Pete Swan’s Swingin’ Holiday Big Band!
($20-$30 tickets | 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) Drummer, producer and educator Pete Swan teams up with the 17-piece Century Room Jazz Orchestra for a swingin’ show of holiday tunes! With arrangements from Jazz at Lincoln Center and re-imagined burning versions of classic holiday repertoire, this show will feature up-tempo grooves, bombastic horn lines and incredible solos from the best players in town! Also joining the band is very special guest vocalist Liz Cracchiolo!
The Century Room Jazz Orchestra
Inspired by the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the 17-piece CRJO performs classic big band repertoire every Monday night at the Century Room starting at 7pm. Expect music from the Count Basie Orchestra, Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Thad Jones/Mel Louis Jazz Orchestra and much more! Drummers Arthur Vint, Pete Swan, Kenji Lancaster and Fred Hayes share the drum chair, alternating each week. Advanced tickets recommended!
Rotating (drums) Scott Black (bass) Angelo Versace (piano) Matt Mitchell (guitar) Joseph Rader (bari sax) Kevin Ravellette & Simeon Roth (tenor sax) Eric Nakanishi & Jonas Heidebrecht (alto sax) Jordan Robison, Joshua Schanie, Benjamin Constantinides, Aidan Schofield (trombone) Morani Sanders, Anthony Gibes, Tony Belletti, Jason Carder (trumpet).