Wires
  • Steelin' Dan

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