What we offer

This is a series of musical performances and presentations on distinct topics of Traditional Jazz. The GHJB will perform classic jazz songs; the presentation is accompanied by vintage recordings and video clips. Each performance is about 1-1/4 hours, with the facility providing audio and video capabilities for PowerPoint presentations. 

Fee: $450

AVAILABLE PRESENTATIONS

Legends of New Orleans Traditional Jazz

The GHJB will play tunes made famous by New Orleans style jazz icons including Louis Armstrong, Joe ‘King’ Oliver, ‘Jelly Roll’ Morton, The Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Sidney Bechet, W.C. Handy, and Kid Ory. We will listen to parts of their famous recordings, such as Basin Street Blues, Dippermouth Blues, Memphis Blues, and learn about the musical lives of these musicians.

Remembering the Jazz of Jim Cullum

The GHJB enjoys taking their audience on a journey thru the musical experience of the Jim Cullum Jazz Band by performing classic 'happy' jazz to the tunes of early swing. We will listen to Jim Cullum play some of his favorites and play favorites like Old Folks, Cakewalkin' Babies from Home, Dippermouth Blues, Milenburg Joys, Sophisticated Lady, Embraceable You, Swing That Music and more.

New Orleans Traditional Jazz 101

The GHJB will play famous New Orleans tunes and demonstrate the roles of the various instruments in making a jazz ensemble. We will see and hear the distinct musical personalities of several famous jazz bands such as Louis Armstrong, The Firehouse Five Plus Two, and Tuba Skinny. Bring your voices, instruments, kazoos and tambourines and join us in songs like Down by the Riverside, Bill Bailey, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, and When the Saints.

New Orleans Traditional Jazz Bands and Foreign Lands

Traditional Jazz was born and incubated in New Orleans. This music quickly spread around the world. The GHJB will play famous traditional jazz tunes with a foreign flavor such as Mack the Knife. Hindustan, and The Sheik of Araby. We will hear and learn about foreign traditional jazz band like The Dutch Swing College Band, Acker Bilk (England), The New Orleans Rascals (Japan), and Gunhild Carling (Sweden), and hear and see performances in foreign lands by traditional jazz greats Kid Ory and Louis Armstrong.

Nothing But the Blues

The Blues is a musical genre and musical form that originated among African-Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. It appeared in work songs and spirituals. The Blues is now an integral part of many musical styles: early and modern jazz, ragtime, country, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, bebop, and rock ‘n roll. The Glad Hatters Jazz Band will demonstrate the basic form of the Blues and play Traditional Jazz tunes associated with cities such as Memphis, St. Louis, Dallas, Atlanta and New Orleans, and with streets like Basin, Canal, and Beale. The Blues can be slow or fast; the Blues can be sad or happy. Whatever the form, the Blues is sure to stir an emotional response.

Traditional Jazz Lights Up the Red Carpet
 

Traditional jazz music hasn’t just captured the hearts of the Glad Hatters Jazz Band, cinema and the musical theatre have been incorporating jazz music into their artistic creations for over a century. The Glad Hatters Jazz Band will play some of the best-loved traditional jazz tunes, and we will watch excerpts from classic films and animated features. So come join us, grab a chair, grab your Glad Hat and enjoy the sounds of traditional jazz music dancing down the Red Carpet.

Hymns, Spiritual and Gospel Songs of Traditional Jazz
 

The Glad Hatters Jazz Band will play some of their favorite Hymns, Spiritual and Gospel songs, including  “Just a Closer Walk with Thee,” “Amazing Grace,” and “His Eye is On the Sparrow.”  We’ll explore the characteristics of this music and hear iconic musicians, such as Louis Armstrong, Pete Fountain, and Mahalia Jackson, and their unique styles. So loosen up your vocal chords and help us celebrate the joy of our favorite Hymns, Spiritual and Gospel Songs.