Bands & DJs
Meet the ones that will make you swing!
Bands
The Capital City Stompers
Ottawa, ON
The Capital City Stompers are based in Ottawa, Canada. With a focus on Trad Jazz, the Capital City Stompers bring their own unique and fun take on standards from the early era of jazz. Artists lineup:
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Scott Poll - Clarinet
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Peter Turner - Trombone @trombonista
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Kyle Jordan - Guitar @kylejguitbox
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James Arif - Sousaphone @jamesarif
Dr Jazz
Ottawa, ON
Dr. Jazz brings a wide variety of musical influences into its basic groove of funky, contemporary New Orleans street music, including rhythm and blues, swing, Latin, dixie, pop, and reggae. The group has a 20-year history of being one of the busiest and hottest small bands in Ottawa, eastern Ontario, and western Quebec. We have performed for jazz and blues festivals, conventions, corporate promotions, special events, dances, private parties, weddings, and parades. We have been very active on the club scene.
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Dave Renaud - Clarinet, Saxophone, Flute, Bass clarinet
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Art Katona - Trombone
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Paul Cheatley - Banjo, Guitar
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Bob Langley - Sousaphone, String bass
DJs
Nicholas Tran
Montreal, QC
Not only will this talented dancer come to judge the competitions, but he'll also be offering his DJ skills!
DJ Booshwash
Kingston, ON
DJ Booshwash is a dancer and DJ based out of Kingston, Ontario. He has been playing swing and blues for social dancers since 2015. His customer service approach gives dancers what they need. Get ready to move as he blends vintage and contemporary swing jazz, r&b, and blues filling a dancefloor near you. (Photo by Steven Thull Photography)
Paul Campbell
Ottawa, ON
After a childhood and youth full of music and dancing, Paul began swing dancing in 2009, shortly after moving to Ottawa for work. He competed with various dance teams from 2010 to 2014, culminating in a win of the Team Division of the 2014 Canadian Swing Championships.
Paul has been teaching Lindy Hop since 2012 and loves to focus on the basics, fundamentals, and introducing new people to the style. Paul is a regular DJ at the Ottawa Swing Dance Society’s Friday night social dances and, since 2018, he has hosted Swing Is In The Air, a radio show on CKCU 93.1 FM, which airs every second Sunday from 4 to 6pm.
