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| | Big band - definition of Big band in Encyclopedia |
 | | Big band music peaked in popularity during the 1940s, and much of the best-known popular music of the era was recorded by them. | | | A big band, also known as a jazz orchestra, is a large musical ensemble that plays jazz music, especially Swing. | | | Most of these jazz ensembles have the same instrumentation as the big bands that were popular in the 1940s, and they often play wide range of music from old Swing standards to new compositions and arrangements of new popular songs from big band arrangers like Sammy Nestico and Tom Kubis. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Big_band
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| | Mr. Big (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The band comprised of Shrapnel artist and former Racer X guitarist Paul Gilbert, Pat Torpey on drums, and singer Eric Martin, who had a number of album releases throughout the 1980s with his Eric Martin Band. | | | They were formed in 1988 and are best known for their 1992 acoustic hit, "To Be With You". | | | Big combined two popular musical trends of the rock scene in the 1980s: a particular brand of hard rock, focused on melodies and listener-friendly choruses, and impressive technical proficiency, then called shredding. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Big_(band)
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| | Big Smith - Hillbilly Band |
| | Big Smith has looked not only to their own children for inspiration, but also up the family tree for songs that have been handed down from their ancestors, some songs that can be traced back at least five generations. | | | The band includes their family on this release in other ways as well — parents, children, aunts and uncles, cousins and grandparents are all part of the recording. | | | In addition to "Gig," Big Smith has released two celebrated studio CDs including their self-titled debut and their most recent effort "Big Rock", and a live gospel CD that pays tribute to their family's musical roots. |
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http://www.bigsmithband.com
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| | The Origins Of Big Band Music |
| | Originally his band was a dance band, playing waltzes and foxtrots. | | | The New Orleans bands of the late 19th century from which Big Bands evolved were varied. | | | The Jazz music of the Big Band Era was the culmination of over thirty years of musical development. |
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http://www.redhotjazz.com/bigband.html
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| | Swing back in time with the Yachats Big Band on Oregon's Central Coast... |
| | This 17-piece big band plays newer tunes of the day, as well as the music of your life from the Big Band Era. | | | The Yachats Big Band will provide the music from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. | | | About Us The Yachats Big Band was formed by Bill Bryner in 1992 with the members coming from all walks of life, but all sharing a common interest in big band music. |
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http://www.geocities.com/yhtsbgbnd
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| | The Big Band Sound jazz orchestra |
| | The foundation of the band's repertoire is based firmly in the classic swing era of the 1930s and 1940s with all those golden hits, but the band also performs a wide variety of music from the 1950s through today that continue the tradition of the stirring, full-bodied sounds of the big bands. | | | The Big Band Sound is a member of Friends of Big Band Jazz, Big Bands International and The International Association of Jazz Educators. | | | The Big Band Sound has an active library of hundreds of compositions, from jumping jive to slow and sweet, all to bring the brassy big band era boisterously to life. |
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http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bigbandsound
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| | Jelly review: Mingus Big Band |
| | The band radiated a palpable reverence for Mingus and his music. | | | This is the first of two CDs the band has recorded. | | | Since his death in 1979, Mingus's music has not been much recorded, except by the band of Mingus alums called Mingus Dynasty (some of whom are on this album). |
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http://www.jellyroll.com/01/mingus.html
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| | Compaq Big Band home page |
| | The band has an opening for a guitarist. | | | The band's first CD "Bandwidth" is now on sale. | | | The Compaq Big Band is a 21-piece jazz ensemble made up of current employees of Hewlett-Packard, former employees of Compaq Computer Corporation (Compaq) and Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), and other talented big band musicians from the New England region. |
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http://www.compaqbigband.com
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| | Big Bands _ America's Romantic Era of Popular Music, 1935-1945 |
| | To sample the big band sound, click the site title or scroll down to music boxes below for each month of the past year containing links to big band music. | | | But more so it is intended to interpret the big bands to a younger audience unfamiliar with the full scope of the medium. | | | Please refer to music or big bands in your E-mail subject to help me distinguish it from the spam. |
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http://cfelt.com/bigband.html
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| | New Page 1 |
| | The band's 250+ song list also includes many specialty dance numbers: Tango, Cha-cha, Waltz, Jitterbug, Foxtrot, Polka, Rhumba, Mambo, etc. There are many songs from the 1920's to the 1990's including all styles of Jazz, Dixieland, Ragtime, Latin, Salsa, Bebop, Show Tunes Movie and TV themes, and novelty numbers. | | | Jupiter II He is in demand as a session musician and sideman, frequently appearing with all sorts of groups from symphony orchestras to rock and roll bands. | | | The band also has a selection of Pop and Rock tunes which will be played only if requested. |
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http://www.scottharris.com/bigband
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| | Big band - Mingus: The Mingus Bands |
| | The Big Band Sound orchestra, a 20-piece big band based in Poughkeepsie, New York, recreates the swinging jazz sounds of the big band era. | | | Music for big band is highly 'arranged&;, leaving only specified gaps for jazz The guitar in a big band is mostly used as a pure rhythm instrument in | | | Mingus Big Band at the University of Denver, Colorado Television Mingus Big Band The Mingus Big Band celebrates the music of the composer and bassist, |
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http://netsfeed.com/ntfd/big-band.htm
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| | magic and accident + matthew herbert big band |
| | Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in 2002, the ensuing album, 'Goodbye Swingtime' attempted to move away from the modern association of big bands with decadence and opulence and address it as a musical form worthy both of respect and indifference and whose merit should be judged on a piece by piece basis. | | | The process of arranging, writing, recording, deconstructing and reconstructing each song was revealed on the 12" release, 'The Process, The Parts, The Many and The Few' (2003) which took music from the album and exposed it at each stage of the process from midi-written idea to reconstructed Big Band recording. | | | Whilst the production of such a large-scale, self-financed album on Herbert's own independent label, Accidental, was in itself a political statement, he was wary of creating a musical work happy to solely exist in its own universe. |
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http://www.magicandaccident.com/matthew_big_band.htm
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| | Big Bandemonium - THE Contradance Big Band |
| | "Big Bandemonium is a multidimensional dance band of the rarest order. | | | The band takes music to a new level of fun, with some of the best groove you've ever heard in your life! | | | is a rockin' contra dance band which represents the best of modern traditional music. |
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http://www.bigbandemonium.com
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| | bigbandarrangements |
| | Big band charts, combo charts, vocal charts by top writers in pdf format for less than $20 bucks. | | | We have a wonderful selection of Big Band music arrangements available in a number of sheet music formats including, hand-written music charts, Encore, Sibelius, and Finale. | | | This is the place where you will find big band charts for your jazz ensemble. |
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http://www.fredonia.edu/rac/bigbandarrangements.htm
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| | Big Band Online - The Andrew Thielen Band |
| | The Andrew Thielen Big Band not only has great instrumentalists, but it is their fantastic vocalists and the variety of music they deftly perform that really sets this band apart. | | | The leader of this Big Band is Andrew Thielen, one of today's best Big Band drummers. | | | Within the Andrew Thielen Big Band we also have jazz and classical pianists, combos, easy listening duos, jazz trios, ceremonial trumpet players, stringed ensembles and more to make your wedding, corporate event or holiday party spectacular. |
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http://www.bigbandonline.com
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| | Portland Oregon Big Band - Lets Dance Band |
| | The music is artistically and skillfully arranged to have an unusually pleasing sound, very versatile styling and a live pulsating rhythm regardless of the size of the band. | | | The Let's Dance Band, Old Gringo's Latin Orchestra, 2 O'clock Jump Orchestra and the "Feel Good" Marching Band consists of 3 to 16 carefully selected professional musicians. | | | One of our Bands would be very interested in playing for your event. |
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http://www.letsdanceband.com
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| | Marty Conley's Big Band Express |
| | Marty Conley's Big Band Express is often called San Diego's Best Band. | | | The Big Band Express has an extensive library with hundreds of arrangements and still continues to add new music each and every week. | | | Of course, we play all the unparalleled original music of the big band era including Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Benny Goodman and the others, but that's not all! |
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http://www.sandiegoswings.com/bigbandexpress
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| | Welcome to The BigBands Database Plus |
| | For awhile, other music was to take the place of the great bands, but with the new millenium, a new generation has re-discovered Swing and Jazz. | | | The BigBands Database: An ongoing project dedicated to Bands; to Jazz and to Swing History, and to the music now known to the world as "American Popular Song". | | | You may search our site by band, musician, song, or keyword to learn about the big band era in this country and abroad; study chords; find out about Dixieland, jazz, the Harlem scene, swing, and Latin bands; learn dances; see the charts; find working bands; and lots more. |
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http://nfo.net
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| | BIG BANDS ON COMPACT DISC - PUBLISHED BIG BAND ARRANGEMENTS |
| | This is your guide to a selection of 'special' BIG BAND RECORDINGS and a wide selection of BIG BAND ARRANGEMENTS. | | | You will see a link to my 'amends' page, within are potted reviews of a variety of new big bands on CD including some selected collegiate jazz ensembles (big bands) from the USA in fact anything that should appeal to big band fans. | | | I can include your big band CD, send me a copy if you wish. |
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http://www.btinternet.com/~j.r.killoch
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| | Amazon.com: Big Band: Music: Joe Henderson |
| | This album will please fans of big band music and Henderson, but is not Henderson's best work. | | | I wasn't a fan of big band music (except for Basie and Ellington, who somehow didn't fit my definition of big band) until my friend Brian pointed out I was wrong thinking that the format precluded most solos of note. | | | A belated big band disc, December 26, 2000 |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000004761?v=glance
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| | Welcome to the Internet Home of the Art Abrams Swing Machine Big Band! - Swing Music - Big Band Music - Jazz Music - ... |
| | The band has three critically acclaimed CD's to their credit, including the recently released: "Children Of The Night", which is available online, or in local Portland area music stores. | | | As a Dance Band, the Swing Machine has a large dance book of charts containing the standards of Glenn Miller, swinging charts of Woody Herman and Count Basie, to the mellow tones of the Dorsey's and Harry James bands. | | | It doesn't matter what style of music is your favorite, whether you dig swing music, big band music, blues, jazz, or all of the above - if you like music you will become a fan of Art Abrams Swing Machine. |
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http://www.artabrams.org
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| | Don Johnson Big Band - The Official Website |
| | The band just got back from two weeks of recording the yet untitled new album in a small fisherman village in Portugal called Tavira. | | | The new album "Don Johnson Big Band" is released in Finland! | | | There are unseen photos of the band live on stage as well as a fair share of intriguing imagery from behind the scenes. |
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http://www.donjohnsonbigband.com
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| | Ted Knight Big Band |
| | The music includes big band swing by Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra and Count Basie as well as pop tunes like "Moondance" and "Rock Around the Clock." See the song list and hear audio demos. | | | In 2002, the band played a tribute at the Dunes to Ted's late father, Vic Knight, who led his own big band at the club many times. | | | The Ted Knight Big Band plays for Florida country clubs, parties, weddings, concerts and galas. |
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http://www.tedknight.com/big_band.htm
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| | Bob Martin's Take Note Big Band |
| | It is a full 19 piece big band including five trumpets, five saxes, four trombones along with bass, guitar, piano and drums in the rhythm section. | | | The band also features outstanding female vocalist Diane Bowman, an exciting performer with a perfect voice for the big band style. | | | The group plays a wonderful variety of Big Band charts, most of which have been arranged by bandleader Bob Martin with the groups' talents in mind. |
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http://www.tnbb.org
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| | Jim Widner Big Band |
| | This includes a series of summer jazz camps, spearheaded by members of the Jim Widner Big Band, which records with Chase Music Group. | | | As a bassist with the Stan Kenton Orchestra, Jim was strongly influenced and motivated by Kenton’s dedication to young student musicians. | | | Jim also serves as guest conductor for numerous All-State Jazz Bands. |
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http://www.jimwidnerbigband.com
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| | Welcome to GeorgeGee.com |
| | Our most recent CD, “Settin’ the Pace,” recorded with big band legend and NEA Jazz Master Frank Foster, is still enjoying regular airplay on jazz radio stations around the country and beyond. | | | The exciting news is that Frank and the big band are currently discussing another recording project of his music and this time to possibly feature such jazz luminaries Clark Terry, Frank Wess and Regina Carter! | | | Recent themes include The Count Basie/Glenn Miller Centennial Celebration, Big Band Broadway, Stompin’ at the Savoy, Swingin’ Holidays and Frankly Yours (A Big Band Salute to Frank Sinatra). |
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http://www.georgegee.com
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| | Straight No Chaser Big Band |
| | We perform as a Jazz Band, a Function Band and a Big Band, but most of all we always enjoy the music we play. | | | This fantastic big band, based in Sussex, UK, not only performs the works by the masters of big band music, (Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Stan Kenton and even some Glenn Miller) but also play the finest jazz, swing, funk and latin arrangements by contemporary writers and our own original material. | | | We also perform with the most superb vocalists, who sing the music of the Rat Pack, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin as well as Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. |
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http://www.big-band-jazz.co.uk
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| | JazzMn, Inc. - Producing Great Jazz In Minnesota |
| | Two fulltime and one part-time band directors are teaching five Concert Bands, four Jazz Ensembles, two Jazz Combos, Pep Band, Introduction to Music Theory and AP Music Theory. | | | Eastview High School’s Jazz Ensemble One and Minnesota's premier professional jazz orchestra the JazzMN Big Band are performing a Joint Concert on Thursday, Jan. 26th in the Eastview High School Performing Arts Center at 7 PM. | | | The JazzMN Big Band, directed by Doug Snapp, includes many of the Twin Cities finest jazz musicians. |
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http://www.jazzmn.org
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| | BBC - Radio 2 - Big Band Special Home Page |
| | Helen Mayhew introduces a selection of the very best in big band music, ranging from the 30s up to the present day, featuring the BBC Big Band. | | | For comments and suggestions about Big Band Special, plus enquiries about the band. | | | For details of how to get tickets to forthcoming Big Band Special concerts take a look at our Events page. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/bigband
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| | The Big Band - Home :: University of Warwick |
| | This represents the ethos of the band: we all truly love the music and want as many people as possible to enjoy playing in a Big Band, no matter what standard or musical background. | | | The University of Warwick Big Band is both 'a non-auditioned music society' and 'an international, award winning Big Band'! | | | Several of our members have arranged and composed charts for the band. |
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http://www.thebigband.co.uk
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| | Welcome to The Big Band Jump |
| | It's especially vital that you enter your ALL-TIME SINGLE FAVORITE BIG BAND RECORDING in time for the BBJ program titled "Number One Records" to be broadcast the weekend of November 5-6, 2005. | | | We've separated the request sheet into two parts: (1) The single recording you want to hear, and (2) Your top-ten all-time favorites in the Big Band idiom. | | | is a two-hour weekly radio program of Big Bands and Vocalists of yesterday and today, featuring both original and later Swing music, with background information hosted by Don Kennedy. |
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http://www.bigbandjump.com
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| | GCB Big Band |
| | Geelong's own big band, the GCB Big Band is a 16 piece Jazz and Swing Band who perform a large repertoire of many different musical styles, entertaining audiences of all ages! | | | The GCB Big Band at the 2003 Relay For Life | | | Come See the GCB Big Band at the |
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http://www.gcbbigband.homestead.com
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| | Big Band Buddies |
| | Originally started in 1999, my aim to bring news to fans of Big Band Swing music and Jazz performances active today, and those of yesteryear with some nostalgic reflections of the great bands from the 20's 30’s 40’s to the present day. | | | Big Bands from the 40's to the present day | | | Over the past four years we have encountered many enthusiast who have contributed to these pages with their stories and photos from concerts to individual musicians and singers they have met. |
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http://www.bigbandbuddies.co.uk
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| | Collectors' Choice Music |
| | This superstar of the sweet bands was the dance date of millions during the late ’30 and ’40s. | | | It’s true...Benny and his band recorded all 50 of these tracks for the NBC series of transcriptions in one seven-hour day in 1935, and the band got a buck per track (not too bad in those days especially for the tightfisted Goodman)! | | | Claude Thornhill led one of the most adventurous big bands, famous for “jazzing the classics” and also for its progressive sound. |
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http://www.ccmusic.com/room.cfm?id=1
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| | Index |
| | Young musicians from the Whangarei Youth Concert Band who are showing potential are given an oportunity to play with the Band. | | | Although prior to this a Jazz Big Band was formed around the late 1960's to early 1970's and made up from musicians from other groups around the district. | | | Click on the CD to see the content its great.... |
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http://www.geocities.com/frankivon
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| | Welcome To The Joey Thomas Big Band |
| | Big Band Treasures of WW-II This album was recorded LIVE April 27-28, 2004 At Hart's Hill Inn. | | | If you would like to receive the latest news from The Joey Thomas Big Band, please enter your name and email address below. | | | It features 12 classic songs from the World War II era. |
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http://www.joeythomasbigband.com
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| | THE BIG BAND EXPRESS has enjoyed a long and rich history in performing big band music. | | | Many of the members of the BIG BAND EXPRESS performed, in the past, with many of these big band legends. | | | BAND EXPRESS tailors the music for each specific engagement. |
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http://www.wideopenwest.com/~briandms/BBANDEXP.HTM
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| | Silver Moon Big Band Orchestra |
| | The band is happy to perform special requests and band size is adaptable to the client's needs or budget. | | | Big band musical entertainment for weddings, corporate special events and parties throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California. | | | Whether you want to dance the night away to swinging big band sounds or boogie to your favorite Motown, Disco or Rock Classics SILVER MOON BIG BAND is always a real crowd pleaser! |
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http://bayareaeventmusic.com/silvermoon
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| | Tübingen University Big Band |
| | Originally it developed out of the Tübingen music school big band. | | | Not only while performing locally in the Tübingen region, but as well in other European countries the Uni Big Band excites its audience, for example in Tübingen's sister cities Perugia (Italy) and most recently at the 1998 Aix-en-Provence Festival de Big Band (France). | | | Additionally Vocal arrangements are featured, from Classics à la Frank Sinatra to modern Pop oriented music in the style of Al Jarreau. |
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http://homepages.uni-tuebingen.de/bigband/index-e1.html
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| | Big-Band News |
| | Battle at the Masonic posted by Girl.in.the.D at 10:29 PM on March 17, 2006 I absolutely love Big Band music, so when I heard about the Battle of the Big Bands II being held at the Masonic Temple tomorrow... | | | One of jazz flutist Holly Hofmann's favorite descriptions of her work came from her late band leader Ray Brown. | | | - Oscar Peterson Concert Hall Concordia University Department of Music presents Jazz Orchestra The premiere of the Bill Evans Project by The Little Big Band. |
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http://www.topix.net/music/big-band
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| | The Eddie Reed Big Band and Swing Quintet |
| | I don't mind admitting that I modeled my band after my heroes and use a lot of their music. | | | It was important to me when I started the band to have this sound. | | | With the profusion of lounge, rockabilly, and jump bands, The Eddie Reed Big Band represents a true link to the swing era proper. |
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http://www.eddiereed.com
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