



| next show: friday, august 22, arvest stadium, nwa naturals, 6-7 pm, springdale, ar |
| Jazz music originated in New Orleans in the early 20th century. The 1940s is the only time in history when the popularity of live jazz surpassed all other musical genres in the United States. It was known as the the big band era of jazz music, and during this time, swing jazz music and big jazz band music reigned supreme. Jazz big bands like those of Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Count Basie, and others upheld the tradition through the 1950s and 1960s. Today, there are many types of live jazz bands that you can choose to have perform at your special event or wedding reception. We have small jazz combos which play light dinner jazz. There are big jazz bands (playing the classic jazz music of Cole Porter, Geoge Gershwin, Glenn Miller) who will get everyone dancing after dinner. And then there are swing jazz bands which will play a wide array of jazz music ranging from the sophisticated big jazz band sound to the more modern swing jazz bands and jazz musicians such as The Brian Setzer Orchestra and Harry Connick Jr. Latin jazz music has become quite popular as well, and many jazz bands have Latin jazz in their repertoires So hire a jazz band today! |



