The Front Porch Pandemic Jazz Band was started by sax player Greg Pardue (Forecast), Jack Hoffman (piano, drums), and Roy Jenkins (bass) in April 2020, at the beginning of the Covid pandemic ...

The Euphoria Brass Band, a New Orleans–jazz outfit, was founded in 2011 by longtime New Orleanians, David Bandrowski (banjo/guitar) and Ron Bocian (snare drum), who now call San Diego home.