Decatur Street Beat has played foot stomping, toe tapping, New Orleans style Dixieland music since 2004. They have played for 4th of July picnics at the beach, Mardi Gras parties, birthday parties, local restaurants, a jazz festival in Virginia and at a number of retirement centers in the Durham area. The group is made up of experienced Dixieland musicians. They took their name from Decatur St. which runs through the French Quarter past Jackson Square, Cafe du Monde and Tujagues, the tuba player's favorite restaurant. They want to bring to central North Carolina what they feel is the happiest, liveliest and easiest music to listen to. You can take us home with you on our CD, available for just $10.

Dick Sloane, trombone, has played actively with a number of Dixieland bands in the Triangle area since 1982. He is the leader of the Fidgety Feet Dixieland band. Dick currently works for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in the Research Triangle Park.



Keith Longmire, clarinet and saxophone, is a retired band director from the Durham Public Schools, having taught his last 15 years at Carrington Middle School. He has also taught in Columbus County and Granville County Schools. Keith repairs, buys and sells woodwind instruments, so if you are looking for a clarinet or saxophone, Keith's your man. Keith also plays with Leon Jordan's Continentals Dance Band.

Irv Eisen started playing the tuba in the seventh grade in St. Louis. He received a degree in music education from the University of Missouri at St. Louis, played at 'Your Father's Mustache' on Bourbon St. in the early 1970's and freelanced in St. Louis. Recently retired as a computer systems manager for Duke University, Irv plays for fun with the Durham Community Concert Band, the Triangle Tuba Quartet and Decatur Street Beat. He is listed in Tom Lord's JAZZ Discography.

Upcoming and Recent Performances



UPCOMING
Apr. 19, 2024 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Roots Bistro and Bar, 4810 Hope Valley Rd., Durham, NC
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Jul. 28, 2024 - 10:30 am, Worship service at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church, Cary, NC

RECENT
Mar. 15, 2024 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Roots Bistro and Bar, 4810 Hope Valley Rd., Durham, NC

Mar. 15, 2024 - 3:30 -4:30 pm, St. Patrick's Day Party at The Forest at Duke

Feb. 18, 2024 - 3:00 - 4:00 pm, Combo Mardi Gras/Valentines party at the Preston Pointe Retirement Community in Cary, NC

Feb. 16, 2024 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Roots Bistro and Bar, 4810 Hope Valley Rd., Durham, NC

Feb. 15, 2024 - Noon - 1:00 pm, Mardi Gras party at the Apex Senior Center, Apex, NC

Feb. 13, 2024 - 2:00 - 3:00 pm, Mardi Gras party at Treeo Senior Living in Raleigh NC

Jan. 19, 2024 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Roots Bistro and Bar, 4810 Hope Valley Rd., Durham, NC

Dec. 31, 2023 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, New Years Eve party at Azalea Estates in Chapel Hill

Dec. 29, 2023 - 3:30 - 4:30 pm, New Years party at The Forest at Duke in Durham

Dec. 15, 2023 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Roots Bistro and Bar, 4810 Hope Valley Rd., Durham, NC
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Nov. 17, 2023 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Roots Bistro and Bar, 4810 Hope Valley Rd., Durham, NC

Cancelled.



Nov. 11, 2023 - 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, Elizabethtown 250th Anniversary at the Cape Fear Farmers Market, 106 MLK Dr. in Elizabethtown,NC
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Oct. 20, 2023 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Roots Bistro and Bar, 4810 Hope Valley Rd., Durham, NC

Cancelled

Sorry, but we will not be available for this one.

Oct. 6, 2023 2:30 - 3:30 pm, Entertain the residents at the Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community

Sep. 16, 2023 - 8:30 am, Sola Hot Mini 5k Benefit for ALS, 7705 Lead Mine Rd. Raleigh, NC
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Sep. 15, 2023 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Roots Bistro and Bar, 4810 Hope Valley Rd., Durham, NC

Aug. 18, 2023 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Roots Bistro and Bar, 4810 Hope Valley Rd., Durham, NC

Jul. 30, 2023 10:30 am, Worship service at the Kirk of Kildaire, Cary, NC

Jul. 21, 2023 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Roots Bistro and Bar, 4810 Hope Valley Rd., Durham

Jul. 4, 2023 Noon - 2:00 pm, 4th of July party at The Cedars Retirement Community in Chapel Hill, NC