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Oakland-based Blue Bone Express, otherwise known simply as the BBX Band, has held a unique place in the Bay Area music scene since formed in 2004 by pianist/trumpeter Jara Queeto. Their music is primarily a mix of jazz, blues, and R&B, inspired by the deep legacy of New Orleans music culture. Old rags and stomps are played and sung effortlessly along side blues jumps and more modern rock & TV theme covers, as well as a considerable amount of original compositions.

Their signature sousaphone and rollicking piano sound keeps the party hopping with the infectious 2nd line and shuffle rhythms of traditional New Orleans parades. Definitely not a jazz band to sit and sip wine to, Blue Bone Express gets your bones up on the floor (or the street) and keeps the party vibe at an ecstatic high. Named "the coolest jazz brass band in Northern California" by the San Francisco Chronicle, BBX is firmly placed to maintain the Bay Area's standard for hot party jazz.