The Doc Otis Band is a voodoo swamp jazz, steamboat swing-slathered musical cacophony which has been distilled in the lead-laden foothills of the Missouri Ozarks & deep fat fried in a vat of the Big Easy. 

We just finished the new album, Reflux of Humor! You can stream it now on your favorite music streaming platform including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon and YouTube Music. OR COME SEE US LIVE at the 3rd Annual Summer Nights Arts Festival in Historic Downtown Farmington, MO on Friday, June 19th, 2026 from 8PM - 10PM.

Born from late-night jams, twisted musical curiosity and a thirst for something different, the Doc Otis Band emerged in late 2014 as a guitar-and-sax experiment that refused to stay small. A percussionist joined in late 2016, and over the next decade the band grew bigger and bolder—culminating in 2026 when a horn-heavy six-piece took the stage. The result is a theatrical sonic gumbo: voodoo swamp jazz’s unsettling charm, the rollicking pulse of steamboat swing, and the raw, joyous chaos of street music deep-fat-fried in a vat of the Big Easy. The band’s arrangements are dark, danceable, and unapologetically visceral—equal parts carnival and catharsis.

In early 2026 they released Reflux of Humor, a radical reworking of their 2018 trio album Flux of Humor, reimagined for the expanded lineup and layered with horn-driven hooks, feral vocal harmonies and raucous rhythms. Currently the ensemble is crafting more original material that pushes their hybrid sound further—expect more horn-infused eruptions, sinister beats, and songs designed to make you move and misbehave.