The North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra (founded in 1993) can tailor a big-band jazz concert that will appeal to your community and audience. Our 18-musician jazz orchestra, which includes a vocalist, maintains a library of music spanning from the 1920s to the present day. We can appeal to big-band-sound lovers with our Big Band Cavalcade or Jazz Royalty programs. Audiences also enjoy our Jazz Orchestra Renaissance program. 

 

Big Band Cavalcade

During the Swing Era, the jazz orchestras of Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Jimmie Lunceford, Woody Herman, and Stan Kenton sold millions of records to people both young and old. Expect a night of your favorites including King Porter, April in Paris, Swanee, Satin Doll, In The Mood, My Blue Heaven, Woodchopper’s Ball, Intermission Riff, and others!

 

Jazz Royalty

Imagine a concert that features the music of the KING of SWING Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington aka the DUKE, and the COUNT of SWING, Count Basie.

This program features such American music treasures as Take the ‘A’ Train, April in Paris, Let’s Dance, Satin Doll, Jumpin’ at the Woodside, and King Porter Stomp.

 

Jazz Orchestra Renaissance

The Big Band Era officially ended in 1946, but big-band jazz is still a global phenomenon in the 21st century, celebrating the brilliance of modern composers and arrangers.  Our Jazz Orchestra Renaissance concert features music from the orchestras of Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Thad Jones, Gil Evans, Maria Schneider, and many new composers and arrangers. 
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The NCJRO maintains its repertoire of terrific dance arrangements from the most famous jazz big bands in American music. The band is available for those special dances when the rich and vibrant sound of an 18-piece big band, including a vocalist, is the sound you must have.
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The NCJRO is deeply committed to jazz education. In addition to its conventional concerts and dances, the orchestra and its musicians are available for educational programs in schools. These can include master classes, clinics, a concert, or the combination that best suits your objectives.. NCJRO musicians really enjoy sharing the stage with a high-school or college jazz ensemble. Consider a 1- or 2-day residency with the NCJRO to catapult your school’s program to new heights!
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We also are available for performances for corporate events, cocktail parties, dinner dances, museum openings, and other events that jazz music will enhance. We can tailor just the right ensemble to fit your event’s needs. You can expect the highest degree of professionalism from our experienced, well-educated musicians.
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If your occasion needs music, but does not require an 18-piece band, let the NCJRO provide a sextet, quintet, quartet, trio, duo, or piano soloist just right for your event.
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Our fees are commensurate with our experience, and considerate of our clients’ needs. Please use the CONTACT the contact page to inquire about our concert programming, our education programming, and our entertainment performance programming for public and private venues.
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