HistoryIf you wonder why it's so easy to dance to the Fog City Stompers, one reason might be that the band was first assembled in 1985 by leader Tom Belmessieri from members of a night-time dance band. While popular in the Bay Area and the Great Central Valley, the band has also appeared in numerous jazz festivals, travelling as far east as the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival in Davenport, Iowa. One unusual facet of the band is the many songs that Tom Belmessieri has written for the band. |