First coast fans of jazz, swing, and big bands can satisfy their love of music every Monday night at the Mudville Grille Music Room. The 16 piece TBA Big Band plays the first and third Monday of each month. The 6 piece Rhythm City Rhythm Kings performs on the second and fourth Monday of each month. All performances are from 7:00 – 9:00 pm and there is only a $10.00 cover charge. Students are free.
The TBA Big Band plays music from the swing era and beyond and pays tribute to greats such as Glen Miller, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, and others. Local composers and arrangers are featured as well. All of the musicians are first-call professional instrumentalists with extensive backgrounds performing jazz and commercial styles. Many members are current or retired college music professors.
The River City Rhythm Kings perform classic jazz from the 1920’s – 1940’s. The music of artists such as Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, Bix Beiderbecke, and the Dukes of Dixieland is highlighted. For a taste of New Orleans revelry, audience participation in the Saints Go Marching In parade is featured every evening. That’s right, Mardi Gras right here in Jacksonville.
