The Swing Solution Big Band:
Big Band Swing, Ballroom Dancing, Jitterbug, Lindy, Jump Swing and Jazz.
The Swing Solution has been together since 1990 and is currently enjoying the resurgence of interest in swing music as the world's youth discovers the joys of this happy music and the wonderful dances that go with it. The neo swing movement began here in the Bay Area, one that is rich in the swing tradition with over 50 practicing swing bands. The Swing Solution is one of the best of the bunch ...
Welcome to the Swing Shift Dance Band Home Page ... the
most exciting swing band in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area.
Swing Shift is a "true" big band, consisting of five saxophones, four trombones, five trumpets, a 3-piece rhythm section and a vocalist. As a result, the sounds of Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra, and many, many others are fully recreated in their original sound and excitement! ...
Arthur Satyan: Born in Yerevan, Armenia, Arthur Satyan began studying piano at the age of 6. Since then his musical path has involved him extensively in both classical music and jazz, working with such diverse musical figures as Larry Coryell and Charles Davis.... Yet anyone hearing him might have little idea that he is a product of the great old Soviet school of classical music ...
He was also involved in two big bands, as a pianist at Armenian National Jazz Big Band led by K.Orbelian and as pianist/arranger at the Armenian National Radio Big Band. At 20 he joined the Komitas Armenian National Higher Conservatory of Music (Composition Department) in Yerevan, where luckily, he was studying with Armenia's best musicians: Avet Terteryan (orchestration), Edward Mirzoyan and his uncle Aram Satyan (composition), Robert Atayan (Armenian music analysis), Edward Pashinyan (harmony), etc ... and graduated in 1998 ...
Life, career, music, performance schedule, and photos about the
Armenian pianist and composer.
The Swing Daddies:
Five knock-out musicians comprise this high-energy, neo swing band that's been tearing up the patio this summer at Mort's Cigar & Martini Bar and elsewhere in Old Town this summer. Inspiration for the group came from a Christmas trip to Kansas City Where Willi Sebastian saw a similar act performing to raves. "I want to do that!" he recalls thinking. "I came back to Wichita and got some guys together." The Swing Daddies have been inciting audiences to jump and jive since early 1999 as Wichita's premier ambassadors of swing ...
The Swing Daddies arsenal of standards from Louis Jordan, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, and others, plus powerful new swing classics from bands like the Cherry Poppin Daddies, Brian Setzer Orchestra, the Royal Crown Revue or Flying Neutrinos are guaranteed to get dancers on their feet and in the groove!
The Swingtips:
Everyone who has ever seen the Swingtips perform knows how much fun it is to be a part of the band's live, interactive shows. Audiences of all ages find themselves laughing, singing, dancing, and even performing on stage with the band in the tradition of Vaudeville’s golden age of variety entertainment. This is what the Swingtips are all about - good times, good music and good people.
The Swingtips can be traced back to Kregg Barentine, who in 1992 was responsible in part for the Zony-award winning 1930-40’s swing revue, The All-Night Strut, which played to sold-out crowds each night. Soon after, Barentine was offered a touring spot with The Glenn Miller Orchestra playing saxophone, clarinet and flute in ’93 and ’94 ..
Members of the Swingtips are: Kregg Barentine- lead vocals and saxophone; Jim VanWagoner- piano and vocals; Scott Yandell- trumpet; Gregg Delfiner- drums; and John Willis- bass.
Originally from South Carolina, Michigan, California and Arizona, these swingin' cats have performed over the years with such greats as Ray Charles, Ernie Watts, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, and King Curtis. You definitely wont want to miss a Swingtips performance, as their music will keep you tapping your feet and dancing all night long!