Big band

A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late 1940s. A big band typically consists of approximately 12 to 25 musicians and contains saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section. The terms jazz band, jazz ensemble, stage band, jazz orchestra, and dance band are also used to refer to this type of ensemble. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Michael Bublé

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Saturday 8 June 2013
Hearts of Darkness
MonophonicsConcert 		Crossroads KC
Kansas City MO, United States
39.090393 -94.583735
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Friday 16 August 2013
Big Bad Voodoo DaddyConcert Conner Prairie
Fishers, IN, Indianapolis, United States
39.97957 -86.029877
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Saturday 17 August 2013
Big Bad Voodoo DaddyConcert Conner Prairie
Fishers, IN, Indianapolis, United States
39.97957 -86.029877
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Sunday 20 October 2013
Hal LindenConcert Carpenter Performing Arts Center
Long Beach, Los Angeles CA, United States
33.788612 -118.112051
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Saturday 8 March 2014
Glenn Miller OrchestraConcert Carpenter Performing Arts Center
Long Beach, Los Angeles CA, United States
33.788612 -118.112051
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