Aunt Ruby's Sweet Jazz Babies

Aunt Ruby's Sweet Jazz Babies
Origin	Austin, Texas
Genres	Traditional jazz
Associated acts	Grupo Fantasma, Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel
Members	Grand General Ryan J. Gould, Tartan Purry, King Crazy Oliver Steck, Mark "Speedy" Gonzales, Professor Joseph Cordi, Frank Lee Devine

Aunt Ruby's Sweet Jazz Babies is an Austin, Texas based traditional jazz band. Their primary focus is performing music widely popular from the 1910s -1940's era. They perform in a style that has been described as a combination of the jazz stylings of Eddie Condon, Jack Teagarden, Edmond Hall, Thomas "Fats" Waller and the Hoosier Hotshots. They are recognized by the State of Texas Governor's Music Office.

The "Engine Room", an Austin, Texas classic jazz dance venue promotes the band as the "darlings of many a venue for sophisticated soirees and delightful dances." A survey of Austin area jazz ensembles reported in "The Good Life Magazine" published in Austin, Texas indicates that "Aunt Ruby’s Sweet Jazz Babies are all about jazz at its most fun, playing a classically accessible upbeat style...Aunt Ruby’s Sweet Jazz Babies are the real deal"

Various members of the band perform free-lance in other Austin area bands and have also received recognition for their efforts in those bands:

The band also performs with a variety of special guest members.

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