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About Alex Abramovitz
The band’s official history identifies trumpeter Alex Abramovitz as a 2008 co-founder of the group that became Alex Abramovitz and His Swing’n Kansas City Jazz Band. It traces the ensemble’s shift toward Kansas City swing repertoire, original compositions, and dance-oriented arrangements.[1]
The history documents a nine-year weekly Phoenix residency beginning in 2013, a later monthly Johnnie’s Jazz Bar engagement, and work as house band for the Kansas City Monarchs in 2022 and 2023. It dates the band’s move into a weekly Black Dolphin show to 2025.[1]
The official site presents Fountain City Jive as the band’s first major album and keeps the group’s changing lineups within a documented chronology. Its artist-run SoundCloud and YouTube accounts provide direct access to recordings and performance videos.[1][2]
Swing’n Kansas City
Abramovitz co-founded the ensemble and later centered its repertory on Kansas City swing and original writing.[1]
Long local residencies
The official history documents sustained Phoenix, Johnnie’s, Monarchs, and Black Dolphin engagements.[1]
Fountain City Jive
The group’s history identifies the album as its first major recording project after earlier sessions were shelved.[1]