Big band
A big band is a type of musical group [1]that plays jazz music. They were very popular in the 1930s and 1940s.[2] A big band usually has between 12 and 25 musicians. They include a singer and people who play instruments like saxophones, trumpets, trombones, drums. Some famous big band leaders were Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Cab Calloway and Count Basie.
Big Band Media
The United States Navy Band Northwest Big Band plays at a concert held in Oak Harbor High School.
Most common seating arrangement for a 17-piece big band
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Benny Goodman (age 34) and Peggy Lee (age 23) from the film Stage Door Canteen (1943).
Glenn Miller, a major in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, led a 50-piece military band that specialized in swing music.
The Grand Central Big Band (2005).
HONK! 2022 performers in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Sources
- ↑ "Miami Wedding Musicians". Miami, Aspen & Tuscany Wedding and Event Musicians | Kiral Artists. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ↑ Gilliland, John (1994). Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s (audiobook). ISBN 978-1-55935-147-8. OCLC 31611854. Cassette 2.
