Big Bands

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Name	Description	Phone
Bob Montgomery	Trumpet player Bob Montgomery is an internationally recognized performing artist, arranger, composer and music educator.	(303) 592-7270
Dean Bushnell Orchestra	The DBO, Denverís most popular Dance Band, features the ìBest of the Swing Era;î Glenn Miller, Harry James, Les Brown, Count Basie, Eddie Howard, and more. For dancing and listening the band offers Swing, Latins, Waltzes, and Dixieland.	(303) 804-9789
Denver Jazz Orchestra	Sam Bivens' Denver Jazz Orchestra performs exciting, high energy jazz featuring two superb vocalists, Ed Battle and Gloria Holliday. The band is led by Sam Bivens (trumpet/arranger/composer), previously with New York's Jazzmobile, Sonny Stitt, James Moody, and Jackie Wilson.	(303) 832-1340
Denver Municipal Band	Founded in Denver, Colorado in the 1860s, the Denver Municipal Band is the oldest professional concert band in the continental United States.	(303) 322-8608
Hot Tomatoes	One of the most sought-after swing bands in the Front Range community, the Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra plays a diverse array of musical styles from music of the Great Jazz Age to the fabulous big band jazz and swing bands.	(303) 369-6890
Jerrine Racek and Listen With Your Heart	Jerrine Racek is a great song stylist. She is backed by a 5-piece band.	(303) 368-0636
Jess Gerardi Band	Italian Feast Band, Circus band, background.	(303) 761-3270
John Williams Orchestra	The John Williams Orchestra, is a traditional 10-14 piece big band, playing the original sounds of Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, and others, plus modern big band arrangements of rock, country, latin, polka, etc.	(303) 695-8000
Moments Notice Orchestra	This group provides a wide variety of music for private events, where people of different ages and music preferences can have the time of their lives.	(303) 778-1608
Mort Mann Big Band	Pianist Mort Mann fronts a 4-6 piece 40s swing combo and 8-piece Big Band.	(303) 322-8901
Nostalgia	The Nostalgia Orchestra Directed by Lloyd Bowen, featuring vocalist Rich Italiano. Listen and dance to the great sounds of the big band era. 12-18 piece big band with male vocalist. Also 5-6 piece for pep band, marches, dances.	(303) 424-4508
Stephen Paul and his Orchestra	This truly fine sounding dance orchestra has been a favorite on both coasts for many years. Now based in Colorado, the orchestra performs all around Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska. The old saying "have tux will travel" is still in vogue.	(303) 403-0670
Steve Shurack and Sure Thing	Jazz, classical, pop, and variety. Solo guitar and ensembles for listening or dancing.	(303) 722-2140
Tom Allan Variety Dance Band	This 3-6 piece offers a full sound for it's size. Styles include Ballroom, Swing, Jazz, Country Western, and Old Time Rock & Roll. Instrumentation can include Electronic Accordion, Trumpet, Trombone Sax, Clarinet, Flute, Drums, & Guitar/Vocals.	(303) 776-0572
What's Cookin'	'What's Cookin' is an 18-pc Jazz Band featuring 18 of Metro-Denver's finest jazz musicians. The band performs state of the art works of the greatest composers/arrangers in the industry...a true big-band jazz experience!	(303) 766-0037
Woody Herman Orchestra	15-piece big band plays Woody Herman's orignal charts. Also 16-piece band, the Stew Jackson Big Band.	(303) 292-1234