The GJB will be back at Aunt Chilada's on Sunday, September 21, 2025 from 6 to 8 PM with special guest cornetist Lew Green (since 1957 leader of the Original Salty Dogs) along with Russ Whitman on clarinet & sax, Jim Fryer on trombone, Charlie Freeman on piano, Art Hovey on tuba & bass, Tom Palinko on drums, and vocalist Cynthia Fabian. The GJB has performed monthly at Aunt Chilada's (usually on the third Sunday of the month) since July of 2009 with the exception of the Covid year and the bad-weather closings in January and February of 2025. Known since 1993 as the best Mexican restaurant in the greater New Haven area, Aunt Chilada's is located at 3931 Whitney Avenue, just a couple of miles north of Sleeping Giant in Hamden, beside the golf course. Seating is somewhat limited; please call 203-230-4640 to reserve a table or a seat at the bar. There is no cover charge, and no minimum. We will be back again on October 19 with Jim Fryer on trombone and Sal Ranniello on drums, along with the regulars.

In addition to the events listed above, members of the GJB are still working with various other groups. Please visit the "OTHER GIGS" section of this website for information about those activities.

"Jazz musicians communicate with each other and listen to each other in an effort to create a good final product. That is exactly the process that all of us should employ in legislative bodies and in gatherings to resolve important public issues. It is jazz that points the way." (Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor)

For information about our many CDs please visit the Recordings section of this website.

An Early History of the Galvanized Jazz Band appeared in the July 2021 issue of the Syncopated Times. The second installment, The Millpond Years is in the August issue. The third part, After The Millpond Years, is in the October 2021 issue. Non-subscribers can see each of them by clicking on the blue lettering.

Over in Holland Gerard Bielderman has published a very complete Galvanized Jazz Band Discography describing our recordings on LP, cassette, and CD, including some that even we didn't know about. Gerard has already published discographies of many other well-known bands and performers; we are honored to be included among them. (Ours is listed in the "Swinging American" section of his website.)

Eric Devine has posted many videos from the last few Hot Steamed Jazz Festivals. Here are a few of the GJB:

Marce Enright's New England Traditional Jazz website has undergone extensive revisions and improvements. Videos of many recent events are being added; be sure to check it out!

To contact us, send an email to Fred: vigorjazz@aol.com
or give him a call: (203)453-5916