Part of our Summer Concert Series, this show is in partnership with the City of Casselberry in their beautiful new gallery the Casselberry Arts Center.

The Orlando Jazz Orchestra was the first group to play at Blue Bamboo and they celebrate with us every year. The Orlando Jazz Orchestra has put together a show that celebrates other anniversaries as well, like composer or arranger birthdates, the year a song was composed, or maybe when a song was a hit record. Th eprogram will include music from the 1920's through the 1990's. They will perform compositions by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, The Beatles, and tunes recorded by greats such as Ray Anthony, Buddy Rich, Ella Fitzgerald, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, Woody Herman and Maynard Ferguson. They will also celebrate the arrangements of Sammy Nestico, Matty Matlock, Shorty Rogers, Nelson Riddle, Patrick Williams, Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Holman, Bill Chase and others.

Musical director, Greg Parnell, is the former road manager and drummer for the Glenn Miller Orchestra. He has also performed with The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Les Brown’s Band of Renown, Nelson Riddle Orchestra as well as many other bands. Greg takes what he has learned from performing with these groups and applies it to produce these musical tributes in an authentic and respectful manner. The orchestra is made up of the best jazz musicians in Central Florida.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP-4IYlSWOQ