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.
Big Band Tradition
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
Check out some youtubes from our 2017 appearance at The Greenbelt Jazz Festival: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ3UC9ro7SE90MgMQcmwcGocAHbUG0Vsi
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