Saladelia

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, a number of senior living centers in the Durham area and even some jazz funerals. The group is made up of experienced Dixieland musicians. They took their name from Decatur Street, 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.

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 retired from 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. Check out his web site. 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. Having retired as a computer systems manager for Duke University, Irv plays with the Triangle Tuba Quartet, the Brassissimo! brass quintet and Decatur Street Beat. He is listed in Tom Lord's JAZZ Discography.


Dan Cunningham plays banjo, guitar, washboard and sings. He performs a wide variety of musical styles in addition to Dixieland. A native of Wichita, Kansas, he started playing at the ripe young age of six and has played music in much of the Midwest, the South and even Ireland. Dan holds Associate and BA degrees from Wichita State University and an MA degree from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. Dan is married and the father of three.

Upcoming and Recent Performances



UPCOMING
Apr. 11, 2025 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, El Quetzal Guatemalan Mexican Grill
(which used to be known as Roots Bistro and Bar),
4810 Hope Valley Rd., Durham, NC
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Jul. 27, 2025 - 10:30 am, Worship service at the Kirk of Kildaire, Cary, NC

RECENT
Mar. 6, 2025 - 2:00 - 3:00 pm, Mardi Gras Party at The Willows at Raleigh Senior Living Community

Mar. 4, 2025 - 7:00 - 8:00 pm, Mardi Gras Party at Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community

Mar. 4, 2025 - 2:30 - 3:30 pm, Mardi Gras Party at Preston Pointe Retirement Community

Feb. 21, 2025 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Roots Bistro and Bar, 4810 Hope Valley Rd., Durham, NC

Jan. 10, 2025 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, CANCELLED due to forecast of slick winter weather

Nov. 26, 2024 - 7:00 - 8:00 pm, Entertain the residents at the Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community

Oct. 25, 2024 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Roots Bistro and Bar, 4810 Hope Valley Rd., Durham, NC

Sep. 20, 2024 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Roots Bistro and Bar, 4810 Hope Valley Rd., Durham, NC

Jul. 28, 2024 - 10:30 am, Worship service at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church, Cary, NC

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

Jun. 21, 2024 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Roots Bistro and Bar, 4810 Hope Valley Rd., Durham, NC

May 24, 2024 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Roots Bistro and Bar, 4810 Hope Valley Rd., Durham, NC

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

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

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. 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