My One and Only - the band's feature film debut  On the set!
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In the summer of 2008, the band was selected to appear in the major motion picture, My One and Only, starring Renee Zellweger, Kevin Bacon, and Chris Noth. The movie is scheduled to open in 2009. Check out film session photos below. Read the press announcement.

Below is the first of three sets of pics from the June 23, 2008 shoot.
View additional photos on page 2 or page 3 (also from June 23), or page 4 from the July 7-8 sessions, plus a group photo of the band with Kevin Bacon, page 5.

Rob Leonard in Makeup
 Rob Leonard gets make-up and a hair cut.		 Eric Wetzel in Makeup
Getting Eric Wetzel ready for the shoot.
Rob Leonard
 (L to R): Rob Leonard (trumpet), Joe Sullivan (tenor sax, clarinet), Mark Tabor (bari sax, clarinet), Eric Wetzell (tenor sax, clarinet).		 Reed players
Reed players (L to R): Mark Tabor, Joe Sullivan, John Pritchett.

Jam Session during a break (L to R): Kevin Shaner (bass), Mark Kelly (trumpet), Chris Poole (drums), Cleo Reginald Pizana (Chief of Staff Coleman Parker on "The Wire" playing trombone), Todd Clontz (trombone), Scott Stansfield (trumpet).
 The original Dirty Dozen (as dubbed by the film crew for their work in a hotel room scene "after a gig").
(Front row, L to R): Mark Kelly, Eric Wetzel, Mark Tabor, Scott Stansfield, Chris Poole, Rob Leonard; (Back row): The lovely objects of desire!
Rob Leonard with Kevin Bacon's directing baton!
 Shhh... don't tell... This is Rob Leonard with the baton Kevin Bacon used to direct the band in the film!		 The lovely starlets
 The Sweet Six (i.e., the better half of The Dirty Dozen), who appear in the infamous "hotel room scene" after a gig (they sure are a lot easier on the eyes than those motley musicians!).
Holly Palmer and the band
 Vocalist Holly Palmer with (L to R): David Lindsey (piano), Kevin Shaner (bass), Chris Poole (drums), Joe Sullivan (tenor sax, clarinet), Mark Tabor (bari sax, clarinet), Scott Stansfield (trumpet), Bernie Robier (trombone), Eric Wetzel (tenor sax, clarinet), John Pritchett (alto sax, clarinet), Rob Leonard (trumpet), Todd Clontz (trombone), Cleo Reginald Pizana (Chief of Staff Coleman Parker on "The Wire," trombone), Mark Kelly (trumpet).		  
Holly Palmer is stunning as the band's vocalist, "Tanya."
 
Kevin Bacon, as Dan Devereaux, bandleader.		  
Kevin Bacon joking around with the band in the "Copa" scene.

View additional photos on page 2 or page 3 (also from June 23), or page 4 from the July 7-8 sessions, plus a group photo of the band with Kevin Bacon, page 5.

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