big band
noun
: a band that is larger than a combo and that usually features a mixture of ensemble playing and solo improvisation typical of jazz or swing
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The lunches were delivered to Interfaith Community Services in Escondido for distribution.
VALLEY CENTER
Jazz benefit concert
A lunch fundraiser and concert featuring jazz, swing and big band music will be at noon March 2 in the Maxine Theater at Valley Center High School, 31322 Cole Grade Road.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
But the arrangements are by Darcy James Argue, whose compositions for his own 18-piece Secret Society big band bristle with ambition; the pianist Sullivan Fortner, McLorin’s longtime collaborator and a master of splintered, polytonal harmonies, will also join her.
—New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
But a European tour leading his own big band in the early ’60s ran into financial problems and came to an unceremonious end.
—Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Swing!, a celebration of dance in the big band era, featured zero dialogue and was nominated for five Tonys, including best musical.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
But the arrangements are by Darcy James Argue, whose compositions for his own 18-piece Secret Society big band bristle with ambition; the pianist Sullivan Fortner, McLorin’s longtime collaborator and a master of splintered, polytonal harmonies, will also join her.
—New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
But a European tour leading his own big band in the early ’60s ran into financial problems and came to an unceremonious end.
—Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Swing!, a celebration of dance in the big band era, featured zero dialogue and was nominated for five Tonys, including best musical.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for big band
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“Big band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20band. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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