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Bill Porter Orchestra (big band)
www.billporterorchestra.com
(847) 679-0090
As a trombonist, Bill Porter toured with Stan Kenton, Harry James, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman and Frank Sinatra. The Bill Porter Orchestra repertoire includes Sinatra, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, show tunes and TV theme songs.
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Chicago Afrobeat Project (afrobeat)
www.chicagoafrobeatproject.com
(413) 772-8686 (Simon Says Booking)
Chicago Afrobeat Project (CAbP) is a musical collective rooted in '70s funk and jazz-infused afrobeat. CAbP mixes traditional afrobeat with other dance-invoking musical motifs such as Chicago's electronic house music, complex West African percussion rhythms and upbeat funk.
Chicago Grandstand Big Band (big band)
www.chicagograndstandbigband.com
(708) 386-8790
Chicago Grandstand Big Band specializes in big band styles ranging from the 1940's to the present. They focus particularly on music from the Stan Kenton Orchestra and also feature the music of Glen Miller, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
Conjunto with Angel D'cuba (cuban son and charanga)
www.chicagolatinjazz.com
(847) 329-9630
Conjunto is primarily an instrumental ensemble that performs traditional Latin rhythms such as guagancó, mambo, cha cha, son and Afro-Cuban jazz. The roots of their music are Cuban and the line-up is based on the traditional Cuban charanga ensemble.
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The Flat Cats (jump blues/swing)
www.kostalmusic.com/theflatcats/
(630) 842-1927
The Flat Cat's' blend of vintage and modern music includes the hottest swinging jazz, jump blues, steamy standards, modern classics, ballads, and toe-tapping western swing.
Funkadesi (east indian, funk, reggae)
www.funkadesi.com
(773) 425-8465
This ensemble integrates East Indian music (Hindi film, folk and classical) with reggae, funk, and Afro-Caribbean grooves. Their one-world sound, multi-ethnic line-up, and positive vibe make them a unique and compelling musical force.
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Gentlemen of Leisure (motown/R&B)
www.gentlemenofleisureband.com
(773) 233-0174
The Gentlemen of Leisure Band and Review, known as the 'Gents,' offer a musical smorgasbord, from Top 40 to the standards, from jazz to hip-hop, from polka to Motown.
The Golden Horse Ranch Square Dance Band (old-time and contemporary square dancing music)
www.goldenhorseranch.com
(312) 371-9293
The Golden Horse Ranch Square Dance Band plays a raucous set of square dances, polkas, waltzes, contra, and swing dances in the tradition of old time barn dances. Caller Annie Coleman teaches how to swing like thunder and dip the oyster.
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Jose Valdes & The Mambo All Stars (mambo)
(773) 481-2600 (Bass/Schuler Entertainment)
The Mambo All-Stars plays a variety of all the Latin dance rhythms including merengue, cumbia, cha-cha, and bolero. The material is from both classic and modern Latino artists such as Tito Puente, Olga Tanion', Celia Cruz, Ray Barreto and Perez Prado.
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Lesley Byers & The Jazz Cats (swingin' jazz)
www.lesleybyers.com
(847) 736-1621 (LPB Entertainment)
Lesley Byers & the Jazz Cats recreate music made famous by Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Duke Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald.
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Malik's Ultimate Band (motown, R&B, soul and funk)
www.maliksband.com
(800) 276-5969
Malik's Ultimate Band is fronted by a vocal ensemble and grounded with a rhythm section that rocks with grooves from the Stones, Bob Marley, Otis Redding, Doors, Funk Brothers, James Brown and Stevie Wonder. It delivers a full repertoire of Motown, funk, disco, soul, rock and R&B.
The Mulligan Mosaics Big Band (big band)
www.mulliganmosaics.com
(708) 715-5488
The Mulligan Mosaics Big Band is a 13-piece jazz orchestra, founded and led by Ted Hogarth, with the mission of preserving and performing the music of Gerry Mulligan, and those composers and arrangers whom he influenced.
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Nancy Hays and the Romance Of Dance Orchestra (ballroom)
www.theromanceofdance.com
Conducted by legendary New Orleans bandleader Jimmy Maxwell, the orchestra provides a wide variety of music for ballroom dancers. The orchestra's repertoire includes songs from classic American composers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin along with contemporary rock, disco and Latin tunes.
Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble (funky afro-jazz)
www.nicolemitchell.com
Nicole Mitchell is an instrumentalist, composer, bandleader and an educator. Black Earth Ensemble (BEE), founded by Mitchell in 1997, is a forum for her compositions and creative vision. BEE is a multi-genre, multi-generational celebration of the African American cultural legacy.
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O'er the Border (scottish country dancing, ceilidh dancing, barn dancing, english dancing and contra dancing)
www.oertheborder.com
The band has three regular members, Susan Conant on flutes, whistles and percussion. David Mullen on fiddle and percussion, and Mike Briggs on piano, accordion and percussion.
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Sam Burckhardt Nonet (swing)
www.samburckhardt.com
The Sam Burckhardt Nonet first played in 1999 and recorded the critically acclaimed "Chicago Swing" the same year. The Nonet plays music by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Horace Silver, and Sonny Rollins, as well as Sam Burckhardt's own compositions.
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Thomas Gunther Jazz Band (classic swing)
www.thomasgunthertrio.com
(773) 562-9557
The Thomas Gunther Trio is best known for its hard-driving swing performances. Rooted deeply in the tradition of swinging jazz, the trio's repertory includes other styles like Latin, fusion, ballads, modern jazz and originals.
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Vito Buffalo Orchestra (ballroom)
buffaloband@aol.com
(847) 526-1979
Vito Buffalo has been a bandleader for more than 40 years. He plays trumpet, sings and does impersonations which include Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett.
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Weiss Brothers Orchestra (ballroom)
(630) 964-7575
The Weiss Brothers Orchestra has been playing beautiful dance music for close to half a century, originally as the Freddy Mills Orchestra. The Weiss Brothers took over the band after Freddy Mills' retirement and have since played regularly at the Willowbrook Ballroom as well as many other venues in the Chicago area.
Willie Gomez Con Cache Orchestra (salsa/mambo/cha cha cha)
www.laboriqua.com/talentbooking/b_WillieGomez.htm
(312) 427-2572
Gomez plays Latin tropical rhythms and specializes in salsa, mambo, Latin jazz, merengue and cha cha cha, including original songs.
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