Stan Rubin entered Princeton in the Class of 1955 from New Rochelle NY. He Prepped at Blairstown Academy for two years before coming to Princeton. As a freshman, Rubin joined the marching band on the clarinet. After being cut from Freshman Basketball, Rubin formed a Dixieland band called Stan Rubin and his Tigertown Five in 1952. Student organized Dixieland bands had been common at Princeton since the roaring 20's and there was renewed interest in Dixieland on the college dance scene on the 1950's. In his final two years at Princeton, Rubin toured constantly, performing gigs on weekends and touring on school breaks. In the spring of his senior year he appeared at Carnegie Hall on a double-bill with another Dixieland Band from Williams College.
After graduation Rubin formed a larger swing band with the Tigertown Five as the center. In the larger format he expanded his repertoire to include swing era tunes and popular Broadway tunes arranged for stage band. While managing the swing band he completed Fordham Law School.
Stan Rubin made a career in music. He was at heart a dedicated entertainer for the college and social dance scene. Throughout his life, he never waived from his focus on the Dixieland and swing jazz styles even when the taste in popular music in the 1960's shifted to rock-and-roll and rhythm and blues. In this regard he was probably born 20 years too late to participate professionally in the height of the Big Band Swing Era.
Stan Rubin entered Princeton in the Class of 1955 from New Rochelle NY. He Prepped at Blairstown Academy for two years before coming to Princeton. As a freshman, Rubin joined the marching band on the clarinet. After being cut from Freshman Basketball, Rubin formed a Dixieland band called Stan Rubin and his Tigertown Five in 1952. Student organized Dixieland bands had been common at Princeton since the roaring 20's and there was renewed interest in Dixieland on the college dance scene on the 1950's. In his final two years at Princeton, Rubin toured constantly, performing gigs on weekends and touring on school breaks. In the spring of his senior year he appeared at Carnegie Hall on a double-bill with another Dixieland Band from Williams College.
After graduation Rubin formed a larger swing band with the Tigertown Five as the center. In the larger format he expanded his repertoire to include swing era tunes and popular Broadway tunes arranged for stage band. While managing the swing band he completed Fordham Law School.
Stan Rubin made a career in music. He was at heart a dedicated entertainer for the college and social dance scene. Throughout his life, he never waived from his focus on the Dixieland and swing jazz styles even when the taste in popular music in the 1960's shifted to rock-and-roll and rhythm and blues. In this regard he was probably born 20 years too late to participate professionally in the height of the Big Band Swing Era.