Each member of the Rent Party Revellers has made a deep and long-standing personal commitment to traditional jazz.  This commitment is shaped by many things -- countless jam sessions, late-hours swapping of jazz lore and theory, performances in every conceivable circumstance, hours of tireless research. 

In the course of such experiences, every committed jazz player finds himself at one time or another sharing a stage, and later a dinner table, with other musicians of exceptionally compatible personal and musical orientation. From encounters like these, solidified over many years, emerged the concept of the Rent Party Revellers. 

The band is comprised entirely of jazzmen who have established independent reputations in the field.  Most of the Revellers are themselves band leaders in their home towns. (In fact, although the band is an eight-piece band, more than eight musicians are involved in the project to insure that, in the event of a schedule conflict involving one of the sidemen, the specialized nature and high quality of the Revellers' program will be unaffected.)  Their collective list of appearances includes all the major long-running U.S. classic jazz festivals and dates with a large segment of the leading older-style jazz players, as well as substantial contributions to the idiom through production of broadcasts, articles for publication, and compositions.  

An octet as individually active as the Revellers can only be brought together on special occasions -- their schedule anticipates just a few Revellers' jazz club tours/jazz festivals a year.  Yet, this is not the kind of casual jam band that has sometimes given "all-star" units a spotty history. The Revellers are ensemble players with access to a virtually unrivaled aggregation of vintage sheet music and recordings, a group with the dedication to dig out for your jazz clubs or festival crowd those tasty obscure tunes that have spent over a half-century waiting to entertain jazz fans.

SPECIAL SHOWS

The Rent Party Revellers are a relatively novel idea, a "reunion" band with a specialized repertoire, exciting in ensemble or solo, one that communicates with its audience and will display some selections that have probably never before been rendered from your stage.  The Revellers come to play, like to travel, and are interested in discussing a way to bring their unique show to your club, cruise, or weekend festival. 

Don't miss an opportunity by delaying!  Remember, the Revellers' schedule contemplates just a few reunions each year (and with all these band leaders on board, the band prefers as much advance notice as possible).

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