Rico Barr and the Jump 'n' Jive Review is New England's premier dance band. The band was nominated as Swing Band of The Year by the National Swing Awards, but their repertoire includes the history of dance music from the jazz and rock decades. They can be seen on the concert stage with their original compositions and arrangements and are in demand for corporate events, parties, weddings and ballroom dances throughout New England and beyond.

Rico, lead singer and drummer, has performed in such diverse settings as jazz and show bands, as well as backing up rock legend, Chuck Berry, playing with Harvey Brooks of The Electric Flag and jazz great, Joe Newman. Rico has written over 300 songs and scored a top fourty dance club hit with Forbidden Love, recorded in both English and Spanish. This song appears on CMJ Volume 16 with the Neville Brothers. In his role with the Jump 'n' Jive Review, both playing drums and singing, Rico has been described as a combination of Gene Krupa and Louis Prima both of whose songs are included in the Jump 'n' Jive Review repertoire.

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