Queen City Jazz Band featuring Eddie Erickson

Eddie Erickson 7 & 9pm :: Queen City Jazz Band featuring Eddie Erickson :: $15

This is your opportunity to see the Queen City Jazz Band with very special guest Eddie Erickson in a cabaret setting. Eddie Erickson is a virtuoso jazz banjo player and one of the funniest entertainers you will ever see.

Dixieland jazz, New Orleans jazz, traditional jazz, classic jazz . . . whatever you call it, the Queen City Jazz Band from Denver, Colorado, USA is where to find it. For over fifty years the QCJB has been delighting everyone with the happy sounds of the 20s, 30s and 40s. They have performed at every major Dixieland/swing jazz festival in North America. Trumpet, trombone, clarinet, tenor sax, piano, banjo, drums and tuba-each is played by an experienced pro as they bring to life the music of Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, Scott Joplin, Bix Beiderbecke, Wilbur DeParis, and Turk Murphy. Their singer, Wende Harston recreates the hit songs of Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and many other early blues singers. Wende's gospel style is truly inspiring.

"Fast Eddie" Erickson began his banjo/guitar career in the San Jose, California area in the mid '60s, and moved to Monterey, California in 1969 to work at Capone's Warehouse on Canary Row. From there Ed went to DisneyWorld and Disneyland, where he was featured in the "Class of '27" show at the Diamond and Golden Horseshoes, and starred in the Banjo Kings as well. He has been a featured performer at banjo shows, conventions, private parties, jazz concerts, and has appeared with such noted jazz performers as Jackie Coon, Rick Fay, Dan Barrett, Dave Frishberg, Johnny Varro, and others. From 1978 to 1983, Eddie led the "Riverboat Rascals" show band on board Disney's Empress Lilly Showboat. In recent years, Eddie has been featured with Big Mama Sue at festivals, fairs, and even the "Sancy Snow" Jazz Festival in France. Fast Eddie is a respected and loved member of the jazz fraternity, and one of the funniest performers on the scene.