big band

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Walden so enjoys composing music that in 2022 he founded Pacific Jazz Orchestra, an iteration of the big band he first assembled decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

As Simon observed years later, the V-Discs “mark the high watermark of the big band years.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The courtly gentleman guided women around the floor to big band standards with all the aplomb of teenage boys waltzing at a cotillion dance they’ve been forced to attend by their parents.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

Arriving on stage in a sparkly tuxedo dress, she rearranged her hits Espresso and Please Please Please in a jazzy big band style, and even delivered a fleet-footed tap dance sequence.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

Mother allowed us to go to the big band dances in the crowded city auditorium.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou