"A Big Band Celebration!" ft. The Moonlight Serenaders & The Akron Big Band

Fri, Mar 14

Join us for an epic celebration of big band tunes, featuring performances by The Moonlight Serenaders and The Akron Big Band! Doors: 7:00pm Show: 8:00pm Tickets: $30 General Admission The Moonlight Serenaders, led by Trombonist Scott Marsh, focus on keeping the traditions of the classic Big Band Era alive, playing songs from the late 1930's up to the mid 1960's...from Glenn Miller, Woody Herman, and Artie Shaw to Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Buddy Rich. The band features vocal and instrumental soloists, and plays clubs, public concerts, and private events throughout Northeast Ohio. The Akron Big Band, under the direction of Trumpeter Jim Fry, has been performing for over 50 years. The band plays popular music from just about every decade from the 1940's to today. Utilizing arrangements written for the instrumentation of the traditional Big Band, they play a wide variety of styles with the addition of vocal and instrumental soloists.