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Mora's Modern Rhythmists
12+ albums
jazzswingneo swingBig Band
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"MORA'S MODERN RHYTHMISTS was originally formed in 1994 by Dean Mora, a Los Angeles-area pianist whose interest in the 1920s and 1930s was forged early on as a child (he saw the movie "The Sting" when he was 11, and was instantly hooked). Their repertoire first consisted of popular jazz hits of the 1920's and early 1930's, but soon started to include tunes that would be considered precursors to Swing. This was reflected in their first CD, "My Favorite Band", released in 1996, which revealed their affinity for both the styles of Roaring '20s hot jazz and the pre-Swing Era dance tunes of the 1930's. Following a series of small concerts around the Los Angeles area, the band was booked at the world-famous Derby, a nightclub housed in one of the original Brown Derby Restaurants in Hollywood. Soon, the band had garnered a reputation as one of the best swing bands in Los Angeles, and their Monday night performances soon gained a cult following among dancers and band enthusiasts, and they remained at the club for almost three years. Since then, the band has played in a number of historic venues in Southern California, including the Hollywood Palladium, the Wiltern Theatre, the Avalon Casino Ballroom, the Alex Theatre, the Wilshire Ebell Club, the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the Biltmore Hotel, the Oviatt Building, and at both the Los Angeles and Orpheum Theatres in downtown Los Angeles for the Los Angeles Conservancy's hugely popular "Last Remaining Seats" series. Mora's Modern Rhy
