The Dixie Lion Jazz Band is a group of six musicians from central Pennsylvania who play Dixieland jazz in a swingin' 4-beat style. We play Dixieland and Swing standards, from Louis Armstrong to Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and some unusual arrangements, too. Best of all, you can dance to our music!

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   The Dixie Lions have put on many public performances in the area, including the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, the Boalsburg People's Choice Festival, the South Hills Business School Summer concerts and the Penn State Summer Sessions. We have also played at many Penn State home games, for the Penn State Catering tailgate party. In April 1997, we finished a 3-1/2 year stint at the HiWay Pizza on Westerly Parkway, State College, as one of two house Dixieland bands. We also appeared regularly at the Phyrst, on Beaver Avenue in State College. You're bound to run into us around the Centre Region - keep an eye on the schedule for dates.

The Dixie Lions are (more samples, here):

• Jim Chapman: Soprano Sax
• Lou Lantz: Cornet/Vocals
• Mike Loewen: Trombone
• Gordon Law: Piano/Keyboards
• Neal Holter: String Bass
• Tom Harmon: Drums

Where can you hear the band? Here's a list of our public performances, for the near future.

The Dixie Lions at the Phyrst

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