Nominated as Swing Band of The Year by The National Swing Awards, Rico Barr and the Jump 'n' Jive Review have scored 2 Swing Top 40 hits. The band has played concerts all over New England including several performances at Manchester NH’s
Jazz Festival (video clips can be viewed on YouTube and the website), The Acton
Jazz Cafe, and Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge, MA. Over his career, Rico has played with many music legends including jazz great, Joe Newman. Several members of the band have been nominated by The National Swing Awards including Rico on Vocals and Drums, Dave “The Lip” Dubinsky on trumpet, who has performed at The White House and Carl Reppucci, Jr. on keyboard, a featured soloist on the Sea Breeze Jazz Label. Additional band members include guitarist Ken Ormes, , saxophonist Doug Leaffer, who has been described by Jazz Times magazine as a “fine soloist”, and bassist Roger Kimball[Carly Simon, Warren Vache ]a founding member JJR .