Jimmy Mazzy is a
traditional jazz
Trad jazz, short for "traditional jazz", is a form of jazz in the United States and Britain that flourished from the 1930s to 1960s, based on the earlier New Orleans Dixieland jazz style. Prominent English trad jazz musicians such as Chris Barb ...
banjo player and vocalist.
According to jazz writer
Scott Yanow
Scott Yanow (born 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author.
Life and career
Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles.
Beginning in 1974, Yanow was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles and was the jazz e ...
, he "has been a popular attraction in the trad jazz circuit since the late '70s." He has performed extensively in the United States and worldwide, appearing at jazz festivals across the country including the Sacramento, San Diego, Essex, and several Connecticut festivals. He is a member of The Paramount Jazz Band and the Wolverine Jazz band and also freelances with other groups including the Yankee Rhythm Kings, the Magnolia Jazz Five, and the Back Bay Ramblers.
In 2002, he was voted the No. 1 traditional jazz banjoist, and No. 2 male singer in the Jazzology and ''
Mississippi Rag
Ragtime, also spelled rag-time or rag time, is a musical style that had its peak from the 1890s to 1910s. Its cardinal trait is its syncopated or "ragged" rhythm. Ragtime was popularized during the early 20th century by composers such as Scot ...
'' readership polls.
Jimmy Mazzy and Friends
/ref> Mazzy has performed regularly with Jeff Hughes, John Clark, Stan McDonald, Ross Petot and many other traditional jazz musicians. In 2019, Jimmy Mazzy was inducted into the American Banjo Museum's Hall of Fame
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, in the category of 4 String Banjo Performance.
See also
List of banjo players
This article comprises two separate lists. The first consists of primary banjo players and the second of celebrities that also play the banjo.
Primary banjo players
A listing of notable musicians who play the banjo as a major part of their ...
References
External links
Official WebsiteJimmy Mazzy and FriendsJimmy Mazzy on YouTube
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American jazz banjoists
Jazz banjoists
Stomp Off artists
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