So I guess I’ll start off my blog with a review of a dance I attended last night, hosted by The Jam Cellar in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park last night with The Brooks Tegler Big Band.
(Disclaimer: I am an occasional contributor to the Jam Cellar blog and their general shenanigans)
DC is blessed to have two big bands dedicated to the authentic sounds of the Swing Era. Most bands that play for dancers tend to the more modern New Testament Basie sound or play mostly Rat Pack covers.
But DC’s two main big bands, the other being The Tom Cunningham Orchestra, specialize in music from the Swing Era played in the way it was meant to be played with a solid driving 4/4 rhythm. Brooks Tegler himself is an ardent disciple of Gene Krupa. Read the rest of this entry »
Wandering & Pondering 