2012 Festival Bands
More music than you can possibly see in 4 days
Where else can you find this much live music, over a four-day period, at this low price? Go for the All-Events badge,
then catch as many bands as you can. The lineup includes many styles of bands from all over the USA.
Come out and play! Tickets are on sale now at the STJS Office (916-444-2004), or buy tickets online. Also, tickets are available at participating ACE Hardware stores.
Tributes, Dance and Party bands, and more!
New Orleans Jazz & Swing • Blues • R&B • Cajun / Zydeco • American Roots Rock
Western Swing • Rockabilly • Country • Bluegrass • Latin • Mariachi • see below ...
In 2012, we continue to preserve and honor our jazz tradition while evolving into a more musically inclusive event. The festival has been evolving slowly over the past decade, and the new name reflects that change.
THANK YOU, Band Sponsors! We gratefully acknowledge:
Fidel Acuna in memory of Brad Hansen (Dutch's Gramercy 6); Mark & Meredith Henderson (Sister Swing);
Janet Young; Rae Ann H. Berry (Clint Baker with the Reynolds Brothers); Carol Finerty (2011 CCS performance);
Ingrid Wolbart (John Cocuzzi); Carl Munz; Arnie Arzoian; Marsha Lee (Tom Rigney & Flambeau); Cecelia Maloney; Helen Rogers; Jesus & Maria Ramirez; Patti & Mike Schneider (Next Generation Bands); Susan Shinn & Chris Deits (Uptown Lowdown); Helen Tweedy; and Anonymous donors (Kathy Morrow Trio).
Featured Bands
2012 Guest Artists:
2012 Emperor Bob Ringwald (piano), photo
Bob Draga (clarinet, 2010 Emperor) p
Allan Vaché (clarinet), p
Russ Phillips (trombone), p
Jason Wanner (piano). p
2012 Featured Bands:
Best of Swing Quartet featuring: p
Nicolas Montier (sax, from France),
Larry Vuckovich (piano),
Jennifer Leitham (bass),
Vince Bartels (drums).
Rebecca Kilgore Trio featuring: p
Becky Kilgore (vocals/guitar),
Dan Barrett (cornet/trombone),
Rossano Sportiello (piano, from Italy).
Stephanie Trick Trio featuring: p
Stephanie Trick (piano),
Phil Flanigan (bass),
Danny Coots (drums).
Big Bands / Jazz Orchestras
Royal Society Jazz Orchestra p
The Commanders p
Evolution (youth big band) p
Traditional Jazz Bands
101st Army Dixieland Jazz Band p
Big Mama Sue Quartet p
Bill 'n' Eddie p
Black Tuesday Jazz Band p
Catsnjammer Jazz Band p
Dr. Bach & the Jazz Practitioners p
Dutch's Gramercy 6 p
FreeBadge Serenaders p
High Sierra Jazz Band p
Kristy Reed & West MainStreet p
Mardi Gras Band p
New Black Eagle Jazz Band p
Night Blooming Jazzmen p
Original Wildcat Jass Band p
Reynolds Brothers p
Riverside Rogues p
The Professors p
Uptown Lowdown p
plus banjo performances at RR Museum,
on excursion trains,
at Delta King Paddlewheel Saloon,
and at the Sheraton Grand Hotel.
Jazz & Swing Bands
Bob Ringwald Trio with Molly Ryan p
Fulton Street Jazz Band p
Joey V and da’ Big Easy p
Kathy Morrow Trio p
RedSkunk p
Shelley Burns & Avalon Swing p
Sister Swing p
Stompy Jones p
Mainstream / Straight-ahead / Cool Jazz
Beth Duncan Quintet p
Brady McKay & the Neurotypicals p
Tim Metz Quartet p
Valerie V Quartet p
Vivian Lee Quintet p
Next Generation Bands Youth band bios
Crazy Eights (Davis, CA) p
Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars (Denver, CO) p
Dixie Dominus (Fremont, CA) p
Dynamite Jazz Band (Roseville, CA) p
Evolution (North Bend, OR) p
Gelato (Sacramento, CA) p
Green Tie Jazz Band (Fremont, CA) p
J Street Jazz Cats (Davis, CA) p
Mission Bay Preservationists (San Diego, CA) p
Raisin Babies Jazz Band (Fresno, CA) p
Sax by Popular Demand (Davis, CA) p
Stinky Cheese Hobos (Carmichael, CA) p
Syncopating Sea-Monkeys (West Sac., CA) p
Take Two Jazz Band (Elk Grove, CA) p
TNT: The New Traditionalists (Sacramento, CA)
—TNT is the STJS-sponsored honor band. p
(Non-jazz) Youth Bands
Dog Party (13 and 15 years old)
(Crawdad's Stage) Parie Wood (folk singer)
(Crawdad's Stage) Gabriella Ruiz (pop)
Dozens of great bands and new faces!
Cajun / Zydeco
Lisa Haley & the Zydekats photo
Tom Rigney & Flambeau p
Zydeco On Our Mind (a.k.a. Z.O.O.M.) p
Blues / Jump Blues / R&B / Soul
Aftershock p
Big Joe & the Dynaflows p
Catfish & the Crawdaddies p
Contino p
EllerSoul Records Showcase: p
— Li’l Ronnie
— Ivan Appelrouth
— Andy Poxon
Jimmy Pailer Band p
Johnny "Guitar" Knox Band p
Kyle Rowland Band p
Mick Martin & the Blues Rockers p
The Nibblers p
Rick Estrin & the Nightcats
p
Rusty Zinn Band (Reggae) p
Sacramento Blues Revue p
Sista Monica Parker p
Terry Hanck Band p
Two-Tone Steiny p
Western Swing / Country / Rockabilly
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys p
Brodie Stewart Band p
Dave Bennett & the Memphis Boys p
KB & the Slingtones p
Keri Carr Band p
The Lucky Stars p
Natural Drift Bluegrass Band p
Old West Trio p
Red Meat p
Stardust Cowboys p
Twilight Drifters p
Latin / Brazilian / Mariachi
Jazz 'N' Samba p
La Descarga! p
Mariachi Los Gallos p
Sabor Jazz p
Americana / Roots Rock Bands
Buster Blue p
Contino p
Dead Winter Carpenters p
Deadstring Brothers p
Foxtails p
Tumbleweed Wanderers p
New Music / Alternative
Dog Party p
Fierce Creatures p
Kepi Ghoulie p
Musical Charis p
Tribute Bands
"Blues Bros. Tribute" Briefcase Full of Blues p
"Cash Tribute" featuring James Garner p
Root Blues and West African
Markus James & the Wassonrai p
New Orleans Urban Funk
Big Sam's Funky Nation p
Marching / Street Bands
California Repercussions p
Ophir Prison Marching Kazoo Band
& Temperance Society, LMTD. p
Saint Gabriel's Celestial Brass Band p
Featured Music
- Now presenting a full range of
great music while still
honoring our jazz tradition:
BLUES, ROCK, JAZZ, DANCE BANDS - Soulful blues and rockin' blues
- Swing and Western swing
- Cajun and zydeco
- Country, rockabilly and bluegrass
- Latin and Mariachi music
- New Orleans 2nd-line & street beat
- Straight-ahead & mainstream jazz
- Ragtime and early jazz
- Big bands / Orchestras
- Marching bands
- Youth bands
- Banjo performances at the
CA State Railroad Museum and
on excursion trains - all in addition to Traditional jazz,
also known as Dixieland or
classic jazz, inspired by the great Louis Armstrong.
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