
CONRAD CAYMAN

MUSIC bio

Conrad Cayman is a Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, ukulele, bass (upright and electric), plectrum banjo, and some percussion.
He is the bandleader of Traditional Jazz (aka Trad Jazz) ensemble The Big Butter Jazz Band and freelances for other Trad Jazz, Swing, and Gypsy Jazz, and Tiki groups.
With Big Butter and other bands he has played Trad Jazz festivals in San Diego, Fresno, Sacramento, Pismo Beach, and New Orleans, summer concerts and events for the cities of Santa Monica, Glendale, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Santa Clarita, and Torrance, and for special clients like actors Hilary Swank, Alan Tudyk, the Geffen Playhouse, Southern Comfort, Jack Daniels, and the Rose Parade.
As a ukulele player, Conrad is an artist for Ohana Ukuleles and has performed at the Los Angeles Ukulele Festival, Strum in the Desert, and UkeCon San Diego. He has taught and played at the Reno Ukulele Festival, the NAMM Show, and the Centrum Foundation’s Acoustic Blues Festival in Port Townsend, WA. In addition to having taught ukulele classes for UCLA Recreation and privately, in 2025 he will be teaching at Centrum Foundation’s Ukulele Week, the UkeWest online festival, Midwest Ukulele and Harmonica Camp, and returning to the Reno Ukulele Festival.
Conrad is also a co-founder of
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The Hi-C's (with Chloe Feoranzo),
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The JC Jazz Crew
Bands that Conrad has freelanced for:
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The Bayou Bump (bass, banjo)
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Becky Blanca & the New Orleans Hot Rain (banjo)
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The Bixby Strollers (banjo)
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California Feetwarmers (percussion)
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Cynthia Lin (bass)
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The Dixiedelics (banjo, guitar)
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Django Foxtrot (guitar)
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Dave Stuckey and the Hot House Gang (bass)
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Gavin Braun Orchestra (guitar, banjo)
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Glenn Takajian and the Swingin' 88's (bass)
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Hedgehog Swing (bass, percussion)
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Hilo Hi-Flyers (ukulele)
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The Hollow Trees (banjo, percussion)
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Holy Crow Jazz Band (bass, banjo, ukulele)
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Hot Club of LA (bass)
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Jelly Roll Stompers (bass)
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Joe Goldberg Trio (guitar)
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Johnny Crawford Big Band (guitar)
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Last Minute Quintet (bass)
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Mad Hat Hucksters (bass)
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Marina and Her Joyful Cats (bass, guitar)
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The Moontones (bass)
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Natalie Mendoza's Tiki Tigers (ukulele, bass)
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New Orleans Swingin' Gypsies (bass)
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The Overstreets New Orleans Jazz Band (banjo)
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The Shrunken Heads (bass)
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Bernadette "Plazi" Plazola (bass, ukulele)
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Royal Street Windin' Boys (guitar)
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Shotgun Jazz Band (guitar)
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Sylvia and the Rhythm Boys (bass, guitar, percussion)
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Timmy Cruz (ukulele, bass)
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Two Man Gentleman Band (percussion)
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West End Stompers (guitar)
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West Coast Au Brothers (guitar)
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Wabash Wailers (banjo, guitar, bass)
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West Coast Messy Cookers (guitar, bass)
SPECIAL EVENTS & FESTIVALS (partial list)
UKULELE
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Los Angeles Ukulele Festival
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Centrum Acoustic Blues Festival (Port Townsend, WA)
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Reno Ukulele Festival
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NAMM show
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San Diego Uke-Con
NEW FOR 2025
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Ukewest Online Festival
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Midwest Ukulele and Harmonica Camp
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Centrum Ukulele Week (Port Townsend, WA)
WITH BANDS
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America's Finest Dixieland Jazz Festival (San Diego, CA)
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Anaheim Fall Festival
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Beverly Hills Concerts on Canon
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Borrego Springs Music Series
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Camp Hollywood
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Carousel Shows Palm Springs
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Disney Dapper Day Expo (new for 2025)
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Fleur de Lindy Festival (New Orleans, LA)
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Ford Theaters J.A.M. Series
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Fresno Sounds of Dixieland Festival
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Hot Jazz Jubilee (Rancho Cordova, CA)
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Huntington Library Exhibit Launches
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Knotts Berry Farm Summer Nights
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LA Art Deco Society Casino Moderne
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Pismo Beach Jazz Festival
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Queen Mary's Dark Harbor
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Rose Parade Sip & Save
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Sacramento Music Festival
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Santa Monica Jazz on the Lawn
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Street Food Cinema Gatsby Night
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USS Iowa Fleet Week