Today,
with the same personnel from the 1950s and with forty additional years
of experience and polish, they are acclaimed as one of the foremost
traditional jazz bands in the world.
The
roots of the Salty Dogs dig deep to the early jazz musicians of the
1920s - Hoagy Carmichael, King Oliver, The New Orleans Rhythm Kings,
Jelly Roll Morton, Bix Biederbecke, Hitch's Happy Harmonists, and Louis
Armstrong. They all recorded in Richmond, Indiana and many of their
sidemen settled in the Chicago area.
In
the 1950s and 1960s, many of these players were still active and
performed side-by-side with members of the Salty Dogs. The list
includes some of the greatest names in jazz history: Georg Brunis, Lil
Armstrong, Quinn Wilson, Darnell Howard, George Lewis, Lou Black, Jim
Lannigan, "Little Brother" Montgomery, "Banjo" Ikey Robinson, Franz
Jackson and a host of others who shared their music, knowledge and
notes with the Salty Dogs.
Listen
to the Salty Dogs Jazz Band. Their music turns a concert into a party.
Audiences around the world applaud when they hear these echoes from the
past. Be a part of history in the making as the Salty Dogs carry the
torch lit by the flame from the original pioneers of American
traditional jazz.