Jazz and Java – featuring Doug Smith’s Dixieland All-Stars

Join us on Saturday, June 7th, from 10 AM to noon at Abide Coffeehouse for a delightful morning of live jazz and fresh brews! As part of the Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz, this event blends smooth rhythms with the rich aroma of coffee in a cozy, welcoming atmosphere. Don’t miss this perfect start to your weekend—sip, savor, and soak in the sounds of Doug Smith’s Dixieland All-Stars.

About Doug Smith’s Dixieland All-Stars

The Dixieland All-Stars have been performing since 1989, when Doug Smith organized the band to fill an opening at the historic resort, Skytop Lodge in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, where Doug has lead the house orchestra since 1990.  The group soon found themselves in demand for concerts, festivals, patriotic events, grand openings, and Mardi Gras celebrations. The All-Stars is composed of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s finest Dixieland/jazz performers, many of whom lead their own bands.

Mr. Smith is a rostered artist with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and is very busy performing in the public school system, libraries, and parks, conducting educational programs which combine the multicultural history of Dixieland music, and explain America’s original art form – jazz.

The All-Stars take a modern approach to Dixieland music, while retaining the deep traditional roots of the medium.  The Band is on the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Folk Artists Roster.

Doug grew up in Newfoundland, PA and has played at all the major Pocono Resorts since 1964. He has appeared w/the Mo Rolland Band, Tuesday Jazztette (w/the late Jerry Kozic) and his own Dixieland Band at COTA. He was a member of Bob Dorough’s School House Rock Band for 50 years.