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LOCATION:
Fort Wayne,
Indiana
TRAVEL RADIUS:
Will travel up to 100 miles from Fort Wayne, IN.
SURROUNDING AREA:
New Haven, Arcola, Hoagland, Leo, Woodburn, Grabill, Monroeville, Yoder, Huntertown, Ossian, Wolflake, Brimfield, Spencerville, Churubusco, Harlan, Helmer, Laotto, Roanoke, Payne, South Milford, Uniondale, Antwerp, Decatur, Stroh, Auburn, Craigville, Garrett, Liberty Mills, Saint Joe, Sidney.
PRIMARY CATEGORY:
Big Band
GENRE:
Big Band, Dance, Swing
AVAILABLE FOR:
Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Sorority Function, Temples, Weddings
PERFORMING SINCE:
2001
PAY RANGE:
$600-$1200 per event
INFLUENCES:
All the big band greats, including modern jazz stars and some of the great rock bands!
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DESCRIPTION:
The Blue River Big Band is a 13-piece band consisting of 4 saxophones, 3 trombones, 3 trumpets and piano, bass and drums. The Blue River Big Band prides itself in being one of the most versatile big bands in the area, performing both traditional swing music with style and class and also newer music such as rock, funk and Latin with high-energy. The band is equally comfortable performing dance music for a wedding or a ballroom dance group as it is performing a concert in a large indoor hall or outdoor pavilion. Performances are livened up with each musician in the band able to play exciting, improvised jazz solos. We like to have fun when we play, and that is always very apparent to those who watch and listen to the band perform.The Blue River Big Band has performed in a variety of venues in the past including several years at the Three Rivers Festival in Fort Wayne, Columbia City's Old Settler's Festival, dances with the Warsaw Ballroom Dance Band Association and many others. The fee for The Blue River Big Band is flexible and will depend on the nature, location and duration of the performance.
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GROUP MEMBERS:
Jason Klingaman, Phil Zent, Micah Roddy - Trombones
Mark Fritz, Matt Rentschler - Alto Saxophones
Rolly Stellhorn - Tenor Saxophone
Jeff Cleveland - Drums
Andy Hogue - Bari Saxophone
Carolyn Clifford - Piano
Casey Stansifer - Bass
Todd Ward, Mike Rush, James Zanker - Trumpets
SONG LIST:
In The Mood - Glenn Miller
New York, New York - Frank Sinatra
What a Wonderful World - Loius Armstrong
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - The Platters
Sing, Sing, Sing - Loius Prima
The Girl From Ipanema - Antonio Carlos Jobim
Anniversary Waltz
Tuxedo Junction - Glenn Miller
I'm a Believer - Neil Diamond
April in Paris - Count Basie
Gettin' Sentimental Over You - Tommy Dorsey
I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
Moon River
My Funny Valentine
A String of Pearls - Glenn Miller
How High The Moon
Back Home Again in Indiana
Georgia on My Mind
Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me - Duke Ellington
Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller
Peg - Steely Dan
The Nearness of You
That Old Black Magic
- Billy May
Over The Rainbow
Basin Street Blues
Begin the Beguine
Summertime - George Gershwin
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Just a Closer Walk with Thee
Harlem Nocturne - Duke Ellington
Emily
The Bare Necessities
Bandstand Boogie
It Had To Be You
Orange Colored Sky
Linus and Lucy
Carpenter's Medley
Cole Porter Medley
Endless Love
Leroy Brown
Opus One
Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Glenn Miller
San Francisco
Sentimental Journey
Stardust
Tara's Theme
You Light Up My Life
Your Mama Don't Dance
Tenor Madness - Sonny Rollins
Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington
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CLIENT FEEDBACK:
Available On Request
UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
Available On Request
PAST APPEARANCES:
Friday, August 15, 2008
7:00PM - Warsaw Central Park - Free Outdoor Concert
Warsaw, IN
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Please note, in addition to Fort Wayne, The Blue River Big Band also serves the surrounding towns of New Haven, Arcola, Hoagland, Leo, Woodburn, Grabill, Monroeville, Yoder, Huntertown, Ossian, Wolflake, Brimfield, Spencerville, Churubusco, Harlan, Helmer, Laotto, Roanoke, Payne, South Milford, Uniondale, Antwerp, Decatur, Stroh, Auburn, Craigville, Garrett, Liberty Mills, Saint Joe, Sidney and many other locations in and around the Fort Wayne area.
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