Middlesbrough Jazz and Blues Orchestra

Here are some videos of the Dixie 8 playing at the railway museum:

The Dixie 8: Beale Street Blues from matthewg42 on Vimeo.

The Dixie 8: Bugle Call Rag from matthewg42 on Vimeo.

The Dixie 8: 12th Street Rag from matthewg42 on Vimeo.

The Dixie 8: Georgia Camp Meeting from matthewg42 on Vimeo.

The Dixie 8: Down by the Riverside from matthewg42 on Vimeo.

The Dixie 8: I ain’t gonna tell nobody from matthewg42 on Vimeo.

The Dixie 8: Yellow Dog Blues from matthewg42 on Vimeo.

The MJBO was formed in 2005 by Andrew Kerensky, a local music teacher, who wanted to establish a big band in the tradition of the Swing bands of the golden era  - but also incorporating modern popular music as well.

We are a happy bunch of musicians who enjoy making music in a group setting. Our community orchestra is open to musicians of all ages who are keen to play great music in a band setting; the only way to improve is to come along regularly. It’s advisable for newcomers to be around grade 3-5 ability. Guitarists should be able to follow a chord sheet and drummers need to be able to read drum notation, although not all percussionists need to be readers.

Over the last 12-18 months we have also established smaller ensembles drawn from the full band, who perform in more intimate venues (see events programme below).
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The band rehearses on Saturday mornings from 10-30 to 12-30 at The Sacred Heart Hall, 383 Linthorpe Road,   Middlesbrough,  TS5 6AE

Membership enquiries should be made to Andrew Kerensky on 0781-333-3891 or mjbo@hotmail.co.uk

This site is a quick example of how the website of the MJBO might look.  The real reason of setting this up is as an example to show how it is possible to embed Vimeo videos of the Dixie 8.