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- After Hours Big Band - Nineteen-piece ensemble founded in 1995 in Pennsylvania. Repertoire list, audio samples, history, photos, and gig schedule.
www.afterhoursbigband.com
- Art Abrams Swing Machine Big Band - Portland, Oregon area based band. Contains news, profile, recordings and information on their support of music education.
www.artabrams.org
- Auburn Knights Orchestra - Formed in 1930 in Auburn, Alabama; still performing throughout the Southeast with tunes of the Swing Era's past and present. Contains a photo gallery, guest book, band history, performance schedule, newsletter archive, song samples, repertoire, and booking and auditioning information.
www.auburnknights.com
- Audubon Jazz Explosion - Seventeen piece swing orchestra from Audubon, Pennsylvania. News, booking information, member information, song clips, show dates, band history, and information on side bands.
www.worldlynx.net/jazzman
- Bedford Big Band - 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.
www.bedfordbigband.com
- Big Band Express - San Diego based big band. Band information, event calendar and information on their CD.
www.sandiegoswings.com/bigbandexpress
- Big Band Jazz Machine, The - Los Angeles big band. Band member biographies, picture gallery, song list, discography and booking information.
www.bigbandjazzmachine.com
- Big Band Sound, The - 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.
ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bigbandsound
- Big Band Theory - This 24-piece Southern California big band is made up of JPL rocket scientists. Photos and newspaper reviews.
home.earthlink.net/~rocketgirl/bigband.htm
- Big Fun Band - Big band from Amsterdam. Contains a calendar, band profile, a list of open positions, repertoire, demo CD, photos, and links. Also in Dutch.
www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Delta/3408/BFB_en.htm
- Big Smoke Jazz Orchestra - Twenty-piece big band formed at Oxford University, now based in London and available for clubs and corporate events. E-letter signup, password-protected members area.
www.bigsmoke.org
- Bill Porter Orchestra - Chicago based. Photo gallery, audio and video clips, guest book, a list of past engagements, and information on booking the band.
www.billporterorchestra.com
- Bob Martin's Take Note Big Band - Atlanta 19 piece big band. Offers a mailing list, upcoming event schedule, band member biographies, news, a song list, Real Audio samples, and a list of other big bands on the web.
www.tnbb.org
- Cedar Avenue Big Band - Twin Cities band playing music from Basie and Ellington to modern music. Contains a band history, CD information, a list of members, and reviews.
www.tcjs.org/Musicians/CedarAvenueBigBand.html
- Citrus Swing Orchestra - Southern Californian 18-piece big band playing the music of the 1930's, 1940's and 1950's. Scrapbook, band information, list of members, repertoire, performance schedule, and contact information.
www.pe.net/~eric/Index.htm
- City Rhythm Orchestra - 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.
www.cityrhythm.com
- ConChord Big Band - Big Band playing jazz, swing and popular music based in West Sussex, England. Full information on band, sound files and Real Slideshows.
www.conchordbigband.com
- Crabtowne Big Band - Eighteen piece band from the Annapolis, Baltimore and Washington area. News, promotional information, CDs, audio clips, a FAQ, guest book, searchable music library, list of members, schedule and booking information.
www.crabtownebigband.com
- Devil's Workshop Big Band - Seventeen-piece jazz big band. Photo, scheduled gigs in Richmond, Virginia.
www.devilsworkshopbigband.com
- Dick Campo Big Band - Based in New England, playing swing and big band music. Band information, repertoire list, contact information and a FAQ.
www.dickcampobigband.com
- Dick Jurgens Orchestra, The - Sound samples, old broadcasts, discography, picture galleries and links to musicians associated with the orchestra known for work on the Lucky Strike Hit Parade. Links to the Dick Jurgens Orchestra Memorial Foundation and historical memorabilia.
dickjurgens.com
- Doc Scantlin's Imperial Palms Orchestra - 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.
www.docscantlin.com
- Don Burns Orchestra - Twenty-piece big band playing 1940s hit arrangements for events in Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Band member list, performance schedule, audio song samples, photo galleries.
members.aol.com/bigband200
- Don Miller Orchestra - Los Angeles big band. Former in-studio band for NBC's "Seinfeld". Band history, upcoming club dates, their CD, information on booking the band for corporate events, photo album.
www.donmillerorchestra.com
- Eros Big Band - Sydney based 20 piece big band that has been together for 30 years. Band history, photo galleries, CDs, upcoming shows.
erosbigband.com
- Fortysomething Orchestra, The - A 17 piece orchestra from Los Angeles. Previous engagements, song list, photo gallery, demo CD.
home1.gte.net/fsband
- GCB Big Band - A 16-piece jazz and swing band with a repertoire of many musical styles. Includes gig calendar, photos from a Queensland tour, and player profiles.
www.gcbbigband.homestead.com
- Groovin Higher Jazz Orchestra - Tacoma and Seattle based 20 piece orchestra, in the style of Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, and Count Basie. Site features booking information and performance schedule.
www.groovinhigher.com
- Hefti, Neal - Biographical site by Kent Lundberg details the trumpeter's career including his noted arrangements for the Count Basie Orchestra (including his best-known compostion, "Cute") and recordings with his own orchestra such as "Coral Reef." Links and references.
web.mit.edu/klund/www/hefti/hefti.html
- Herman, Woody - Jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist who led a hard-driving orchestra known as the Herman Herd. Duke University archive offers brief biography and lengthy discography.
www-music.duke.edu/jazz_archive/artists/herman.woody/01/index.html
- Houstonian Big Band - Seventeen-piece orchestra based in Houston, Texas, performing big band and swing music. Offers band biography, audio samples, repertoire list, calendar of upcoming events and photographs.
www.houstonianbigband.com/houstonian/default.html
- In the Mood - Milwaukee big band. Song list, schedule, photos, links, contact information.
www.execpc.com/~jpalkows
- Jacobs, Pete and his Wartime Radio Revue - Fifteen piece big-band from southern California. Appearance schedule, booking information, band profile, information on their new CD, photo album, fan comments, links.
www.wartimeradio.com
- James Bazen Big Band, The - Washington DC based. Member profiles, biography, album review, booking and contact information, music samples, reviews.
www.musicunlimited.com/jbbb.htm
- James, Harry - Solid! - Trumpeter and bandleader known for his virtuosic performing ability as well as his million-selling hit recordings with vocalist Helen Forrest and his marriage to glamor girl Betty Grable. Biography with links to associated performers such as Grable, Forrest, Tommy Dorsey and Kitty Kallen.
www.parabrisas.com/d_jamesh.html
- Jet Big Band - Melbourne, Australia based band. Contains profile, audio samples, photographs, calendar, and member list.
users.bigpond.com/pmbird/jet
- Joey Thomas Big Band - Albany, New York band hosting a radio program on WAMC. Information about their Sinatra tribute show, current news, links to songs on MP3.com, photo gallery, links, fan mail.
hometown.aol.com/jthomasbb
- Johnny Knorr Orchestra - Toledo-based big band playing for dances, show and parties in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. Photographs, booking inquiry form.
www.johnnyknorr.com
- Johnny Mack Super Big Band - Ohio big band. Itinerary, member profiles, big band links, ticket information, photos.
members.aol.com/mackjohnny
- Lighthouse Swing Band - Eighteen member big band. Profile, audio sample, calendar, booking information.
www.geocities.com/bourbonstreet/2294
- Little Big Band, The - Fifteen piece swing band. Contains profile, schedule, a list of frequently asked questions and album information.
www.thelittlebigband.com
- Madison Jazz Project Big Band - A local big band from Madison, Ohio. Photographs, schedule, musician list, song list, links, audio samples, .
www.mjpbigband.com
- Mike Henebry Orchestra - Big band playing tunes from the Swing Era, playing parties, concerts and weddings. Located in Los Alamitos, California. Band profile, contact information, calendar of public engagements, their CD, mailing list, and a few links.
www.mikehenebryorchestra.com
- Monroe, Vaughn - 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.
www.vaughnmonroesociety.org
- Mood Swings Big Band - Baltimore based. Performance schedule, online booking form, mailing list, band profile, song list, auditions, links, contact information.
www.moodswings.com
- Moonlight Serenade Orchestra, The - Swing and dance band. Upcoming events, links, song list, photos.
themso.com
- Moonlight Swing Big Band - Not-for-profit 22-piece California ensemble re-creating the swing sound of the 1930s and 1940s, and specializing in the Army Air Force Band led by Captain Glenn Miller. Gig schedule, photos.
www.moonlightswing.org
- Moonlighters, The - Rhode Island band. History, contact information, song list, links, photos.
www.bigband-ri.com
- Moonlighters, The - San Francisco Bay Area band. Profile, client list, audio samples, booking information.
www.napariver.com/moonlighters
- New Memphis Hepcats - Fourteen piece band. CD information, upcoming performances, links, photos, song list, booking information.
www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/6767
- New Trocadero Dance Orchestra, The - Sydney, Australia big band. Repertoire, audio samples, contact information.
www.e-orchestra.com.au/p3_ntdo.htm
- North Shore Big Band - Duluth 16 piece band. Song list, calendar, video clips, contact information.
www.computerpro.com/nsbb
- O'Dell, Peaches and her Orchestra - Eleven piece big band. History, audio samples, photos, guest book, links.
www.peachesodell.com
- One Beat Back - Detroit big band. Song list, upcoming events, profile, CD, sound clips, booking information.
onebeatback.com
- Opus One Big Band - Hertfordshire, England big band. History, audio samples, calendar, photos, links, guest book.
www.opusonebigband.com
- Rhythm Society Swing Orchestra - Detroit big band. Profile, photos, audio samples, schedule, guest book, contact information.
www.rhythmsociety.net
- Roseville 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.
www.rosevillebigband.org
- Route66 - 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.
www.route66bigband.com
- Runyan Jay Big Band - Swing/dance band available for private parties, weddings, annviversaries, and other occasions. Profile and contact information.
www.runyanjay.com
- Salem Oregon Big Band, The - Nineteen piece band. Calendar, booking information, audio sample, member list.
www.open.org/petwir/salembb
- San Francisco Starlight Orchestra - Sixteen piece big band. Upcoming dances, recordings, member profiles, mailing list, contact information, guest book, links.
www.johnhoward.com/sfso.htm
- Scott Harris Big Band, The - Santa Cruz fifteen piece band. Song list, profile, contact information.
www.scottharris.com/bigband
- Sentimental Journey Orchestra, The - Nineteen-member big band. History, member biographies, auditions, links, photos, schedule, stories, booking and contact information, member area.
www.thesjo.com
- Sinister Dexter - Twelve-piece swing, funk, and blues band. History, biographies, calendar, photos, audio samples, links, mailing list.
www.sinisterdexter.net
- Somers Dream Orchestra - Sample songs, photos, recordings, contact information, reviews.
www.somersdreamorchestra.com
- Stan Bann Big Band - Minneapolis-St. Paul band. Reviews, member list, schedule, contact information.
www.stanbann.com
- Steel Pier Remembered Big Band - Plays the big band sounds of the 1940's of the Marine Ballroom at The Steel Pier in Atlantic City.
www.cyberjaz.com/steelpier
- Swing Shift Orchestra, The - Detroit-based 17 piece big band. Performance schedule, audio clips, contact information, history.
www.flash.net/~s812
- Swingtime - 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.
melbourneband.tripod.com/mmbst.htm
- Switch In Time - A 22-piece jazz ensemble playing swing, latin, funk and pop. Located in the Hudson Valley of New York. Recordings, audio samples, mailing list, calendar, song list, reviews.
members.tripod.com/switchintime
- Ted Knight Big Band - South Florida based; playing music by Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra and others. Profile, song list, news, booking information.
www.tedknight.com/big_band.htm
- The Atlanta Seventeen - Not for profit big band composed largely of Atlanta doctors and other professionals, playing for society events and donating fees to charity, established 1960. Photos, musician biographies, inquiry form.
www.mindspring.com/~gordon17/index.html
- The Gene Krupa II Orchestra - Playing many original arrangements from the Krupa book, as well as other popular songs from the big band era.
www.geocities.com/gkiiorchestra
- The Maple Street Jazz Band - Four-piece dixieland band from Northern, New Jersey playing hot jazz from the 20's and 30's. Profile and contact information.
www.expage.com/maplestreetjazz
- The Swing Shift Big Band - Based in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, this 17-piece band plays jazz charts from Ellington/Basie to the present.
www.swingshiftbigband.com
- Thornhill Swing Band - Toronto-area 18-piece dance band modeled after the big bands of Glenn Miller, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington. Photos, testimonials, online request form.
www.thswing.com
- Trilogy Big Band, The - Seventeen piece band. Recordings, audio samples, guest book, contact information, links.
home.kc.rr.com/rmsweb/Trilogy
- Tuxedo Junction - Texas big band. Profile, merchandise, audio samples, guest book, booking information, links.
www.tuxedojunction-bigband.com
- Veroneka Big Band, The - Eighteen or nineteen piece big band from Portishead, North Somerset. Audio samples, schedule, contact information, links.
www.freezone.co.uk/veroneka
- Wards Music Big Band - Whangerei, New Zealand based. Band information, member list, guest book, CD, news, contact information.
www.jazz.pagehere.com
- Webster's Unabridged Big Band - Big band based in the South Bay area. Profile, previous clients.
www.palosverdes.com/websters
- Whitney Smith's Big Steam Band - Seventeen piece Basie-style jazz big band from Toronto. Biographies, schedule, contact information, audio and links.
www.bigsteamband.com
- Wimmer, Jay and the Big Band All Stars - Seventeen piece band. Biographies, schedule, contact information.
www.jaywimmer.com/jaywimmer.html
- Wolverines Big Band, The - Eight to twenty-two piece band based in Minnesota. Audio clips, song list, booking information.
www.alltimefavorites.com/minnesota/twin_cities/288.htm
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