Definition of big band
: a band that is larger than a combo and that usually features a mixture of ensemble playing and solo improvisation typical of jazz or swing
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Image The program’s big band will present Composition No.
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Portland State University’s School of Music & Theater presents this joint concert that brings together onstage, for the first time, the university’s Jazz Ensemble and Orchestra, performing music for big band and orchestra.
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On July 18 Spotlight on Park Forest offers a sampling of entertainment options throughout the village and beyond, and Southland Jazz Ensemble with Ava Logan and Saalik Ziyad bring big band music to life.
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One of the biggest bands in prog rock history will bring their classic hits concert to Orlando this summer.
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But what’s interesting for me is that the best punk songwriters are in the biggest bands — like [Bad Religion guitarist and songwriter] Brett Gurewitz, Tim Armstrong [of Rancid], and me.
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The Milwaukee Bucks' forthcoming, $524 million arena is hosting three of rock history's biggest bands in October: Metallica, Foo Fighters and the Eagles.
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Oasis’s original has already served as ripe fodder for the internet, but on Thursday, many on the internet learned the big band version was a thing.
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The Gulf region gets fat with the sounds of big band jazz.
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First Known Use of big band
1917
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Definition of big band for English Language Learners
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: a large musical group that usually plays jazz music that people dance to
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