In 2004, Hildebrandt joined his longtime friend Ivan Whillock in forming Jivin’ Ivan and the Kings of Swing which plays regularly at Faribault’s Signature Bar and Grill. Shown here in 2014 are (left to right) Ivan Whillock, Mike Hildebrandt, Doug Madow, Mark Whillock, Paul Ousley and vocalist Dallas Musselman.
Photo by Paul Swenson Photography, Faribault 
Jivin’ Ivan and the Kings of Swing
Ivan Whillock, Faribault’s Renaissance man, plays trombone, picks the guitar and sings songs as they were meant to be sung. The band features Minnesota Rock/Country Music Hall of Famer Dr. Mike Hildebrandt on fiddle and sundry other stringed instruments, keyboard virtuoso Doug Madow, drummer Mark Whillock, classical jazz bassist Paul Ousley and lead vocalist Dallas Musselman. The ensemble specializes in music from the American songbook prior to the 1950s.