The United States Coast Guard Dixieland Jazz Band was organized in 1970 to perform classic jazz, blues and rags with a “New Orleans” flavor.
The Dixieland Jazz Band has entertained audiences across America, in the former Soviet Union and in England. Notable venues include the open-air theater in Disney World; the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, at the “Galaxy Jazz Festival” in Milwaukee, the Embarcadero in San Francisco, the John F. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Washington, D.C. and at the Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The seven-member group has also performed on numerous radio and television broadcasts across the nation.
The members of the Dixieland Jazz Band and Masters of Swing Jazz Band are:
Chief Musician Thomas E. Briggs — drumset and leader
Berklee College of Music
University of Massachusetts
Chief MusicianJoel Flunker — trumpet and fluegelhorn
Lawrence University
University of Connecticut
Chief Musician Andrew G. Sherwood — clarinet and tenor saxophone
Ohio State University
Musician 1st Class Greg R. Case — saxophone
Indiana University
New York University
Chief Musician Gregory S. Wirt — trombone
University of Michigan
Musician 1st Class Ian Frenkel — keyboards
Gorky State Conservatory of Music
Manhattan School of Music
City College of New York-CUNY
Chief Musician Mark E. McCormick — bass
Manhattan School of Music
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