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Upcoming Events

15 August, 5:00 - 6:00, Concert, Douglas Park
16 August, 7:00 - 8:00, Concert, Aberthau House
10 September, 6:00 - 7:00, Sunset Celebration, Brock House
14 September, 2:00 - 4:00, Concert, Leg-in-Boot Square, False Creek

The BHBB is an 18 piece ensemble that plays a wide variety of jazz and popular music. Our repertoire includes classic tunes from Count Basie, Duke Ellingtons and others, latin and jazz standards and big band arrangements of contemporary popular music. Polkas and waltzes by request!

The band meets for practice each Friday morning from September to June.

For more information, contact Brenda at bclarkca@gmail.com

We are thrilled to feature dancers Swing-in-Style at our concerts - see below!

Saxophone: Linda Blaine, Robert Browne, Brenda Clark, Laura Genovese, David Ronald
Trombone: Linnea Gibbs, Marty Fishman, Ivan Herejk, Peter Homenuk
Trumpet: Gerry Deagle, Andy Hurst, Joanne Maryt, Rob McFarland
Rhythm: Tom Angelus, Cathie Best, Dan Morrison, Doug Rogerson
Vocals: Margaret McConnell

Manager: Brenda Clark - bclarkca@gmail.com

Andrew Clark

Music Director - Andrew S. Clark
Andrew started playing bass guitar in a rock-and-roll band as a student in Adelaide, Australia, and very occasionally could be seen late at night brandishing a trombone. Many years, two continents and two children later, he has retired from his serious day job and now entertains himself playing music and more recently, directing the Brock House Big Band.

Swing-in-Style - Brock House Big Band Dance Team

Maria Morlin and Peter Dunlop have been dancing various styles of social dances for many years. They dance as a highly synchronized dance team and frequently combine several styles together in their dance routines. They enjoy dancing with the Brock House Big Band and in addition to joining dancers on the floor they perform their exciting routines at the band’s social dances. See a couple of short samples here:
1 min. 10sec. on YouTube and 2 min. 53 sec. on YouTube

Janet Lang and Peter Dunlop are very keen and enthusiastic swing dancers. They particularly enjoy dancing Jive and West Coast Swing. Recently they have started dancing the “Street Hustle” one of the most popular dances from the 1970s. After having performed with the “Cheek-To-Cheek” dancers at several engagements, they are very pleased to be dancing with the Brock House Big Band.

Brock House Big Band Sample Repertoire

Alright, OK, You Win
Almost Like Being in Love
Anything Goes
Autumn Leaves
Basie's Blues in C
Blue Bossa
Cantaloupe Island
Comes Love
Coquette
Corner Pocket
Cute
Desafinado
Dreamsville

East Avenue Stroll
Exactly Like You
Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue
I Love Being Here With You
If I Were a Bell
In a Mellow Tone
In the Mood
It Had to be You
It's All Right With Me
Jersey Bounce
Jive at Five
Just a Gigolo
Lullaby of the Leaves

My Foolish Heart
My Funny Valentine
Polka Dots & Moonbeams
Puttin' on the Ritz
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars
San Antonio Rose
Satin Doll
Secret Love
Slow Hot WInd
Song for my Father
Splanky
St. Thomas
Star Eyes

String of Pearls
Sweet Georgia Brown
That's My Style
The Party's Over
They Can't Take That Away
Two Bone Barbecue
Watermelon Man
When Sunny Gets Blue
Who's Sorry Now
You Belong to Me
You'd Be So Nice