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THE JUMP, JIVE & WAILERS
An impressive sibling to the 17-piece Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra, the Jump, Jive & Wailers configuration allows George’s world-class cats plenty of room to let loose and really blow – resulting in stunning, high-energy rockin’ grooves. And that devilish rhythm section peppers the mix with cutting-edge variations – delighting listeners and challenging dancers to keep it fresh!
The band already has a mammoth tour resume – including top swing clubs across the US, a two-week tour of top North Carolina concert halls, and powerful "Battles of the Bands" in Los Angeles, Philadelphia and New York. George Gee’s Jump, Jive & Wailers were the first modern era American big band to lead a swing dance in Tokyo. They were even summoned to perform for rocker Ozzy Osborne's 50th birthday party in Beverly Hills!
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Rollickin’
roadhouse boogie is the heart and soul of George Gee’s Jump, Jive
& Wailers. This electrifying 10-piece unit, created in 1998, places
George’s Co-Music Directors on double-duty: Tenor saxophonist 
Bandleader
George Gee fires up the crowds with his campy "Hey-Ba-Ba-Rebop"
antics. The real key to this band’s power is the amazing level of
interaction. The call-and-response jive on gems like Joe Williams’
Every Day I Have the Blues between Lance and the band
members is simply hilarious. The mighty horns are given broad freedom
to chime in during bluesy solos - creating fresh supporting patterns
with each performance. There is enormous synergy with the dancers;
George’s masterful musicians spontaneously translate the dancers’
smooth moves to shape the next musical phrase. And then there is
George – who one moment hushes the band to a walking vamp so low
that you feel it more than hear it – then revs up and propels his
Jump, Jive & Wailers into a decadent swing frenzy!