Dallas Jazz Orchestra Spin-offs
In recent years, DJO founder Galen Jeter left the organization to form a new band, first known as the "Galen Jeter Orchestra," now known as "Dallas' Original Jazz Orchestra" (DOJO) . Following Jeter's departure, Dallas Jazz Orchestra, now under leadership of Curt Bradshaw, has become far less active than Jeter's original group (both on the concert stage, as well as in the recording studio), while Jeter's new band (DOJO) continues to perform weekly (at the Village Country Club in Dallas) and releases new recordings often. Many of the original members of the first Dallas Jazz Orchestra now perform with Jeter's new band, while none of the original DJO members participate in the current version of what is called "DJO." The latest album by Galen Jeter's DOJO is titled "Where There's Smoke."
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