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The New Flamingo Swing Orchestra Swing Band from Santa Cruz, CA

Will travel up to 500 miles

  • 3 Verified Bookings
  • Member Since 2013
  • Starting at $650 per event

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Founded in 1980, the New Flamingo Swing Orchestra plays just right tempos and volume for dancers and listeners who appreciate music from the great American songbook and beyond. The Orchestra was founded by Richard Fenno in Los Angeles in 1980. In 1997, Richard and the Orchestra moved to Austin, Texas. In 2011, Richard returned home to Santa Cruz, California, and set up the current version of the Orchestra with local musicians, some of whom he'd been playing with for more than 40 years. The New Flamingo Swing Orchestra consists of eleven musicians and two singers, Stella D'Oro and Anthony Jones. The number of personnel can be scaled to suit any event, all the way down to an quartet. And we don't limit ourselves to swing music, either, as a casual glance at our tune list will prove. The Orchestra has played a great many places, for a wide variety of parties, receptions and events, including corporate gatherings. Most recently, we were proud to have been selected to provide dance music for the Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Association at Santa Cruz's home of the big bands, the Cocoanut Grove Ballroom. We are veteran wedding musicians. The Orchestra will work with you, your coordinator, your venue representatives, and your family to make your special day unforgettable. We provide a sound system, and emcee services are available upon request. The Orchestra performs at the All Ages Swing Dance Happy Hours on the second Friday of every month at Bocci's Cellar in Santa Cruz, as well as at the Santa Cruz Elks Lodge on the third Friday of most months.

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Song List 

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  • Sing, Sing, Sing | Benny Goodman/Louis Prima
  • I've Got News For You | Ray Charles
  • Jump Jive & Wail | Louis Prima/Keely Smith/Sam Butera
  • Take the "A" Train | Duke Ellington
  • Baby, It's Cold Outside | Ray Charles/Betty Carter
  • Pick Yourself Up | Ella Fitzgerald/Nelson Riddle
  • Minnie the Moocher | Cab Calloway
  • I've Heard That Song Before | Harry James/Helen Forrest
  • One Mint Julep | Poncho Sanchez
  • Isfahan | Duke Ellington
  • Save the Last Dance For Me | Michael Bublé
  • Broadway | Count Basie
  • Let the Good Times Roll | Sam Butera
  • Ain't No Big Thing | Matt Catingub
  • I Left My Heart in San Francisco | Count Basie
  • Still Diggin' on James Brown | Tower of Power
  • That Old Black Magic | Louis Prima/Keely Smith
  • Moten Swing | Count Basie
  • Almost Like Being in Love | Lenny Niehaus
  • The Tender Trap | Frank Sinatra
  • Everybody Eats When They Come to My House | Cab Calloway
  • The Wiggle Walk | Count Basie
  • Blues in Hoss' Flat | Count Basie
  • In A Mellotone | Duke Ellington
  • Walk, Don't Run | Count Basie
  • April in Paris | Count Basie
  • Always & Forever | Pat Metheney
  • Candy | Four Freshmen
  • I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) | Duke Ellington
  • Shiny Stockings | Count Basie
  • I Get a Kick Out of You | New Flamingo Swing Orchestra
  • Sun Valley Jump | Glenn Miller
  • Greasy Sack Blues | Woody Herman
  • I Remember Basie | New Flamingo Swing Orchestra
  • Don't Change Horses in the Middle of a Stream | Tower of Power
  • Quintessence | Quincy Jones
  • Corner Pocket | Count Basie
  • I Wanna Be Like You | Louis Prima
  • I Can't Stop Loving You | Count Basie
  • Moody's Mood For Love | James Moody
  • Jumpin' at the Woodside | Count Basie
  • Just a Gigolo | Louis Prima

Booked Events 

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Upcoming Events

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Past Events

November 28, 2014 • Bocci's Cellar
Fri5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Santa Cruz, CA
November 14, 2014 • Bocci's Cellar
Fri12:00 AM - 2:00 AM Santa Cruz, CA
October 31, 2014 • Bocci's Cellar
Fri5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Santa Cruz, CA
October 17, 2014 • Elks Lodge
Fri12:00 AM - 2:00 AM Santa Cruz, CA
October 10, 2014 • Bocci's Cellar
Fri12:00 AM - 2:00 AM Santa Cruz, CA
September 19, 2014 • Elks Lodge
Fri12:00 AM - 2:00 AM Santa Cruz, CA
September 12, 2014 • Bocci's Cellar
Fri12:00 AM - 2:00 AM Santa Cruz, CA
August 15, 2014 • Elks Lodge
Fri12:00 AM - 2:00 AM Santa Cruz, CA
August 8, 2014 • Bocci's Cellar
Fri12:00 AM - 2:00 AM Santa Cruz, CA
July 18, 2014 • Elks Lodge
Fri12:00 AM - 2:00 AM Santa Cruz, CA
July 11, 2014 • Bocci's Cellar
Fri12:00 AM - 2:00 AM Santa Cruz, CA
June 20, 2014 • Elks Lodge
Fri12:00 AM - 2:00 AM Santa Cruz, CA

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