The recent swing dance explosion, which will always linger somewhat since it
represents an important era of our music and dance history,
has catapulted certain bands to the forefront.
One musician who has been playing Swing, Jive and Bebop since 1950 and makes it his
mission to represent these styles in their original exciting form is
'Zoot' Miller who founded SwingnJive to meet a need for this genre in Utah
and has played many successful engagements over the last decade.
As a native southern Californian, Miller also became well acquainted with
40s and 50s Latin and Latin jazz.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: So what type of music do they play?
A:
Swing favorites from the 40s; Jive and Bebop from the Parker, Gilespie
and early Jazz at the Phil eras.
Q: What's in the SwingnJive and Costa Caliente repertoire?
A: Lester Leaps In, I Ain't Mad at You,
Work Song, Route 66, Kansas City, SwingnJive Boogie, Honeysuckle Rose,
Dancing on the Ceiling, Undecided, Sunnymoon for Two, C Jam Blues,
I Got Rhythm, In the Mood, You Donno Baby, Tico Tico, Papa Loves Mambo,
One Note Samba, Qiero Mambo, Solano del Mar, Poco Picante, St. Thomas etc.
The Players
SwingnJive has included the best available players in Utah:
David Halliday, Curtis Woodbury or Ray Smith (tenor sax);
Dave Bertram, Suzy Lind, Lisa Verzella, etc. (trumpet);
Diane Taylor, Alisha Ard or Russ Germer (trombone); Secily Saunders (guitar);
Lloyd 'Zoot' Miller, Merrill Smith or Wayne Egan (piano);
Dave Bowen, Lars Yorgason or Ben Johnson (bass);
Lynn Brown, Christian Parry or Ken Breinholt (drums)
and dance teachers/demonstrators can be included.
