Big Band — artist performing in New York.
Next date in Los Angeles: November 19 at Catalina Jazz Club.
Big Band on tour elsewhere in United States
One date announced outside New York:
- Los Angeles Catalina Jazz Club See the date
Upcoming dates
1 upcoming date
Upcoming concerts
About — The artist
A big band (historically referred to as jazz orchestra) is a type of musical ensemble of jazz music that usually consists of 10 or more musicians with four sections: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section. Big bands originated during the early 1910s and dominated jazz in the early 1940s when swing was most popular. The term "big band" is also used to describe a genre of music, although this was not the only style of music played by big bands.
Big bands started as accompaniment for dancing the Lindy Hop. In contrast to the typical jazz emphasis on improvisation, big bands relied on written compositions and arrangements. They gave a greater role to bandleaders, arrangers, and sections of instruments rather than soloists.
Source: Wikipedia ↗ (en)