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The Georgians

Early American jazz band, active 1922-1929. The Georgians were a band within a band, a small white jazz band formed from members of [a=Paul Specht And His Orchestra], after the model of [a=The Virginians], which consisted of members of the larger Paul Whiteman orchestra. Between November 1922 and May 1924, the band was headed by trumpeter [a=Frank Guarente]. Other members included [a=Arthur Schutt] on piano, [a=Russell Deppe] on banjo, and [a=Chauncey Morehouse] on drums. In November 1924, with Schutt the last original member, [a=Leo McConville] (trumpet) took over from Guarante. In June 1925, he, in turn, was succeeded by [a=Red Nichols] (trumpet). The next trumpeter at the helm of the band was [a=Sylvester Ahola] (April 1926 to January 1927), followed by [a=Charlie Spivak] (November 1928 to November 1929).