#JazzOnThePlaza
Voelker, Buddy, Orchestra
Jazz combo up to a twelve-piece orchestra. Many members were members of Brass Menagerie, Chrome, Scorpio Rising, Odyssey… Including Voelker, Chicky […]
Smith, Hook
Former member of the Vibra-Notes, Smith played nightly in 1962 at the Celebrity Lounge as the Hook Smith Twist Band […]
Licht, Helmut
Helmut Friedrich Licht came to the U.S. from Germany in 1958. He enrolled as a student at the Peabody Conservatory […]
Hatcher, Paula
Classically trained flutist Paula Hatcher, a graduate of Peabody Conservatory, and later served on the school faculty. Her groups performed […]
Zemarel, Zim
Originally from Pittsburgh, Zim came to Baltimore just after WWII. In 1946 he became bandleader at the Congress Hotel’s Rio […]
Disney, Ray, Quintet, The
Disney played trumpet with the Towson State Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Hank Levy. He later went on to […]





