We're excited to be able to return one of the hottest new swing bands on the Westcoast - Josh Collazo's Jazzboree!
Josh Collazo is widely regarded as one of the finest jazz/swing drummers in the world and performs regularly with bands led by the most popular band leaders in Southern California including Jonathan Stout, Dave Stuckey and Carl Sonny Leyland. In addition to drumming, Josh writes and arranges original jazz compositions for his previous group Candy Jacket Jazz Band and now Josh Collazo's Jazzboree.
The band is a who's who of West Coast Jazz/ Swing musicians including:
Carl Sonny Leyland. Marc Caparone, Nate Ketner, Jonathan Doyle, Sam Rocha, Riley Baker.
Outside of his jazz drumming career, Josh has also been a member of Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros since 2007. The group accepted their first Grammy in 2013 for the long-form video documentary- Big Easy Express - winning alongside their friends, Mumford & Sons and Old Crow Medicine Show. Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros' 2009 hit single, "Home", is certified platinum, selling over 1 million copies, and the debut album, "Up From Below", was recently certified gold.
Below is a list of groups that Josh performs with regularly:
Josh Collazo's Jazzboree
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Jonathan Stout & his Campus Five feat. Hilary Alexander
The Jonathan Stout Orchestra
The Grand Slam Sextet
Les Boulevardiers
Dave Stuckey & his Hot House Gang
Bob Parins Pint-Sized Cocktail Orchestra
Carl Sonny Leyland and His Boogie Woogie Boys
In addition to touring the world extensively over the last 17 years, he has performed on the Late Show with David Letterman, Conan, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Yo Gabba Gabba, and Austin City Limits. Josh proudly endorses Taye Drums, Paiste Cymbals, and Vic Firth drumsticks.
