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The Crabtowne Big Band, an 18 piece swing band that plays a little bit of
everything, has been entertaining audiences in the Annapolis, Baltimore,
and Washington area since 1981. The band recreates music from the era of Duke Ellington, Tommy
Dorsey, Glenn Miller and Count Basie Orchestras. It also performs big band
arrangements of the music of modern pop stars as diverse as Lionel Ritchie,
Bobby McFerrin, Barbra Streisand, and Brian Setzer. Here's a note from one
of our favorite arrangers:
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The band performs annually at the Severn Town Club's Holly Ball and has
become a repeat attraction for the Washington Swing Dance Society,
Washington Big Band Society and for the past 7 years at the
AAC Cultural Arts
Foundation's
July 4th Star-Spangled Gala on the campus of AACC.
In addition, the band has appeared at the
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Press Club In
Washington, D.C. and has performed for functions at many of the major
ballrooms in the Annapolis/Baltimore area. The band has also had the honor
of playing with such well-known local artists as vocalist Ethel Ennis and jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli.
Over the past several years, among several very fine acts, Crabtowne Big Band
has been the featured entertainment on board the
Liberty
Ship S.S. John W. Brown, one of two surviving and
fully functional Liberty Ships of the 2,700 built to carry cargo, troops,
and supplies during
World War II. The S.S. John W Brown cruises down the Chesapeake Bay four times per year to commemorate the history and honor the men who served and
died. Here is a
page from
the Cruise Brochure.
The Crabtowne Big Band is built
around a core of professional musicians. However, the majority
of the band is made up of people from various other professions who
just enjoy making good music together and sharing it with others.
The band plays a wide variety of occasions and
functions as follows:
Big
Band Dances
Wedding Receptions
Anniversary Parties
Class Reunions
Fund Raisers
Bull Roasts
Outdoor
Concerts
Please contact
for
more information or fill out the form on the
Book the
Band page to
schedule the band for your function. |
