The Olney Big Band at Brookside Gardens

The final group is the Olney Big Band.

The Olney Big Band is a traditional jazz big band, comprised of professional and talented musicians from the Washington DC area. The Band specializes in performance of classic swing, dance and jazz music from the Big Band Era of the ‘30s and ‘40s in addition to arrangements from the '50s to present day. Its mission is to bring the sounds of big band music into the mainstream for current and future generations to enjoy.

The Olney Big Band plays many of the songs and original arrangements made famous by such band leaders as Ellington, Goodman, Dorsey, Shaw, Miller, Basie, Rich, Severinsen, Gordon Goodwin and the like. Arrangements by Sammy Nestico, Dave Wolpe, Quincy Jones, Bill Potts and many more comprise a large part of the Band’s repertoire.

Bring a chair.