The Hot Jazz 7 plays furiously fun music in the New Orleans Ensemble Jazz style of the roaring 20's.
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It is the only two-trumpet Dixieland group in Northeast Ohio and plays throughout the area at a variety of events.
To see a video of the Hot Jazz 7 and to become a fan of the band, check out our Myspace page.

On this page you can meet the band, hear samples of our music, browse our photo album, and try our favorite HotJazz Links.

LINKS!! Our Favorite Links to HotJazz Resources
PHOTOs! The Hot Jazz 7 Photo Album PHOTOs!
Music! Hot Jazz From The 7 Music!


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2007's  HJ7                        HJ7 of the 1990's

The Hot Jazz 7 always performs with 6-8 players. The full complement is two trumpets/cornets, clarinet, trombone, tuba, banjo, piano, and drums.

The Hot Jazz 7 was founded in 1995 by Tuba player Dick Houck and plays at a variety of events, primarily in the Greater Cleveland area. They have played numerous annual municipal summer events, private parties, weddings, restaurants and taverns. They have appeared many times at NightTown restaurant, have been featured on the Bill Gordon TV show, played for the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, appear regularly at Earlyjas Society gatherings, and performed at the Swing 'n Jazz Fest at Blossom Music Center, and as far from home as Charleston West Virginia's Wine and All That Jazz Festival.

Musicians are: Brent Gardner - Trumpet/cornet, Jack Brndiar -Trumpet/cornet, Al Couch - Trumpet/cornet, Vince Monaco - Trumpet/cornet, Ted Witt - Clarinet, Geoffrey Polk - Clarinet, Marc Berridge - Trombone, Rich Hamilton - Trombone, Kevin Berridge - Trombone, Ed Kubasky - Trombone, Jonathan Fairman - Tuba, Phil Cartwright - Banjo, Bill Knapp - Banjo, Bill Parthe - Banjo and Piano, Bob Erdman - Piano, Dave Chafe - Piano, Bill Fuller - Drums, Stan Ebin - Washboard and Cornet.



Contact the Hot Jazz 7 if you would like longer or higher quality sound file demos or a demo tape!  For more information about the songs that we play check out Phil Cartwright's website.


Here's the HotJazz7 at the Spider with a couple of friends who dropped in to jam.
Can you identify them? (select to enlarge)
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The HotJazz7 can be heard bursting with joy and energy, live at the Barking Spider Tavern in the University Circle area, Cleveland, Ohio, on the third Sunday of every month from 3-6 pm. map
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