Return to Swing Street Band web page.
Well, if everything goes right, there will be more opportunities to hear and dance to Swing Street in the Pinehurst area. We are working on developing a locally based group of players who can provide the Swing Street sound without the need to deal with the heavy travel expenses of bringing all the regular guys down from Raleigh. This would make it possible for the band to provide an affordable alternative for local venues and events that simply don’t have the budget to pay for the Raleigh players to make the trip. At the same time, it makes it possible for the Raleigh players to avoid feeling obligated to make a trip that will cost them a lot more money, and to bow out of unprofitable jobs in a gracious manner.
Swing Street provides a dynamite big band sound with just 9 musicians instead of the normal 17 or 18 pieces of a regular big band. Swing Street plays great swing and jazz music throughout North Carolina, as well as parts of South Carolina and Virginia.
The band has recently updated the library by adding several dozen new arrangements that range from new twists on old standards to big band versions of several more contemporary tunes. See our web site for a current song list in PDF format.
Finally, just a reminder that the Sandhills version of the Swing Street Five will be playing for the Sacred Heart Kinghts of Columbus St. Patrick’s Day Dinner on Friday, March 13 at the Sacred Heart Founders Hall. The event is open to the public… tickets are available at Heavenly Pines Jewelry store in Pinehurst.
Cheers!!
Tom Bernett