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Resources: Local Bands & DJs

These resources were compiled to inspire and grow your interest in swing dancing. If you have additional suggestions, please contact us.

Colin McCaffrey

Colin James McCaffrey was born just after the full moon on September 7th in Brattleboro, Vermont. The second of four children, he started playing piano, guitar and violin at a young age; performing music with his family throughout Vermont and New Hampshire.

Jenni Johnson

Jenni Johnson has been described as "a renaissance woman" in the many articles written about her in the Burlington Free Press, Seven Days, Vermont Woman the Rutland Herald, as well as for newspapers across the lake in New York State. Born in NYC's Harlem Hospital and raised in the Big Apple, she now resides in Burlington, Vermont.

Little City Jazz

The Little City Jazz Band, or LC Jazz, is a volunteer community "Big Band" jazz band that was formed in September 1991 with the desire to provide a musical outlet and entertainment to the community. Based in Vergennes, Vermont, the band performs at gigs within about a 50 mile radius. The money earned from our performances is used both to pay for equipment expenses and is given as scholarships for music students at local schools.

Pine Street Jazz

Pine Street Jazz is an instrumental sextet based in Burlington, Vermont. Formed in 1998, the group performs selections drawn from the mainstream of American jazz, featuring works by many of the genre's greatest composers, including Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and Charles Mingus. The band's repertoire also includes swing, bebop, Latin, funk, blues, and ballads, plus a number of original tunes composed by members of the band.