The River City Jazz Orchestra

The River City Jazz Orchestra: Young Lions and Old Cats

by Jack Bowers
January 1, 2000

A superb second release by maestro Dean Stringer’s River City Jazz Orchestra but with a slightly misleading name. While the “cats” on its marquee may be old in terms of the years that have elapsed since their birthdate, when it comes to playing big–band Jazz with drive and enthusiasm they’re literally younger than springtime. As proof, try separating any of these “old cats” from the band’s “young lions” without comparing names to the photographs on the last page of the ...