'Fessor Hurst and His Windy Hill Wizzards Ragtime and Jazz Orchestra bring to listeners the sounds of jazz and ragtime music that originated during the formative "golden" years of jazz. From gut bucket blues to sophisticated and polished sounds of the Speakeasy and Storyville parlor, 'Fessor Hurst and His Windy Hill Wizzards set a mood of the care free times of the "Jazz Age."
Invite the Wizzards to perform at your next event and enliven your audience! The Wizzards perform the music of Buddy Bolden, King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Eubie Blake, Clarence Williams, Scott Joplin and others from this bygone era.
'Fessor Hurst and His Windy Hill Wizzards is led by Dr. Craig Hurst on trumpet. Members of the Wizzards include: Jon Fox, Clarinet; Andy Hacker, Tuba; Gary Huber, Drums; Darren Krzycki, Guitar; Joel Matthys, Piano; and Dave Smith, Trombone.
The Wizzards may be found performing regularly at Waukesha Freeman Friday Night Live and beginning August 29th 2018 at the Casablanca restaurant in, Brookfield, Wisconsin.