The name of the band was taken from the 1956 movie "High Society" starring Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and Grace Kelly. Part of the musical score for the movie was a song sung by "Bing" and "Louis" called "Now You Has Jazz" and after, as a tag line, Bing sez "And That's Jazz" - hence the band's name.

"AND THAT'S JAZZ" came into being at the infamous "Pizza Galore" in Alameda, California in August 1971. The band is still lead by its originator, Gene Maurice , and going strong with several steady gigs each month and many jazz festivals each year. They have been a guest band on Al "Jazzbo" Collins' radio show, made appearances on San Francisico Bay Area television programs and performed at many local Jazz Society sessions.

Their biggest emotional charge came when they were the opening act at a large rock concert at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. You had to have seen it to believe it -- 25 year olds doing the Charleston, Shag and Two Step. They say that everything that goes around comes around and it looks like this type of jazz music will catch on with the rock and blues generation.

The band's musical endeavors embrace a variety of styles and compositions including King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller, Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Bechet and Duke Ellington.

Many "And That's Jazz" alumni are still active in other West Coast bands. Among the many who have been a part of "And That's Jazz" are Cal Abbott, Ed Blanchard, Bob Brennan, Charlie Clark, Len Dixon, Bob Franklin, Tony Galardo, Ed Grimm, Griff Harries, Steve Hartwell, Barry Luttge, Bud Lyons, Jack Mangan, Mike Starr, Phil Stiers, Bert Thompson, Wayne Torkelson, Lyman Lorensen amd Henk Wagner.