“Hot can be cool, and cool can be hot, and each can be both. But hot or cool, man, jazz is jazz.”

-Louis Armstrong

Important Update! - We've made the transition to a 6-piece band and we're now in the process of updating the website accordingly.  Click here for the full story behind this change.

"Hot, Live music to make your occasion truly special!"

L-R: Mark Hess, piano Mike Pittsley, trombone; Ed Torres, drums;

David Jellema, cornet & clarinet; Pierre Poree, sax, clarinet, vocals; Tim Paco, bass

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The Mission City Hot Rhythm Cats specialize in early, classic jazz, exemplified by many of the well-known masters such as Louis Armstrong, Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, Jack Teagarden, Bix Beiderbecke and Joe "King" Oliver.  We also include a good helping of Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, Cole Porter and Jerome Kern, along with many other composers of timeless standards.

In addition, the Mission City Hot Rhythm Cats maintains a repertoire of material from the big band swing era of the 1930's and 1940's.

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