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In Full Swing Jazz Orchestra
Sunday, June 11, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Free
In Full Swing Jazz Orchestra is funded and produced by Wicker Park Advisory Council and is a Chicago Park District Night Out in the Parks Event
In Full Swing Jazz Orchestra
Sunday, June 11 at 11am-12:30pm in Wicker Park 1425 N. Damen, Chicago, IL 60622
OUTSIDE – West Side of Field House or INSIDE if Raining
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MISSION STATEMENT
In Full Swing Jazz Orchestra makes every effort to create stylistically-accurate great American big band masterpieces. The Orchestra has great personnel who all have regional/national recognition as fine performers. The orchestra’s intent is to feature authentic performances and arrangements of the works. At each performance a portion of the program is dedicated to the repertoire of contemporary American big band arrangements.
The 17-member group perform around 12 concerts per year.
AWARDS
The band was recently selected into the First Class of the International Big Band Competition 2019 in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands.
In both 2005 and 2007 the “In Full Swing” jazz orchestra was awarded the “Best of the Best V” LACONI (Library Administrators Council of Northern Illinois) award for outstanding performances for programs for adults.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
A sample of the orchestra’s themes for programming have been (with or without lecture comments):
Three Decades of “American Big Band Jazz 1920-1949
Great American Big Band Composers – Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington, et al.
Famous American Big Band Leaders _ Woody Herman, Artie Shaw, et.al.
All Original Benny Goodman Big Band hits
All Original Glen Miller Big Band hits
All Count Basie, or all Stan Kenton, or all Tommy Dorsey
The group has performed for many colleges, libraries, community schools, musical concert series, fund raiser events for worthy causes, (Cancer research, Parkinson disease, Heart, Cystic Fibrosis, etc.) weddings and dances. From 2002 to 2010 the group helped raise over $600,000.00 for charities.
IN FULL SWING JAZZ ORCHESTRA HAS PERFORMED AT
The IFS has presented concerts at the McCormick Place Auditorium for the “Rotary International” convention, the Northfield Center Auditorium, the Lake Forest Summer music concert series, the Black Orchid in Chicago, the Skokie Theater, the Chateau Ritz, the Patty Turner Center, the Avalon Ballroom, the Oakton Community college, and the Chicago Cultural Center. Please remember — In Full Swing strives to be ALL ACOUSTIC (NON-ELECTRONIC). NO DIGITAL GADGETS added to the mix. No LOOPS, or SEQUENCERS; NO PRE-RECORDED MUSIC TRACKS OF ENHANCED ELECTRONICS TO PROP UP A LIVE PERFORMANCE. The music at all our concerts are totally authentic in style, form and content and are in “real – time” produced by 17 fine live musicians.
CREATE MUSIC SERIES SPONSORS
WPBSSA #33 (Presenting Sponsor)
Ask Nagel Realty (Presenting Sponsor)
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