LEWISTON — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is a nine-piece swing and jump band with rock ’n’ roll-friendly roots. They used to play in clubs more familiar with punkish anarchy than Cab Calloway- influenced antics, but, as Scotty Morris, the band’s leader and guitarist, has noted, when the audience started to smile and bop (right around the third tune), that’s when the band’s members knew that they had won the crowd over.

Something similar happened on Wednesday night at Artpark when the band came onstage and started to unload some jump and jive. This time, however, the crowd didn’t have to be won over; they were already geeked to hear what Big Bad Voodoo Daddy had to say.

All this was apparent as a small but growing contingent of hep cats, wannabes and guileless children of all ages walked out into the open spaces near the stage and started to jitterbug. It didn’t seem to matter how old the dancer was or how tall or how gifted a hoofer these folks were because it was patently clear that all of them were having some big time fun.

A good portion of the band’s set came from their latest album, a tribute to Cab Calloway, and included Swing Era classics like “Jumpin’ Jive,” “Hey Now (Hey Now)” and the rockin’ “Calloway Boogie.” But it wasn’t an all Calloway love fest because the group also delved into its own back catalog for crowd favorites like “You and Me and the Bottle Makes Three,” “Five, Ten, Fifteen Times I Love You” and the smokin’ “Mr. Pinstripe Suit.”

The onstage choreography was tight, the five-piece horn section was polished and energetic, while the rhythm section was on time, all the time. Special kudos should go out to saxophonist Karl Hunter, trumpeter Glen “The Kid” Marhevka and pianist Joshua Levy for their brief and focused solos and to Scotty Morris in his role as the master of ceremonies.

Buffalo’s Filter Kings, a trio built around Mark Kurnowsky’s singing, songwriting and, most importantly, his fluid, inventive blues-based guitar playing, opened the show.

In their taut and surprisingly exciting set, the Filter Kings played a number of classics like Santo and Johnny’s “Sleepwalk” (during which Buster Bison was spotted slow dancing with an audience member) and originals like “King of the Hill” that featured a long, impressive instrumental insert lifted from the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life.”

It wasn’t all perfect, but it proved that their local reputation as one of the area’s more interesting bands was well deserved. With a bit more polish, and they’re already pretty polished, these guys could go up another level.