Jimmy Mazzy is a
traditional jazz
Trad jazz, short for "traditional jazz", is a form of jazz in the United States and Britain in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, played by musicians such as Chris Barber, Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball, Ken Colyer and Monty Sunshine, based on a reviva ...
banjo player and vocalist.
According to jazz writer
Scott Yanow, he "has been a popular attraction in the trad jazz circuit since the late '70s." He has performed extensively in the United States and worldwide, appearing at jazz festivals across the country including the Sacramento, San Diego, Essex, and several Connecticut festivals. He is a member of The Paramount Jazz Band and the Wolverine Jazz band and also freelances with other groups including the Yankee Rhythm Kings, the Magnolia Jazz Five, and the Back Bay Ramblers.
In 2002, he was voted the No. 1 traditional jazz banjoist, and No. 2 male singer in the Jazzology and ''
Mississippi Rag'' readership polls.
Jimmy Mazzy and Friends
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See also
List of banjo players
References
External links
Official WebsiteJimmy Mazzy and FriendsJimmy Mazzy on YouTube
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American jazz banjoists
Jazz banjoists
Stomp Off artists
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