Big Band Tradition

Welcome to the Big Band Tradition website! If you would like to contact the band with questions or possible concert/dance opportunities, please use the contact information (e-mail addresses) at the end of this web page.

Following is a description of the kinds of music that the band enjoys playing, plus some additional information about them and their previous gigs.

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A full-sized big band based in Silver Spring, Maryland
Performing a variety of instrumental and vocal music
for dances and concerts in the Washington, D.C., area

Dance Music
A variety of dance styles: foxtrots, waltzes, tangos, mambos, sambas, line dances, etc.

Dance Music of the Swing Band Era (1930’s, 1940’s)

• Glenn Miller
• Duke Ellington
• Harry James
• Tommy Dorsey
• Benny Goodman
• Count Basie
• And others

Dance Music of the Post-Swing Era (1950’s to present)

• Stan Kenton
• Woody Herman
• Sammy Nestico
• Brian Setzer
• And others

Concert Music

A history of big-band music from past to present, or music of a particular well-known band, or a variety of music: some old, some new, some fast-paced, some blue.

Modern Day Concert Music

• Buddy Rich
• Bill Holman
• Oliver Nelson
• Tom Kubis
• Thad Jones
• Doc Severinsen
• Maynard Ferguson
• Gordon Goodwin
• And others

Representative Performances

• Big Band Society

• Elks Club, Rockville
• Goodman Hall, B’nai Israel

• Retirement and Assisted Living Facilities

• Schweinhaut Senior Center
• Asbury Methodist Village
• Summerville of Potomac

• Institutions and Clubs

• New Deal Cafe
• Silver Spring Civic Center
• Bethesda Naval Medical Center Officers Club
• Greenbelt Community Center
• Fairfax, VA, Elks Club

• Churches

• Christ Congregational Church
• First Baptist Church
• St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
• Woodside Methodist Church
• St. Andrews Lutheran Church