Grand River Big Band Big Band from Grand Rapids, MI
Will travel up to 90 miles
- 1 Verified Booking
- Member Since 2011
- Starting at $1,800 per event
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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.
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- Sweet Tooth | D. Bierenga
- Don't Fight it | W. Pickett
- 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 arr. Wolpe
- 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 arr. Lowden
- Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In | James Rado, Gerone Ragni, Galt
- As Long As He Needs Me | Lionel Bart
- As Time Goes By | Herman Hupfeld
- At Last | arr. Mike Carubia
- Auld Lang Syne | Robert Burns
- Autumn Leaves | Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prevert
- Basie, Straight Ahead | Sammy Nestico
- Batman Theme | Neal Hefti
- Beautiful Love | Victor Young
- 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 | arr Wolpe
- 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
- Cha Cha For Judy | Marshall Brown
- Chattanooga Choo-Choo | Harry Warren
- Cherish | Terry Kirkman
- Cherry Point | Neal Hefti
- Cinnamon Kisses | Marshall Brown
- Corner Pocket (Until I Met You) | Don Wolf, Freddy Greene
- Could I Have This Dance | Wayland Holyfield, Bob House
- Creeper | Neal Hefti
- Cute | arr. Ed Wilson
- 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
- 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
- Fever | arr. Roger Holmes
- 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
- Green Onions | arr. Sammy Nestico
- Groovin' Easy | Sammy Nestico
- Harlem Nocturne | Earle Hagen
- Hava Nice Day | Sammy Nestico
- Here's That Rainy Day | Johnny Burke, James VanHeusen
- Home Stretch | Bierenga
- How About You | arr. Dave Wolpe
- How Insensitive | Anotonio Carlos Jobim
- I Am A Rock | Paul Simon
- I Can't Stop Loving You
- I Feel October In The Air | Al Cobine
- I Feel The Earth Move | Carole King
- I'm Gettin Sentimental Over You | arr. Johnny Warrington
- 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
- L O V E | arr. Ed Wilson
- Li'L Darlin" | Neal Hefti
- Little Brown Jug 210 | arr. Lavender
- L-O-V-E | arr. d bryska
- Mambo Caliente 277 | Tito Puente
- Mambo Jambo | Perez Prado
- Mambo#5 | prado
- Manteca | gillespie, fuller and gonzales
- Meditation | Jobim/Mendonca/Gimbel
- 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
- My Funny Valentine | arr. Ed Wilson
- Nice 'N Easy
- 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 in Chartreuse | Gene Roland
- Opus One | oliver and garris
- Over the Rainbow
- PA 6-5000 | arr bryska
- Pennsylvania Polka | lee and manners
- Peppermint Twist s7 | Joey Dee and Henry Glover
- Pick up the Pieces | James Hamish Stuart
- 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 105A | arr. Dave Wolpe
- Shangri-la s-43 | malneck and maxwell
- Shiny Stockings 160 | arr. Bryska
- Simpatico Cha-Cha-Cha 76 | Mark Azzolina
- Sing Sing Sing | arr. Mike Lewis
- Sing, Sing, Sing 168 | Louis Prima
- Skippy | D. Bierenga
- Skylark | arr. nestico
- Smack Dab In The Middle 128 | Sammy Nestico
- 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
- Sweets | Nestico
- Take the "A" Train 02A | billy strayhorn
- Tenderly | music by walter gross
- The First Thing I Do | Richard Evans
- The Lady Is A Tramp 274 | Rodgers and Hart arr. Wolpe
- The More I See You | words by M. Gordon, mussic Warren
- The Nearness of You | words Washington music Carmichael
- The Shadow of Your Smile | arr. Wolpe
- Undecided | arr. Ed Wilson
- 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
- Woodchoppers Ball | arr. Glen Osser
- You Light Up My Life 26A | J. Brooks arr Wolpe
- You're Nobody 'til somebody loves You | arr. Dave Wolpe
Booked Events
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Upcoming Events
No upcoming eventsPast Events
August 26, 2016 • wedding
April 23, 2016 • Private Party
November 11, 2015 • Waterford Place
October 3, 2015 • Pulaski Days, Eastern Ave. Hall
August 8, 2015 • Cowpie Music Festival
June 21, 2015 • downtown market
October 4, 2014 • Eastern Ave. Hall Pulaski Days
August 9, 2014 • Cowpie Music Festival
July 19, 2014 • Yacht Basin
June 4, 2014 • McKay Tower Ballroom
May 14, 2014 • St. Cecelia
April 26, 2014 • "Old Library" cnr. court and churchl
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