The Capitol City Xpress was founded in 2006 as a group to keep the music alive. We all love Big Band music from the tunes of the 1930's to the modern charts of today. We play everything from the oldies of Glen Miller and the Dorsey brothers as well as Stevie Wonder and Norah Jones hits.

We like to have our charts played a little up tempo from the usual and still make the ballads sound soulful. We are a group that is consistently evolving and  feel like we are getting better every year. The band performs a wide variety of dance styles - cha cha, rumba, samba, tango, waltz - and just plain old swing for great ballroom dancing, and even some driving rock, once in a while. This band has got to have fun playing   and we think our audiences and dancers have a great time, too.

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Leland McKeithan Vocals

Leland McKeithan grew up in Winston-Salem, NC, where she studied musical theater, acting, voice, and dance. She attended Boston University School of Fine Arts for professional acting training, earned her BA from Sarah Lawrence College and later studied music and voice at Hunter College. While living in New York City, Leland performed regularly at cabaret venues and piano bars, and was a proud member of the 150 person New York Metro Mass Choir. Leland moved to Atlanta in 2006 and became a soloist with Unity North Church of Atlanta Choir and the Showtime Singers of Atlanta Ensemble. Currently she sings with her jazz combo The Standards Project and enjoys salsa dancing around Atlanta. Leland loves to perform show-tunes, standards, jazz, gospel and anything with soul! She is the Program Director of the Performing Arts Exchange for South Arts, the regional arts council of the South.

Bill Bryan Vocals

Another Atlanta native, Bryan has been a vocalist and recording artist most of his life. After performing with numerous bands and while attending Georgia Tech, Bryan was a founding member of Essential A/C where he co-wrote many of their top hits played on college radio stations and has performed them in Georgia, Florida, New York, California and Hawaii. Bryan enjoys performing as a crossover artist in jazz, rock, country, reggae, R & B and alternative genres. Bryan is also a professional videographer, photographer, oil painter and is an active entrepreneur in the field of sustainability and green innovation.

Tim Maguire Bass

Tim is a self taught musician.  At an early age he was exposed to many kinds of music and influenced by his father who sang and played piano.  But it was Rock and Roll (or maybe the girls) that inspired him to pick up the bass guitar and join in a band.  Tim is a newcomer to Jazz but wanting to continue and grow as a musician he joined in to learn the Big Band Music which had always loved to hear since he was a young boy. Tim has become versatile in many styles of music and logged hours upon hours in the recording studio working on various original music projects.  He has been laying down the foundation for local recording artists Liberty Jones for 10 years.  Tim also can be heard in Shades of Gray, St. Lawrence or maybe just sitting in with friends at your local pub. Tim Maguire bass for hire.

Denise Martin Drums

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Dave Bland Trombone

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Jim Wile Trombone

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Jim Lee Trombone

Jim is a West Coast native, and graduated from Cal State University at Hayward with a degree in Trombone Performance. As he also wanted to eat, Jim quickly embarked on a career in Sales, and is currently the V.P. of Sales for an Office and Art & Craft Supply manufacturer named Tombow. Jim's musical experience includes touring overseas and in the states with several Christian music groups. He also has 13 years of experience with Dixieland and Traditional Jazz bands in California and in Iowa, and worked with an Alternative/Indie/Americana group as the entire horn section. Also, Jim played two years in a Community Orchestra. Jim moved to the Atlanta area this year, and tells us, "I am enjoying playing with CCX!". We are pleased to have him with us.

Todd Hoff Trumpet

Todd began playing trumpet in 5th grade and after moving a few times, ended up in Northeast Ohio where he played in high school, and eventually at The University of Akron. During that time, Todd played with numerous groups, and was a member of the United Way All Collegiate Band and has played at Disneyland, Rose Bowl, and various performances including the Kennedy Center with the “Pershing’s Own” Herald Trumpets.

After college, Todd got a real paying job (to pay for his fascination of buying different trumpets), married a trumpet player from Ohio U (Carla), and now has 3 kids (the oldest two both playing trumpet). During moves in 5 states & travels in Asia - Todd seeks out local groups to play with - Gwinnett Community Band, his church (Sugarloaf UMC), & local jazz; CCX.

Brian Cunningham Trumpet

Brian graduated from Belmont University in Nashville, TN in 1987 with a degree in commercial music and music business. While at Belmont, he was playing with the Bo Thorpe Big Band anticipating a full summer tour when a last minute opportunity to participate in a summer missions program was presented to him.  His choice to be a missionary for the summer eventually led to a fulltime career in ministry after receiving a Masters Degree from Seminary.

Brian, together with his wife Lisa – a talented vocalist, has served as a music director and worship leader in various churches for the past 20 years. His music ministry has also taken him to countries in Europe, Asia and South America. Currently, Brian and Lisa are serving as music missionaries with Mission Service Corps. 

He and Lisa regularly write and perform worship and inspirational music and are currently finishing up their first CD of original songs.  He also enjoys writing everything from worship songs to smooth jazz, blues, and contemporary piano instrumentals.

Carlos Melgar Trumpet

Carlos is the stereotypical “comeback player” of the section! He started playing trumpet in the 7th grade and quickly discovered that he was not very good. However, he continued to practice and upon entering high school in West Texas quickly found himself climbing from 3rd section to 1st by the time he was a sophomore. His talent continued to grow as he found himself winning various regional and state competitions along with a few scholarships for college. He attended the University of Arizona and while he did not formally declare a music major, he was quickly heading that way. However, like many a music major he reached a crossroads and eventually went a different direction. He became an accounting major. He continued to play in various Chicago style rock bands sprinkled with a bit of Mexican Mariachi and Folk music until the late 80’s. After that he rarely picked up his horn more than a few times a year until about 5 years ago. Starting to play again has reinvigorated his interest in music and playing with CCX is one of the things he looks forward to every week! He currently plays in CCX, the Gwinnett Community Orchestra, and with the First Baptist Church of Sugar Hill Praise Band. Carlos is married and has two children.

Jeff Cutchins Trumpet

Jeffery Cutchins picked up a trumpet 40yrs ago and never put it down. Jeff plays, sings, acts and ministers in the metro Atlanta area. He comes from a family of brass players, actors, educators, ministers, and rodeo stars. At the University of South Carolina, he had the privilege to perform with Carolina Alive, a 40 voice pop ensemble representing the university around the world. Jeff performed for Madame Jehan Sadat, widow of the former President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat. Jeff has played at Disneyland, and the Gator Bowl. While playing with the awesome musicians of Capital City Xpress, he also plays in the Sugar Hill Baptist Church vocal band. His musical philosophy is to blend and enhance total sound.

Jeff is a native of Atlanta and owns a contracting business serving Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina. He is married to Joyce, an actress from Greenville, South Carolina, who ministers to women throughout Georgia at the Georgia Baptist Convention. They have 2 children, Christopher and Amy. Other interests include Broadcast and Amateur Radio.

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