The Boilermaker Jazz Band

January 13th & 14th, 2025

Leading the Boilermaker Jazz Band on clarinet, saxophone, and vocals is Paul Cosentino, a full-time bandleader/performer who founded the band in 1988 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He is constantly searching for more tunes to add to the band’s classic jazz repertoire — you’ll hear something different every time! Paul plays an antique Albert system clarinet giving him a wonderfully distinctive sound.

Paul Cosentino’s Boilermaker Jazz Band has performed at major venues throughout the world- including Lincoln Center and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, Smithsonian Institute and the International Lindy Hop Championships in Washington DC, The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Chicago Summer Dance, West Coast tours from San Diego to Vancouver, The Edinburgh International Festival in Scotland, The Jeju Island Festival in Korea, and many more.

Everywhere they go, they deliver the good feelings that real jumpin’ jazz can create. Paul and the Boilermakers have recorded 14 critically acclaimed CD’s and have received rave reviews for their excellent live performances. They have been featured on radio shows across the country and overseas, including a National Public Radio Jazz Series that was broadcast on over 50 stations.  The Boilermaker Jazz Band’s music was also featured on the hit Fox TV show “So You Think You Can Dance” for a fantastic Lindy Hop routine.

Familiar tunes and rarities performed by these superb instrumentalists and heartfelt vocalists can be heard here.