The unique blend of Rick's clarinet and Jim's viola let you know right away that this is no average swing band! Three of the players are vocalistis including Rick, Inge Wood and the newest addition to the band, Mike Duncan also playing lead guitar. Inge Wood adds an international element as her Costa Rican heritage accentuates her ability to pump out rhythm guitar a la Freddie Green! Holding down the bottom with the big ole' bass fiddle is Avent Lane or Joe Manning (aka Big Joe Bass). 

Jim Wood's original compositions (assistance by Rick and Mike) and witty arrangements of classic swing standards are reminiscent of the great Stephane Grappelli/Django Rheinhardt collaborations of the 1930s and 40s, but with a contemporary zing that only Swing Toujours can bring! 

Make Swing Toujours your choice for your next garden party, wedding reception or concert appearance! Contact Rick Jobe at 256/539-1489 or at www.rickjobe.com

Jim Wood was born and raised in the Nashville area and began playing music literally on his daddy's knee. Growing up with the icons of Appalachian fiddle, combined with a viola scholarship to Bellmont College, has presented Jim with a unique opportunity to become one of the country's most versatile violin/violists. 

Jim has the honor of being the only person to win the Tennessee State Fiddle Championship four times and has performed on countless recording sessions with major country artists. As a producer and studio owner Jim has proved that he has an overview and grasp of musical creation that few have achieved. 

He is also very proud to be the educator of many aspiring violinists and fiddlers and to have recorded and archived national treasures in the form of fiddle tunes. 

Jim's current positions include leadership of  the Terra Nova ensemble (Americana and Fiddle Music), Creative Director of Whippoorwill Records, Creative Director of his heart throb, Swing Toujours.

Rick is a vocalist and has played guitar, saxophone, and clarinet in a variety of styles since the early sixties..  He studied jazz at the Berklee College of Music and classical guitar at the University of Alabama. He has also studied with Columbia recording artist Bobby Hutcherson and from classical guitar students of Andres Segovia. 

Rick has shared the stage with John Lee Hooker and has toured the country with Columbia recording star Vic Dana (Red Roses for a Blue Lady, Shangri-La).  He was the resident guitarist at Joe Namath's Supper Club.

In Huntsville,AL,  Rick has been active for many years as a performer, teacher, producer, and retailer. Rick was part owner and operator of the Fret Shop Music Store for ten years.  His interest in computers and music led him to establish Random Access Music in 1993.  RAM provided the music and audio for the CD-ROM Space Shuttle Physics, produced in cooperation with NASA.  Other multimedia clients included Motorola, Sigmatech, and the US Army.  Rick was also active in on-sight recording and CD mastering, the most notable of which was a live CD of the Dynamic Praise Gospel Choir featuring the voices of Grammy winners Mark and Joel Kibble of Take 6.  More recently, Rick recorded, edited, and performed saxophone and clarinet music for the Disney Interactive video game Monsters Incorporated.

Rick's current music endeavors include leading the Cross Roads worship service at Epworth United Methodist Church, recently publishing a book entitled Worship in Harmony  and General Management of Swing Toujours, Whippoorwill Records and RAM Publishing.