WELCOME TO OUR WEBSITE A LITTLE RECOMMENDATION - IF YOU WANT TO PRINT OFF ANY OF THE PAGES ON OUR SITE PLEASE USE '' LANDSCAPE'' RATHER THAN ''PORTRAIT'' OPTION -THANKS HERE YOU CAN GET DETAILS OF THE JOYMAKERS GIGS, RECORDINGS, THE CVs OF THE MUSICIANS, REFRERENCES AS WELL AS A SELECTION OF PHOTOS AND NEWS ABOUT CURRENT AND FUTURE GIGS. THE GIG LIST ALSO INCORPORATES A LISTING FOR ROD CHAMBERS' GIGS WITH OTHER BANDS INCLUDING THE SAVANNAH JAZZ BAND. THE LOUISIANA JOYMAKERS THE BAND WAS ORIGINALLY FORMED OVER 20 YEARS AGO BY ROD CHAMBERS IN THE LONDON AREA IN 1985 TO PERFORM TRADITIONAL NEW ORLEANS STYLE JAZZ. WE ARE EQUALLY AT HOME WHETHER PLAYING FOR CONCERTS OR AT CORPORATE FUNCTIONS AS WELL AS FOR DANCING AT CLUBS, PUBS, PARTIES, WEDDINGS, RIVERBOATS, BBQs ETC. AND OF COURSE THE WE ARE ALSO HAPPY TO PERFORM FOR YOUR CHURCH SERVICE. THE BAND IS AVAILABLE AS A SMALL GROUP, FOR EXAMPLE AS FEW AS THREE MUSICIANS, BUT MORE USUALLY AS A TRADITIONAL 6 PIECE JAZZ GROUP – CLARINET, TRUMPET, TROMBONE, BANJO, BASS AND DRUMS’ BUT ROD ALSO PLAYS ALTO AND TENOR SAXES TO ADD VARIETY AND ’SPICE’ WHERE APPROPRIATE. AS MENTINED ABOVE WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE ANY SIZE OF GROUP FROM A STOLLING TRIO OR QUARTET SUITABLE FOR SHOPPING CENTRES AND STORE PROMOTIONS OR GARDEN PARTIES TO A FULL PARADE BAND WITH GRAND MARSHALL PLAYING NEW ORLEANS STYLE STREET MUSIC ( MARDI GRAS ) FOR FETES, CARNIVALS, COUNTRY FAIRS, STEAM ENGINE RALLIES AND THE LIKE OR FOR THAT VERY SPECIAL JAZZ FUNERAL. THE REPERTOIRE OF THE JOYMAKERS IS LARGE AND NOT ONLY INCLUDES THE USUAL JAZZ STANDARDS SUCH AS BLUES, STOMPS, MARCHES AND SPIRITUALS BUT CAN HAVE A DASH OF LATIN, BOOGIE, BALLADS OR A WALTZ FOR YOUR VARIED ENTERTAINMENT. FOUR CDs ARE AVAILABLE, ALL PRODUCED BY PEK SOUND. FULL DETAILS OF PERSONNEL, RECORDING DATES ETC ARE GIVEN ON OUR RECORDINGS PAGE. PKCD 150 ‘’ ONE NIGHT AT THE SWAN ’’ PKCD 174 ‘’ PARASOLS AT THE MARDI GRAS ’’ PKCD 201 ‘’ DREAMING ON THE RIVER ’’ PKCD 245 ‘’ RELEASE ME ‘’