Burning Caravan
“The Burning Caravan is a Cincinnati‐based four piece gypsy jazz, swing and Americana instrumental and vocal ensemble performing songs of Django Reinhardt, Sidney Bechet, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Dan Hicks, Pokey LeFarge, Steve Earle, Willy Nelson and others.
The band began in 2008 as a weekly gypsy jazz jam session at Dilly Deli in Mariemont. The band soon found work as a four‐piece ensemble renamed ‘The Burning Caravan,’ and has been performing regularly around the Cincinnati jazz scene since. In September 2016, Cincy Magazine named “”The Burning Caravan at Japp’s”” #6 on their ‘Best of the City’ list.
Current members are: Chris Miller, trumpet, vocals and percussion; Mike Barrett, guitar and vocals; Bart Johnson, bass and vocals; and Lauren Schloemer Wilson, violin and vocals.
In addition to regular appearances at Japp’s, Burning Caravan has performed at Taste of Cincinnati, Maifest, Summerfair, Bockfest, Findlay Market, Mecklenburg Gardens, Caffe Vivace, Behringer‐Crawford Museum Concert Series, Baker‐Hunt Arts Center Concert Series, Irish Heritage Center of Cincinnati, Myrtle’s, Neon’s, Dilly Deli, Happy2 Brewing, The Harth and Karrikin Spirits.”