Authentic Jazz, Swing and Big Band
                           
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Sorcerers of Swing is one of the world's premiere jazz, swing and big band dance orchestras. The band was created in 1994, specifically for high-end corporate events, performing arts series, music festivals, society galas, upscale weddings and private parties.
Sorcerers of Swing performs jazz and swing you can dance to, with an exciting big band beat that just won't quit!
Exciting Authentic Jazz, Swing and Big Band Repertoire
Listen to mp3 dance music samples and view 1000+ jazz, swing and big band repertoire list.
Impeccably rehearsed and flawless in its execution, Sorcerers of Swing features an impressive repertoire of 1000+ fully-arranged hit songs. Sorcerers of Swing performs the entire range of authentic American jazz styles including big band, swing, dixieland, ragtime, jump, jive, boogie woogie, rockabilly, early rhythm and blues, classic jazz, modern jazz, bebop, contemporary jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz, Latin jazz and afro-Cuban jazz.
Sorcerers of Swing is the only dance band in the world which faithfully performs the entire spectrum of authentic American jazz, swing and big band including the music of Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Lester Young, Sarah Vaughn, The Gershwins, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, Glen Miller, Coleman Hawkins, Nina Simone, Benny Carter, Cole Porter, Etta James, Frank Sinatra, Irving Berlin, Tony Bennett, Johnny Mandel, Hoagy Carmichael, Lee Morgan, Charlie "Bird" Parker, Mel Torme, Oscar Peterson, Cab Calloway, Cannonball Adderly, Louis Prima, Clifford Brown, Nat "King" Cole, Fats Domino, Chet Baker, Ray Charles, Stan Getz, Chico Freeman, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Wes Montgomery, Gerry Mulligan, Kenny Burrell, Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Sun Ra, Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver, Jimmy Smith, Al Jarreau, The Crusaders, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, Ray Brown, Chick Corea, Jon Hendricks, Manhattan Transfer, John McLaughlin, Brecker Brothers, Keith Jarrett, Natalie Cole, Wynton Marsalis, et al.
Particularly noteworthy are the orchestra's 47+ authentic original Frank Sinatra dance band arrangements by famous jazz, swing and big band arrangers including Nelson Riddle, Quincy Jones, Don Costa, Billy May, Neal Hefti, et al. Only our Frank Sinatra tribute orchestra, Frankie Baby!, performs as many romantic, elegant and classic Sinatra arrangements.
The World's Finest Jazz, Swing and Big Band Musicians
Sorcerers of Swing features the world's finest full-time professional recording-session and touring jazz, swing and big band musicians - no amateurs, "weekend warriors", "bar lizards" or "Top 40 wedding band drones". The artists in Sorcerers of Swing are outstanding soloists and improvisers; they are the new vanguard of hip young jazz legends.
For example, our New York jazz swing band musicians regularly perform with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and Natalie Cole; our Chicago jazz swing band works with the Chicago Jazz Ensemble and Ramsey Lewis; our Los Angeles jazz swing band performs with the Playboy Jazz Festival Orchestra and Tony Bennett; our San Francisco jazz swing band works with McCoy Turner; our Philadelphia jazz swing band performs with Harry Connick, Jr.; our Boston jazz swing band works with the Brecker Brothers; our Washington DC jazz swing band performs with the US Airforce Jazz Band; our Las Vegas jazz swing band works with Cirque du Soleil; our Dallas jazz swing band performs with Wynton Marsalis; our Houston jazz swing band works with Pat Metheny; our Phoenix jazz swing band performs with Dave Grusin; our Miami jazz swing band works with Arturo Sandoval; our Orlando jazz swing band performs with Chick Corea; our Atlanta jazz swing band works with Chris Botti; our New Orleans jazz swing band performs with Ellis Marsalis; our Toronto jazz swing band works with Diana Krall; our Montreal jazz swing band performs with Michael Bublé; our London jazz swing band works with Cleo Laine; our Brussels jazz swing band performs with Ron Carter; our Paris jazz swing band works with Joe Henderson; our Nice jazz swing band performs with George Benson; our Madrid jazz swing band works with Cassandra Wilson; our Barcelona jazz swing band performs with Kevin Mahogany; our Lisbon jazz swing band works with Herbie Hancock; our Milan jazz swing band performs with Al Jarreau; our Rome jazz swing band works with Dave Valentin; our Berlin jazz swing band performs with Joe Zawinul; our Munich jazz swing band works with Nicholas Payton; our Zurich jazz swing band performs with Marcus Roberts; our Vienna jazz swing band works with Toots Thielemans; our Copenhagen jazz swing band performs with the Etta James; our Hong Kong jazz swing band works with Norah Jones; our Sydney jazz swing band performs with Bobby McFerrin; and our Cape Town jazz swing band works with Hugh Masekela.
Impeccable References
Sorcerers of Swing performs for important corporate, association, government, society and bridal events throughout Asia, Europe, the USA, Canada, South America, the Caribbean and Africa.
Sorcerers of Swing performed at the '96 Centennial Olympics, the 2000 Olympics and the 2004 Olympics; the '94 World Cup and the 2004 Euro Cup; and SuperBowls '97, '98 and '99.
Our acclaimed jazz swing band has entertained important international political dignitaries including French President Jacques Chirac, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Brazilian President Lula da Silva; film industry legends including Clint Eastwood, Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie and Barbara Streisand; and US political dignitaries including President Bill Clinton, New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Virginia Senator John Warner and Florida Governor Jeb Bush.
Sorcerers of Swing is also the favored wedding band of many discriminating bridal couples worldwide.
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38 Worldwide Locally-Based Versions
In the tradition of multiple versions of hit Broadway shows (e.g., Cirque du Soleil and Lion King), there are now 38 identical versions of Sorcerers of Swing in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston, Washington DC, Las Vegas, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, New Orleans, Toronto, Montreal, London, Dublin, Brussels, Paris, Nice, Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, Milan, Rome, Berlin, Munich, Zurich, Vienna, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney and Cape Town.
All 38 versions are impeccably rehearsed; and the musicians in the respective bands perform exactly the same repertoire of proprietary music arrangements. Consequently, it is virtually impossible to distinguish one excellent band from another.
Classic Jazz, Swing and Big Band Orchestra Instrumentation
The personnel for the standard 12-piece version of Sorcerers of Swing includes:
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male lead vocalist
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2 female lead vocalists
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electric jazz guitar/acoustic nylon-string jazz
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acoustic upright wooden jazz bass / electric jazz-funk
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electric keyboards
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drums
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lead "screech" trumpet and flugelhorn
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second trumpet and flugelhorn
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trombone
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tenor / soprano saxophones, clarinet and flute
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alto / bari / tenor saxophones and flute
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Optional: More Jazz Vocalists, Latin Jazz Percussionists or Swing Dancers
If you enjoy the vocal styles of The Lennon Sisters, The Platters or Manhattan Transfer, we have the original music arrangements and can add the required vocalists to deliver these timeless classics.
Additionally, if you enjoy the afro-Cuban big band sound of Chico O'Farrill, Machito, Mario Bauzá, Perez Prado and Tito Puente, we have the original music arrangements and can add an authentic afro-Cuban percussion section (congas, timbales and bongos) to deliver this exciting Latin jazz style.
Finally, we produce an outstanding professional interactive "Swing Kids" Dance Troupe, which is available for "Meet and Greet" during your cocktail reception; for informal dance instruction during the evening; and for choreographed performances with the orchestra.
