On Jazz 88 FM Monday and Sunday at - 7 PM & Saturday at 8 PM

Big Band Scene – 2Q 2013

Sunday at 7 PM and Saturday at 8 PM

AIR DATE   DESCRIPTION

3/31 & 4/06      Doc Severinsen Big Band at the Dakota - Preview (4/14)

4/07 & 4/13    JazzMN Orchestra with Eric Marienthal - Preview (4/27)

4/14 & 4/20      Big Band Grammy Nominees & Winners

4/21 & 4/27    Top 10 US Big Band CDs of 2012

4/28 & 5/04     2nd 10 US Big Band CDs of 2012

5/05 & 5/11     Doug Haining / Scott Agster EXPLOSION Big Band from Mpls

5/12 & 5/18     Big Bands of the 50s & 60s

5/19 & 5/25      Gull Lake Jazz Orchestra from Kalamazoo

5/26 & 6/01      Cedar Avenue Big Band from Mpls

6/02 & 6/08      University of Nevada Las Vegas Jazz Ensemble

6/09 & 6/15       JazzMN Orchestra with Connie Evingson, Adam Meckler Orchestra,                                    

                         & Brio Brass at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival - Preview (6/29)

6/16 & 6/22      Andy Martin, Pete Christlieb & Carl Saunders Big Bands from LA (Repeat)

6/23 & 6/29      Top 10 Foreign Big Band CDs of 2012

On Jazz 88 FM Sunday at  7 PM & Saturday at 8 PM

BIG BAND SCENE - featuring Big Bands of today from across the world, a bi-weekly radio show on Jazz 88, hosted by Jerry Swanberg and produced by Ed Jones, has been on the air since April of 1999. Big Bands from the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan and Australia are featured, including Regional Big Bands from virtually every state in the union. Jerry plays big band music from the major cities for big band activity in the US, including LA, NYC, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, & Boston Jazz Ensembles from the Military and Universities are also featured.

Programs are also produced to promote local Big Band concerts presented by Big Band Scene, JazzMN Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, University of Minnesota, Century College, Twin Cities Jazz Festive, Jazz on the Prairie, & Jazz @ St, Barneys. Local Big Bands are featured including the Cedar Avenue BB, Nova Jazz Orchestra, Bend in the River BB, & others. Twenty-five Big Bands in Minnesota have recorded CDs. Interviews with local Big Band personalities are presented occasionally.                                                    Big Band music is very popular in the Twin Cities, as shown in membership surveys by both the Twin Cities Jazz Society and KBEM. There are 50 Big Bands in Minnesota (35 in the Twin Cities), plus 35 Jazz Ensembles at 21 colleges and Universities in the state, and approximately 350 High School Jazz Bands.

Inquiries & copies of play lists for Big Band Scene should be directed to:  gswanbe@aol.com