- Announcing... River Cities Jazz to play at the 2002 Northern Aire Jazz Festival!! River Cities Jazz is a 17 piece big band formed in Central Wisconsin in 1999. Our primary intent is to perform music that is fun to play and enjoyable to hear. We play a variety of styles from a variety of composers and arrangers; Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, ...www.rivercitiesjazz.com