Dave McLoughlin: Bandleader, Trumpet, Flugelhorn

 Dave MC, grew up in Michigan playing in jazz bands throughout high school and college. He first started with the triangle, then graduated through the kazoo, the mouth harp, and the piccolo, before settling on the trumpet. He played with several bands in LA and Northern California prior to moving to Colorado, including Mott the Hoople, Dexies Midnight Runners and Right Said Fred. In addition to playing in the Swingin' Seven, Dave also plays regularly with the Longmont Symphony and Big Bang!. 

  Chris Boyer: Upright Bass

Chris started his illustrious musical career by first picking up a guitar, and then a bass (he also picked up a piano, but threw out his back for almost a year...but that's another story). He has since played (and talked through) various bass solos for a number of bands in the Denver/Boulder area, and is particularly known for a dead-on impression of the construction worker in the Village People (yet another story that we won't get into). Chris is influenced not only by bad behavior, but also by listening to all a wide-range of bass players, including the sounds of cool jazz artists Charles Mingus and Paul Chambers, as well as Stu Sutcliffe (look it up!), Flea and that guy from Primus.

  Trevor Bauer: Trumpet

Trevor started his career playing with such legendary Bay-Area bands such as "Tower of Power" and "The Average White Band." After a freak surfing accident, he was forced away from the West Coast (due to his abnormal fear of water). Finding the Boulder area to be suitably far away from the ocean, Trevor settled down to a life of Swing Jazz music and has been spotted on Pearl Street with the sign "Will Play For Booze!" (note: booze is a lot different than water!!)

  John Batista: Tenor Saxophone

Johnny B. grew up in New York where he started playing saxophone in the fifth grade in order to earn extra money to put in the pinball machine. He was the original inspiration for Tommy. Since then, Johnny B. has found himself playing for a variety of combos and ensembles, playing everything from rock, funk, jazz, bebop, reggae, country, western, country-western, soul, spiritual, pagan and interpretative art. His musical influences include Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins, with a bit of Weird Al Yankovic for good measure. Don't ask him about his birthmark...it's a touchy subject.

  Herb Harvey: Trombone

Originally from Mexico, Herb moved to New Mexico. After realizing there was nothing "New" about it, he quickly moved to the Denver/Boulder area in 1991. Although he started out as a trumpet player, Herb finally wised-up to the wonders of the trombone - well, really he just likes to slide that thing back and forth. He has earned a music education degree from New Mexico (bet you didn't know the state of New Mexico gives those things away), with additional studies at UNC and University of Nebraska. He once walked on the CU Campus, as well.

  Adam Kuyt: Alto & Baritone Saxophone

Adam relocated to Colorado 6 years ago from western Canada. He was raised in a musical family - his grandfather was a band director, his father played bass in jazz groups, his distant cousins played the xylophone and the vibraphone for the school orchestra, and his aunt twice-removed once whistled Dixie. An engineer by day, he fancies himself a musician at night. Adam has always pursued opportunities to play the saxophone, including 8 years in the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve as a musician and band leader. His influences include Grover Washington and Branford Marsallis.

  Pam Rowen: Piano and Vocals

Pam has been playing piano professionally for more than 20 years - and for more than 19 of those, she played it pretty well. While attending UCSD, she worked various jazz artists around San Diego including Grammy-nominated artist Lori Bell, and Grammy-named "Grammy Jones" (that famous jazz lute player). After college, she returned to her roots in Colorado. She also returned to her beets and her potatoes (did we tell you she is a farmer?). Pam not only plays in the Denver area in her own band, she backs various vocalists and jazz artists and makes them sound better.

  Matt Powelson: Guitar

Matt is an accomplished guitar player - it helps that he has an extra finger on one of his hands (don't ask which one; and please, don't look...it's very disrespectful). Matt is an accomplished lutiher, and has built every guitar he has ever played - most of them from discarded lumber from unguarded construction sites. Matt has a very unique, distinct guitar sound which sounds a lot like Freddie Green. He has a great sense of timing (except when telling jokes), and comps those chords like they're no one else's business. Plus he's got a way with the ladies (sorry, girls, he's spoken for!).

  Don Landreth: Drums & Percussion

After fifteen years of schlepping drums for Neal Peart, Don realized that he, too, could be a musician and purchased a drum kit. Quickly thereafter, he was asked to join the band that backed such legendary musicians as Christina Agulara and Brittney Spears, and spent the next ten years touring the world. When the weariness of road-travel set in, Don retired to Colorado and joined the Swingin' Seven in the middle of summer. He's been happy banging his drums all day, ever since.