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The Queen's Cartoonists: Where jazz meets animation and hints of musical circus

The Queen's Cartoonists is a jazz band with elements of classical music, comedy and clowning that performs music live to animation, both old and contemporary.
The Queen's Cartoonists perform at the Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown, PA on November 22, 2019.

Watching the Queen's Cartoonists perform live is a spectacle. There are cartoons, alongside jazz, a wide range of musical instruments, noise-making props and on-stage shenanigans. The band performs the soundtrack to old classic cartoons and contemporary animated films, while the audience watches the films.

Playing music to visual media is not a novel concept. In fact, whole symphony

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