For musical groups consisting of horns arranged to play in sections together with piano, bass, and drums. Includes the notable bands and leaders of the 1930s, 40s and 50s as well as groups performing today.
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A 17-piece big band based in Annapolis, Maryland. Includes photos, contact information, public appearances, song list, band history, vocalist link, and directions.
Portland, Oregon area based band. Contains news, profile, recordings and information on their support of music education.
A non-profit 23-piece big band entertaining Southern New Hampshire with music from the swing era. Member profiles, song list, auditions, rehearsal schedule, scrapbook, guest book, contact information, events schedule, and links.
[Westechester, NY, US] Trumpeters Regent Scott and Gene Bensen lead band playing charts from Basie, Ellington, Ferguson, and Nestico. Photos, gig schedule, MP3 audio samples.
Sixteen-piece orchestra based in the Hamptons, Long Island, US offers photos, press releases, photos, schedule and contact details.
A 20-member big band based in Poughkeepsie, New York. Event calendar, CD information, sound clips, song list, photo gallery, radio guide, and links to big band related sites.
Neither a whimper nor a big bang, this nineteen-piece ensemble is made up of rocket scientists and technicians from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Pasadena, California. Photos and newspaper reviews of tunes like "Fly Me to the Moon."
Chicago based. Photo gallery, audio and video clips, guest book, a list of past engagements, and information on booking the band.
Volunteer orchestra from the Netherlands with a repertoire including Basie, Sinatra and Mintzer. Photos, audio, CD shopping, in English and Dutch.
Pennsylvania big band available for weddings and parties. Music samples, CDs, video clips, upcoming shows, information on their radio show, biographies, links, reviews, repertoire, photo gallery, contact and booking information.
Large ensemble formed in 1984. Biographies, sound and video samples, merchandise information, history, and schedule.
Eleven-piece band from Los Alamitos, California, re-creating hot jazz, sweet music and novelty tunes of the 1920s and early 30s as transcribed from 78 RPM records. Promotional information, reviews, upcoming shows, recordings, musician biographies, news, mailing list and a list of links.
Ohio big band homepages include history, biographies, driving directions, photo gallery, schedule of events and cd information.
1920's to 30's style big band in Washington, D.C. Playing music internationally. Band leader biography, music samples, photo album, booking information, reviews, and upcoming shows.
Richmond, Virginia based 12 piece big band with 2 vocalists. Includes band profile and upcoming events.
Trumpeter-led Boston-area swing and dance orchestra. FAQ, schedule, songlist.
18-piece jazz ensemble; celebrates and personifies the big band tradition with a contemporary and original sound. Biographies, sound clips, schedule, press, and products for sale.
Milwaukee group playing danceable swing and standards in the 1940s style. Features song list, schedule and links.
[Waukesha, Wisconsin] Twenty-piece group playing original jazz compositions and arrangements as well as charts from Basie, Ellington, Herman, Kenton, Ferguson, and the more traditional swing bands. Photos, performance schedule, bookings.
Dave Eshelman was trombonist and Director of Jazz Studies at California State University, Hayward, now leading this band. Site includes profiles of Eshelman and the band, recordings and reviews, and links to publications.
Saxophonist-led orchestra features vocalist Gay Hobbs at Ohio weddings and dances. Newsletter signup, radio directory, audio samples, bookings.
Seventeen piece swing orchestra from Audubon, Pennsylvania. News, booking information, member information, song clips, show dates, band history, and information on side bands.
Swing Era big band leader. Site contains a biography, information about his band, his movies, and his songs. Additionally, information on a documentary being made about his career.
San Francisco Bay area seventeen-piece dance band playing big band swing and ballroom dances. Photos, song list, MP3 audio, scheduled events.
Smooth singing bandleader known for hits such as "Racing With the Moon." Sheet music gallery, publicity photos including shots taken at Fenway Park for the Boston Red Sox, links to band personnel.
Baltimore based. Performance schedule, online booking form, mailing list, band profile, song list, auditions, links, contact information.
Sacramento big band. Profile, photos, recordings, links.
Chicago group, led by baritone saxophonist Ted Hogarth, performs the music of Gerry Mulligan. Performs, educates, digitizes Mulligan's music, and develops new music.
A fourteen-piece dance orchestra, playing popular music from the 1920's, 30's and 40's.
Washington big band. Sample tracks, CDs, schedule, photos, links, reviews.
Detroit big band. Profile, photos, audio samples, schedule, guest book, contact information.
Services, biography, audio samples, and pictures from this Chicago big band.
Adult education swing band with vocalists features classic tunes, original compositions, exhibition dancers, audience participation at concerts and dances in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. Band profile and history, schedule, CDs, member biographies, photos, FAQ, song list, audio samples, contact information, search engine, member area.
Big band with twenty pieces plus two vocalists plays for weddings, corporate events, festivals and hotel gigs in Ireland from a base in Maynooth. Personnel, song list, audio demos, gig schedule.
San Francisco big band. Profile, reviews, biographies, recordings, audio samples, calendar, mailing list, booking information.
[Atlanta, GA, US] Nineteen-member big band. History, member biographies, auditions, links, photos, schedule, stories, booking and contact information, member area.
Based in Baltimore. Schedule, audio clips, repertoire, mailing list, merchandise, booking information.
All-woman band plays contemporary, mainstream jazz. Based in New York City and plays internationally. Sample audio and video.
Based in Gifu, Japan since 1977. Concert schedule, audio clips, photos, and personnel.
A 12 piece big band located on Cape Cod. The band travels throughout the New England area. Includes repertoire and music samples.
Minneapolis-St. Paul band. Reviews, member list, schedule, contact information.
An 18-20 piece dance band presenting monthly dances in Melbourne, Florida. The Band plays swing music from the 30's, 40's and 50's as well as some more contemporary numbers. Affiliated with the Melbourne Municipal Band. Band profile, track list and samples from their CD, and booking and contact information.
Jazz repertory orchestra in western Pennsylvania. Personnel, video, and performance schedule.
Performs in the Northern Virginia and Shenandoah Valley regions. Performance schedule, audio clips, and mailing list.
Dave Eshelman was trombonist and Director of Jazz Studies at California State University, Hayward, now leading this band. Site includes profiles of Eshelman and the band, recordings and reviews, and links to publications.
San Francisco big band. Profile, reviews, biographies, recordings, audio samples, calendar, mailing list, booking information.
Seventeen piece swing orchestra from Audubon, Pennsylvania. News, booking information, member information, song clips, show dates, band history, and information on side bands.
Portland, Oregon area based band. Contains news, profile, recordings and information on their support of music education.
[Atlanta, GA, US] Nineteen-member big band. History, member biographies, auditions, links, photos, schedule, stories, booking and contact information, member area.
A 17-piece big band based in Annapolis, Maryland. Includes photos, contact information, public appearances, song list, band history, vocalist link, and directions.
A 20-member big band based in Poughkeepsie, New York. Event calendar, CD information, sound clips, song list, photo gallery, radio guide, and links to big band related sites.
Large ensemble formed in 1984. Biographies, sound and video samples, merchandise information, history, and schedule.
Based in Baltimore. Schedule, audio clips, repertoire, mailing list, merchandise, booking information.
Milwaukee group playing danceable swing and standards in the 1940s style. Features song list, schedule and links.
Jazz repertory orchestra in western Pennsylvania. Personnel, video, and performance schedule.
Services, biography, audio samples, and pictures from this Chicago big band.
Eleven-piece band from Los Alamitos, California, re-creating hot jazz, sweet music and novelty tunes of the 1920s and early 30s as transcribed from 78 RPM records. Promotional information, reviews, upcoming shows, recordings, musician biographies, news, mailing list and a list of links.
A fourteen-piece dance orchestra, playing popular music from the 1920's, 30's and 40's.
Washington big band. Sample tracks, CDs, schedule, photos, links, reviews.
Swing Era big band leader. Site contains a biography, information about his band, his movies, and his songs. Additionally, information on a documentary being made about his career.
Sacramento big band. Profile, photos, recordings, links.
Sixteen-piece orchestra based in the Hamptons, Long Island, US offers photos, press releases, photos, schedule and contact details.
Ohio big band homepages include history, biographies, driving directions, photo gallery, schedule of events and cd information.
18-piece jazz ensemble; celebrates and personifies the big band tradition with a contemporary and original sound. Biographies, sound clips, schedule, press, and products for sale.
All-woman band plays contemporary, mainstream jazz. Based in New York City and plays internationally. Sample audio and video.
Performs in the Northern Virginia and Shenandoah Valley regions. Performance schedule, audio clips, and mailing list.
Chicago group, led by baritone saxophonist Ted Hogarth, performs the music of Gerry Mulligan. Performs, educates, digitizes Mulligan's music, and develops new music.
Based in Gifu, Japan since 1977. Concert schedule, audio clips, photos, and personnel.
Pennsylvania big band available for weddings and parties. Music samples, CDs, video clips, upcoming shows, information on their radio show, biographies, links, reviews, repertoire, photo gallery, contact and booking information.
Neither a whimper nor a big bang, this nineteen-piece ensemble is made up of rocket scientists and technicians from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Pasadena, California. Photos and newspaper reviews of tunes like "Fly Me to the Moon."
Big band with twenty pieces plus two vocalists plays for weddings, corporate events, festivals and hotel gigs in Ireland from a base in Maynooth. Personnel, song list, audio demos, gig schedule.
A non-profit 23-piece big band entertaining Southern New Hampshire with music from the swing era. Member profiles, song list, auditions, rehearsal schedule, scrapbook, guest book, contact information, events schedule, and links.
Volunteer orchestra from the Netherlands with a repertoire including Basie, Sinatra and Mintzer. Photos, audio, CD shopping, in English and Dutch.
Saxophonist-led orchestra features vocalist Gay Hobbs at Ohio weddings and dances. Newsletter signup, radio directory, audio samples, bookings.
[Waukesha, Wisconsin] Twenty-piece group playing original jazz compositions and arrangements as well as charts from Basie, Ellington, Herman, Kenton, Ferguson, and the more traditional swing bands. Photos, performance schedule, bookings.
A 12 piece big band located on Cape Cod. The band travels throughout the New England area. Includes repertoire and music samples.
Adult education swing band with vocalists features classic tunes, original compositions, exhibition dancers, audience participation at concerts and dances in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. Band profile and history, schedule, CDs, member biographies, photos, FAQ, song list, audio samples, contact information, search engine, member area.
An 18-20 piece dance band presenting monthly dances in Melbourne, Florida. The Band plays swing music from the 30's, 40's and 50's as well as some more contemporary numbers. Affiliated with the Melbourne Municipal Band. Band profile, track list and samples from their CD, and booking and contact information.
Trumpeter-led Boston-area swing and dance orchestra. FAQ, schedule, songlist.
[Westechester, NY, US] Trumpeters Regent Scott and Gene Bensen lead band playing charts from Basie, Ellington, Ferguson, and Nestico. Photos, gig schedule, MP3 audio samples.
Smooth singing bandleader known for hits such as "Racing With the Moon." Sheet music gallery, publicity photos including shots taken at Fenway Park for the Boston Red Sox, links to band personnel.
1920's to 30's style big band in Washington, D.C. Playing music internationally. Band leader biography, music samples, photo album, booking information, reviews, and upcoming shows.
San Francisco Bay area seventeen-piece dance band playing big band swing and ballroom dances. Photos, song list, MP3 audio, scheduled events.
Minneapolis-St. Paul band. Reviews, member list, schedule, contact information.
Baltimore based. Performance schedule, online booking form, mailing list, band profile, song list, auditions, links, contact information.
Detroit big band. Profile, photos, audio samples, schedule, guest book, contact information.
Richmond, Virginia based 12 piece big band with 2 vocalists. Includes band profile and upcoming events.
Chicago based. Photo gallery, audio and video clips, guest book, a list of past engagements, and information on booking the band.
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