Jekyll Island Big Band’s 30th Anniversary Party will be the Last in the Aquarama!
The Jekyll Island Big Band book is full of Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Woody Herman, Johnny Mercer, even Clyde McCoy’s “Sugar Blues”. Jekyll resident Bob Weitz has scored charts of tunes made popular a second time by Brian Setzer, like “Jump, Jive and Wail”. Band Leader Dr. Hal Crowe’s personal influences with Swing and Jazz style go back to his childhood spinning LPs by Benny Goodman, Al Hirt, and Duke Ellington, all of whom he also had the good fortune of seeing live at various times.”
A pumped up, better and bigger than ever final New Years Eve at the current Jekyll Island Convention Center, our home venue, prior to its being demolished and rebuilt.” says Crowe, “The Atlantic Hall, previously called the ‘Aquarama’ for years, is a remarkable dance hall. Great bandstand, sound, and terrazzo dance floor – there’s nothing like it anywhere around. We’ll miss it!”
Having been around 30 years, the Jekyll Island Big Band has had the pleasure and advantage to amass a talented network of area musicians. The players are all professionally experienced from symphonic, club & cruise ship instrumentalists to music educators.
There are 15 pieces in the Jekyll Island Big Band. The director conducts 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 5 saxophones, bass,piano, & drums. Occasionally, joined by a guitar, vocalist, or congas & steel drums!
date I December 31, 2009
more I www.jekyllbigband.org
phone I (912) 635-3636
Groups (15+) please contact Judit Vaczi (912) 635-4196
location I Jekyll Island’s “Aquarama Ballroom”, Convention Center
