The Wirrorleans Band is so named because it was originally based on the Wirral
peninsular, from where several of its members came, the remainder being from the
Lancashire/Merseyside area.
Formed in 1978 and initially 7-piece, now 6-piece, the band is firmly rooted in
the Dixieland/traditional style and plays a variety of tunes from Jelly Roll
Morton and Fats Waller to Duke Ellington, providing a good mix of jazz, swing
and blues.
The band has played at various weekend festivals and events, such as Keswick,
Merseyside, Pershore, Prestatyn and Ambleside, at Warner's jazz weekends and at
the NEC Classic Car Show, as well as many jazz clubs and hotels.
We have also hosted guest appearances by leading jazz musicians, including John
Hallam, Enrico Tomasso and Jim Fryer, whilst tracks from the band's CDs have
been played numerous times on Jazz FM.
Tunes from these CDs and video clips can be found below.
The current line-up is:
Dave Dixson - reeds
Various guests - trumpet
Andrew MacKenzie - trombone
Dave
Rigby - guitar/banjo
Keith Allcock - double bass
John Blackman - drums.
Band contact is John - 01695 574153. Please mention 'Fred's Web Site'
The WirrOrleans Jazzband, Play "Struttin' with some Barbecue" at the Warner
Festival of Jazz, Alvaston Hall, 2013
The WirrOrleans Jazzband, Play "Old Rockin Chair" at the Warner
Festival of Jazz, Alvaston Hall, 2013
The Wirrorleans Jazz Band
CDs
1. MUSKRAT RAMBLE
2. BEI MIR BIS DU SCHOEN
3. MOOD INDIGO - Vocal: Phil Lucas
4. BUGLE BOY MARCH
5. WOLVERINE BLUES
6. BASIN STR. BLUES - Vocal D. Dixson
7. THAT'S-A-PLENTY
8. DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE - Vocal: Andrew Mckenzie
9. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
10. SWEET GEORGIA BROWN - Vocal: Dave Dixson
11. CREOLE LOVE CALL
12. IT DON'T MEAN A THING - Vocal: Phil Lucas
13. HIGH SOCIETY
14. BIG BUTTER & EGG MAN - Vocal: John Blackman
15. NIGHT TRAIN
Recorded live at the Keswick Jazz Festival, May 6th 2012
