The JitterBugs are a Jump'n'Jive Swingin' combo that takes the sound and feel and puts it all together in a way that grabs you, daddio. They can whip up a dance floor frenzy just like outta some movie. It's a scene! Big vocals, horns a'plenty and swingy rhythms that do it up just right. This band is jumpin' with a solid 8.

The JitterBugs offer high energy performance and "now" arrangements of the Swing classics.
Dig.... Louis Jordan, Colin James, The Nat King Cole Trio, Big Voodoo Daddy, Louis Prima, Sinatra...
The JitterBugs hit the mark. This combo is the real thing. They've got the sound, the look and the feel of the Swing Scene at its best. All the coolest tunes from Duke Ellington to Brian Setzer and everything in between. Crazy.

Check out some of the REVIEWS.....

"The JitterBugs are one wigged out, hep act that really cooks, daddy. They're Oceans 11, a chilled martini, some swinging chicks, Frank and Dean and a real gone tux, all rolled into one jump and jive sound."
- Linda Barnard, Londoner editor, The London Free Press

"They swing, jump, bop and roll. Their sound has a lot of class but it ain't stuck up. It's so very dance-able, Mabel. ....these JitterBugs are hi-fi deluxe."
- Brian Smith, Second City

"Simply awesome, I recommend them again and again to clubs and event planners and they always deliver"
- Sheri Gay, Owner/Instructor, Danceline Studios, Hamilton

"The JitterBugs diverse musical range meant that everyone at the gala was up and enjoying the music. For a large event like this the band's flexibility ensured the guests' maximum enjoyment."
- Sharon Foulon, Make a Wish Gala Committee Chair

"This is a great combo to dance to. They seem to have all the right rhythms at all the right tempos to make the dance floor come alive. There are not many bands that can get it so right, and it's great to see the real thing".
- Mike Evans, Dance Instructor, University of Western Ontario

Festival mixes Surprises with longtime favourites

Take a bow Ken Palmer. You've done a great job booking the musicians for the 27 year old Home County Festival this year. It certainly hasn't been the same old stuff.
There have been some new faces and some big surprises, but, hey, isn't that what an artistic director should do?
Sure, there have been familiar faces like Valdy, who closed the bandshell last night. Valdy has always been a sure-fire crowd pleaser at Home County, but the best thing about this festival so far has been the unexpected.
Like The Black Holes and The JitterBugs, two London bands that aren't by any stretch of the imagination "folk"acts. The purists will probably assail you Ken, but these bands scored highly with most of the public Friday night, especially The JitterBugs, a tight classy band who dress in black like hitmen and play the best jump, jive and swing in the region. They had people dancing in front of the bandshell in numbers never seen at Home County before.

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Jumpin' Jivin' Swingin' Shufflin'

For more information: Larry Smith
Phone: (519) 455-2529
email: lsmith1@execulink.com

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