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Swiftsure Big Band, Miranda Sage
With 17 instrumentalists and internationally renowned vocalist, Miranda Sage, th...
In-Person Event
Sun. February 5th 2017 + Add to Calendar
Hermann's Jazz Club
3:00pm Doors at: 2:00pm
$12
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Swiftsure Big Band
Dance music: swing, jive, foxtrot, Latin, aleviwn from Victoria BC
Available for Shows/Gigs
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With 17 instrumentalists and internationally renowned vocalist, Miranda Sage, the Swiftsure Big Band has been providing dance music for over 20 years.Directed by Carl McLean, a lifelong professional musician, the Swiftsure Big Band provides a solid, steady dance beat for the great classics of Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, Count Basie, Les Brown and others. Unique to the Swiftsure Big Band, West Coast composer and arranger Steve Tittle has created a number of arrangements especially for Miranda and our instrumental soloists.
The Swiftsure Big Band performs regularly at the Pacific Fleet Club and Edelweiss Club. The band has also performed at various venues in the Greater Victoria area, including the Empress Hotel, Government House, the Crystal Gardens, the Delta Ocean Resort Hotel, Beacon Hill Park, the Chief and
Petty Officer’s Mess and the Ward Room.
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