In 2012,
Chelsea Reed met five other musicians who shared her passion for early jazz and
swing music. This meeting gave way to the formation of Chelsea Reed and the
Fair Weather Five on Temple University’s campus. Shortly thereafter, they began
a now-legendary series of gigs in south Philadelphia. The band immediately
gained a dedicated following of swing dancers and fellow jazz enthusiasts.
Success
came quickly to Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Five on the heels of
headlining performances at prestigious venues like the Kimmel Center and World
Café Live. By the following year they found themselves playing the Iowa City
Jazz Festival thanks to a grant from Temple University.
In late
2013 Bell Tower Music, Temple University’s student-run record label, signed
Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Five and produced the sessions for what is
now their debut album. Chelsea and her band celebrate the rich history of
American blues and early jazz.
Chelsea
Reed and the Fair Weather Five is:
Chelsea
Reed: Vocals / Noah
Hocker: Trumpet / Chris
Oatts: Soprano/Alto Saxophone / Jake
Kelberman: Guitar / Joe
Plowman: Bass /Austin
Wagner: Drums
TOUR
DATES
11/07/14 / Chagrin Falls, OH @ Bainbridge Swing Dance
11/08/14 / Pittsburgh, PA @ Swing City
11/14/14 / St. Davids, PA @ Eastern University
11/15/14 / Philadelphia, PA @ Chris’ Jazz Café
11/22/14 / Newark, Delaware @ Univ Delaware, Kent Dining Hall
12/06/14 / Philadelphia, PA @ Chris’ Jazz Café
12/13/14 / Philadelphia, PA @ Chris’ Jazz Café
12/20/14 / Philadelphia, PA @ Chris’ Jazz Café
12/31/14 / York, PA @ Valencia Ballroom
01/18/15 / Philadelphia, PA@ Rhythm Session
03/21/15 / Pottstown, PA @ SwingKat
05/02/15 / Lancaster, PA @ Lancaster Swing Dance
TRACK
LISTING
1. After
You've Gone (03:56) /2.
Everybody Loves My Baby (02:35) / 3.
Darktown Strutters' Ball (03:05) / 4. Hold
Tight, Two Tight (05:12) / 5. St.
Louis Blues (03:31) / 6. Ain't
Nobody's Business (05:07) / 7.
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (05:57) / 8. Limehouse
Blues (03:38).
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