Grand River Big Band

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Grand Rapids, Michigan

Will travel 100 miles from Grand Rapids

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Grand River Big Band

Big Band

Grand Rapids, Michigan

About

The Grand River Big Band (GRBB) is a 17 piece jazz dance band. GRBB was organized by the Grand Rapids Symphonic Band in 1991 after purchasing the well known "Ray Gill Orchestra" Book. The GRBB has provided playing opportunities for many area musicians since it's inception.
The band features saxaphones, trombones, trumpets, piano, guitar, bass, drums and vocalist. The band has a large repertoire of big band literature. GRBB is a favorite with dancers playing tunes ideally suited for foxtrot, rhumba, chacha, swing, bolero, waltz, mambo and hustle.
The group has preformed at many venues since 1991; fund raising events, corporate/private parties, wedding receptions, birthday parties, community events & celebrations throughout the midwest. The music selection is versatile and can compliment the event/party that you are planning.
  • Anniversaries
  • Awards Nights
  • Banquets
  • Birthday Parties
  • Celebrations
  • Christenings
  • Christmas Parties
  • Church Services
  • Clubs
  • Cocktail Parties
  • Community Events
  • Conventions
  • Corporate Functions
  • Dinner Dances
  • Events
  • Festivals
  • Fund Raisers
  • Funerals
  • Graduation Parties
  • Grand Openings
  • Halloween Parties
  • Picnic
  • Private Parties
  • Restaurants
  • Reunions
  • School Assemblies
  • Weddings
  • Wedding Ceremonies
  • Wedding Cocktail Hours
  • Wedding Receptions
  • Skylark arr. nestico
  • A String of Pearls s-131 Jerry Gray arr. Warrington
  • A Taste of Honey Bobby Scott & Roc Marlow
  • A Time for Us Nino Rota
  • About the Blues Carl Strommen
  • Ain't Misbehavin' Fats Waller, Harry Brooks
  • Alfie Burt Bacharach
  • All of Me Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks
  • All Or Nothing At All Jack Lawrence, Arthur Altman
  • Almost Like Being in Love Frederick Loewe
  • Alone Again Naturally Raymond O'Sullivan
  • Alright, Okay, You Win Sid Wyche, Mayme Watts
  • American Patrol Glenn Miller
  • And I Lover Her John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  • Angel Eyes Matt Dennis
  • Anniversay Song Al Jolson, Saul Chaplin
  • April in Paris Vernon Duke
  • Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In James Rado, Gerone Ragni, Galt
  • As Long As He Needs Me Lionel Bart
  • As Time Goes By Herman Hupfeld
  • Auld Lang Syne Robert Burns
  • Autumn Leaves Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prevert
  • Basie, Straight Ahead Sammy Nestico
  • Batman Theme Neal Hefti
  • Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel) L. Brown, W. Timm, V. Zeman
  • Birdland Josef Zawinul
  • Blue Tango LeRoy Anderson
  • Blues For A Billious Bystander Ted Pease
  • Bossa Nova U.S.A. Dave Bruebeck
  • Brazil 66 Argentina 0 Rev. George Paterson
  • Bye Bye Blues F Hamm, D Bennett, B Lown
  • California Dreamin' John Phillips, M. Gilliam
  • Caravan Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol
  • Carefree sammy nestico
  • C'est Si Bon Henri Betti
  • Cha Cha For Judy Marshall Brown
  • Chattanooga Choo-Choo Harry Warren
  • Cherish Terry Kirkman
  • Cherry Point Neal Hefti
  • Cinnamon Kisses Marshall Brown
  • Cleveland Rocks Ian Hunter
  • Collage Bob Lowden
  • Corner Pocket (Until I Met You) Don Wolf, Freddy Greene
  • Could I Have This Dance Wayland Holyfield, Bob House
  • Creeper Neal Hefti
  • Crocodile Rock Elton John, Bernie Taupin
  • Cute Neal Hefti
  • Dark Eyes 270 orch. by J Dale
  • Day By Day Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl
  • Day of Wine And Roses Henry Manci, Johnny Mercer
  • Dear World Jerry Herman
  • Deer Purple Peter De Rose
  • Don't Get Around Much Anymore arr. Pemberton
  • Downtown Tony Hatch
  • Dream Johnny Mercer
  • Dynaflow 01 Stan Kenton, Art Pepper
  • Early Autumn Ralph Burns
  • Embraceble You 129 George & Ira Gershwin
  • Evergreen 12 Walt Stuart
  • Every Day I Have The Blues Peter Chatman
  • Fancy Me Art Wiggins
  • For Once In My Life Ronald Miller, Orlando Murden
  • For Swingin' Dancers Glenn Osser
  • Freckle Face Sammy Nestico
  • Fun City Ernie Wilkens
  • Gaza Strip Joseph Scianni
  • Gimme Some Lovin' S. Winwood, M. Winwood, S Davis
  • Girl from Ipanema music by Jobim words Gimbel
  • God Bless' The Child Arthur Herzog, Billie Holiday
  • Goin' Out Of My Head Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstei
  • Green Eyes Nilo Mendend
  • Groovin' Easy Sammy Nestico
  • Harlem Nocturne Earle Hagen
  • Hava Nice Day Sammy Nestico
  • Here's That Rainy Day Johnny Burke, James VanHeusen
  • How About You arr. Dave Wolpe
  • How Insensitive Anotonio Carlos Jobim
  • I Am A Rock Paul Simon
  • I Feel October In The Air Al Cobine
  • I Feel The Earth Move Carole King
  • I Got News For You Irene Higgenbot ham, Sid Shaw
  • In A Sentimental Mood 116A Ellington, Mills Kurtz
  • In The mood arr. Joe Garland
  • It Don't Mean a Thing ellington and mills
  • Jump, Jive and Wail Prima
  • Little Brown Jug 210 arr. Lavender
  • L-O-V-E arr. d bryska
  • Mambo Caliente 277 Tito Puente
  • Mambo Jambo arr Fred Barovick
  • Mambo#5 prado
  • Manteca gillespie, fuller and gonzales
  • Misty s-32 lyric Burke music Garner
  • Mood Indigo 211 arr Nestico
  • Mood Indigo 211A arr Dedrick
  • Moon Glow 127 W. Hudson, Eddie DeLange and Irving Mills
  • Moon River s-41 mercer and mancini
  • More than Your Know s-30 Rose, Eliscu, Youmans
  • Mr. Lucky 2-21A Henri Mancini
  • Nice Work If You Can Get It 267 Gershwin, George and Ira
  • Night Train 32B washington, simpkins, forrest
  • One Note Samba 101 Jobim and Mendonica
  • Opus One oliver and garris
  • PA 6-5000 arr bryska
  • Pennsylvania Polka lee and manners
  • Peppermint Twist s7 Joey Dee and Henry Glover
  • Pink Panther Henry Mancini
  • Proud Mary J.C. Fogerty
  • Relax, Take It Easy 71 Wiggins & Azzolina
  • 'Round Midnight cootie williams and thelonius monk
  • Route 66 280 bob troup
  • 'S Wonderful George and Ira Gershwin
  • Satin Doll 108A &162 Ellington, Mercer and Strayhorn
  • Sentimental Journey 181 vocal
  • Shangri-la s-43 malneck and maxwell
  • Shiny Stockings 160 arr. Bryska
  • Simpatico Cha-Cha-Cha 76 Mark Azzolina
  • Sing, Sing, Sing 168 Louis Prima
  • Smack Dab In The Middle 128 Sammy Nestico
  • Spinning Wheel 24 David C. Thomas
  • Stardust 0162 music by H. Carmichael
  • Stompin at the Savoy 204 arr. Jeff Hest
  • Straighten Up & Fly Right
  • Sure Thing S-40 hefti
  • Sway Ed Wilson arr.
  • Sweet Georgia Brown 12 A Ben Bernie, M. Pinkard adn K. Casey
  • Take the "A" Train 02A billy strayhorn
  • Tenderly music by walter gross
  • The Lady Is A Tramp 274 Rodgers and Hart
  • The More I See You words by M. Gordon, mussic Warren
  • The Nearness of You words Washington music Carmichael
  • What a Wonderful World 271 arr J Nowak
  • When a Man Loves a Woman arr. R Holmes
  • When I Fall in Love Heyman and Young
  • With a Little Help from my Friends Lennon and McCartney
  • You Light Up My Life 26A J. Brooks arr Wolpe
  • 30s Band
  • 40s Band
  • Ballroom Dance Music Band
  • Big Band
  • Dance Band
  • Jazz Band
  • Jazz Orchestra
  • Show Band
  • Swing Band
  • Variety Band
  • Wedding Band
Price Range
$1600 - $4600 per event See recent bids
Members
Hugh DeWitt, Gary McCourry, T Stansell, C Hribek
Tenor Sax
Annie Beals, Ginny Dusseau
Vocal
D Bowen, K Welfare, D Wells, D Gorsuch, M. McLeod
Trombone
Eric Schimmelman, Bob Nixon
Alto Sax
David DeVos
Bass
R Ruthven, J Rangel, P Sherwood, T. Froncek
drums
R. Falk, Bajema, J. Ayers, J.Sawyer,M.Truszkowski
Trumpet
Wright McCarger, Steve Talaga, Forrest Evans
keyboard
David Dorner, Lori Schimmelman
Bari Sax
Joe Mason, Mark Wells
Trombone
Mike Dodge
guitar
Influences
Bert Kaempfert, Ray Anthony and his Orchestra, Mel Torme, Tommy Dorsey, Louis Armstrong

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In addition to Grand Rapids, Grand River Big Band will also travel to Comstock Park, Grandville, Jenison, Belmont, Ada, Marne, Byron Center, Cannonsburg, Lamont, Caledonia, Hudsonville, Allendale, Jamestown, Rockford, Sparta, Coopersville, Conklin, Moline, Alto, Lowell, Dorr, Kent City, Burnips, Cedar Springs, Casnovia, Bradley, Middleville, Ravenna, Zeeland, Smyrna and many other locations in and around the Grand Rapids area.

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