The Route 66 Revelers

Chris Williams, Trumpet (Music Director)

Chris Williams started playing trumpet in grade school but gave it up for a career in the Air Force, before joining the Los Alamos HillStompers, a "drinking club with a small musical problem." He's played with a wide range of groups and jams regularly at the Rio Grande Jazz Society. His current hobby is finding and arranging pre-1930s tunes for the Revelers.

Chuck Campbell, Tuba ( Business Manager and Web flunky)

Chuck has played in a variety of groups around New Mexico and on the West Coast for the past quarter century or so--polka band, concert bands, symphony orchestras, brass quintets, swing bands, dixieland ensembles. Will play trombone or euphonium if he has to. Has been president of the Rio Grande Jazz Society and attends its monthly jams. His company, Brass Turtle Music, handles bookings for the Revelers and other groups.

Joe Fabiano, Clarinet and Sax

Joe got his musical start in his native Brooklyn, though he's been living in New Mexico for about 40 years. He can play just about any tune you can name and he plays trumpet too!

Christian Pincock, Trombone

Noted trombonist Christian Pincock moved to Albuquerque from New York a couple of years ago and has already made his presence known with several local groups, including the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra led by Bobby Shew. He leads the New Mexico Jazz Workshop Community Big Band. Now he's adding his mellow tones and tailgating to the Revelers' front line.

Jim Ahrend , Piano

The newest member of the R66Revelers rhythm section is another ex-New Yorker, Jim Ahrend. Equally at home with church hymns, toccatas and fugues, and straight ahead jazz, Jim is adding an authentic presence to our our 20's and 30's Blues tunes. He does Web Design, too. Maybe I should get him to redo this site ...

Bill Cochrell, Banjo and vocals

Bill Cochrell was raised in New Mexico in a family of musicians. In 1960 he took up the tenor banjo after hearing its happy sound live in a Durango playhouse. He neglected his music while raising a family but returned to Dixieland when he joined the Rio Grande Jazz Society. Now Bill adds his happy rhythm to the Route 66 Revelers as well as others in the area.

Roger Hailstone, Drums and washboard (Personnel manager)

From England, Roger Hailstone started playing drums at the age of five and has played in church, country dance, celtic, military, symphonic, and dixieland bands. On the East Coast, he played with Tex Wyndham's Red Lion dixieland band for many years and has played at the Sacramento Jazz Festival. He moved to Albuquerque in 2000 and joined Swing 'n' Dixieland in 2003, and R66R in 2007. He is currently president of the Rio Grande Jazz Society.

Nancy Kolenc, Vocals