2012 Music
Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five
Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five is a septet specializing in
small group swing from the late 1930's and early 1940's, and is one of the world's premier swing dance bands.
The Campus Five created to be the most danceable band playing swing today, while at the same time being a way
to expose both dancers and listeners to some of the great yet under-appreciated tunes from the swing era that
are largely ignored by modern musicians.
The Campus Five was founded in 2002 by two dedicated swing dancers, and has gone on to be featured at many
of the major swing dance events across the country (and beyond). The three CDs recorded by the Campus Five
have become must-have favorites for swing DJs and instructors all over the world. The Campus Five's first
two albums, 2003's "Jammin' the Blues" and 2004's "Crazy Rhythm," both sold out of their initial pressings,
and 2007's "Moppin' and Boppin'" has flown off the shelves.
The Campus Five has been featured at the following events: Camp Hollywood, the London Balboa Festival (UK), All Balboa Weekend (Cleveland), Camp Jitterbug (Seattle), DCLX (Washington DC), Honolulu Lindy Exchange, Denver Balboa Festival, Balboa Rendezvous (San Diego), the Sacramento Lindy Exchange, San Francisco Balboa Festival. Our festival, municipal and corporate clients include: Sweet and Hot Jazz Festival (Los Angeles), Orange County Classic Jazz Festival, Los Angeles Music Center, Culver City Music Festival, Ventura Lemon Fest, Ventura Music Festival, IBM, Speedo, NBC, Loyola Marymount University, and the University of Southern California.
In 2005, The Campus Five was featured on the Ellen Degeneres Show (NBC).
Learn more about Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five:
http://www.campusfive.com/