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Glen Boswick & The Sounds of Swing
Sunday, September 17, 2023 - 3:00pm - Mathews High School Auditorium
Since 1977, The Sound of Swing Orchestra has been Hampton Roads leading premiere big band swing dance orchestra. Specialist in the Big Band sounds of the 40’s through today, this fourteen piece swing orchestra performs the exciting memorable sound classics of: Count Basie, Duke Ellington1 Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw. Benny Goodman, Jan Savitt Jimmy Lunsford. Les Brown, Les Elgart, Ray Anthony, Michael Buble. Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Rosemary Clooney, Linda Ronstadt, Harry Connick , Jr. and many more.
Dick Crist was founding leader for 27 years until passing in 2004. Bassist Glen Boswick became leader and continues today the exciting dance tradition of upbeat swing, sizzling latins, romantic ballads, and waltzes. Featured vocalist Danielle Roby and Russ Robertson sing the songbook of American popular standards, the best of Broadway, and the hits of today.
Dick Crist was founding leader for 27 years until passing in 2004. Bassist Glen Boswick became leader and continues today the exciting dance tradition of upbeat swing, sizzling latins, romantic ballads, and waltzes. Featured vocalist Danielle Roby and Russ Robertson sing the songbook of American popular standards, the best of Broadway, and the hits of today.
The Flat Tones
Saturday, October 7, 2023 - 1:00-3:00pm - Brent & Becky's Bulbs, Gloucester
Join us at Brent and Becky's Bulbs for a relaxed venue in the gardens.
The Chesapeake Lounge will be open for seating while we listen to the
ever-popular harmonies of the Flat Tones. Beer and wine available from 1-3pm.
The Chesapeake Lounge will be open for seating while we listen to the
ever-popular harmonies of the Flat Tones. Beer and wine available from 1-3pm.
Good Shot Judy
Sunday, December 3, 2023 - 3:00pm - Mathews High School Auditorium
Brothers Brett and Jeff Cahoon stepped away from the success they’d achieved with their punk band Ten Years from Now and chose instead to see what they could do with the old-time jazz standards they’d admired for so long. The Cahoons filled out Good Shot Judy with a full complement of horns, percussion and vocals. And magic happened: an ensemble that was bigger than the sum of its parts.
In a sense, Good Shot Judy was already in the stars long ago, during those formative decades from the 1930s on, when small jazz combos, big brass bands and the crooners who sang on top of them were forging an enduring style.
Good Shot Judy is today a big amp jazz band that sets stages aflame nationwide. Audiences are captivated by the sound and spectacle of music that reaches through the time. They’re caught up in performance that has one foot dancing in the past and one in the here and now.
In a sense, Good Shot Judy was already in the stars long ago, during those formative decades from the 1930s on, when small jazz combos, big brass bands and the crooners who sang on top of them were forging an enduring style.
Good Shot Judy is today a big amp jazz band that sets stages aflame nationwide. Audiences are captivated by the sound and spectacle of music that reaches through the time. They’re caught up in performance that has one foot dancing in the past and one in the here and now.
The Suits*
Sunday, March 3, 2024 - 3:00pm Mathews High School Auditorium
Four gentlemen. Four genres. Four decades.
The Suits are comprised of four dynamic gentlemen performing four genres of hit music from the 50s through the 80s: Motown, Doo Wop, Pop and Rock. Fusing smooth choreography and tight harmonies with exciting showmanship and fun audience interaction, this production will give you a night to remember! With hits such as Oh, What a Night by The Four Seasons, My Girl by The Temptations, Can't Buy Me Love by The Beatles, Signed, Sealed, Delivered by Stevie Wonder, Uptown Girl by Billy Joel, and Don't Stop Believin' by Journey, you're in for a thrilling and engaging show with The Suits!
The Suits perform with their fantastic five-piece band, which includes keys, guitar, bass, drums and saxophone.
The Suits are comprised of four dynamic gentlemen performing four genres of hit music from the 50s through the 80s: Motown, Doo Wop, Pop and Rock. Fusing smooth choreography and tight harmonies with exciting showmanship and fun audience interaction, this production will give you a night to remember! With hits such as Oh, What a Night by The Four Seasons, My Girl by The Temptations, Can't Buy Me Love by The Beatles, Signed, Sealed, Delivered by Stevie Wonder, Uptown Girl by Billy Joel, and Don't Stop Believin' by Journey, you're in for a thrilling and engaging show with The Suits!
The Suits perform with their fantastic five-piece band, which includes keys, guitar, bass, drums and saxophone.
The Rice Brothers*
Sunday, April 14, 2024 - 3:00pm - Mathews High School Auditorium
The Rice Brothers feature a unique blend of classical music, ragtime and boogie-woogie, along with a historical perspective of the great composers and the times in which they lived. Their performances include works from Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt to Joplin and Gershwin, woven together with anecdotes and humor which will bring the music to life. Their interactive approach to performing is entertaining, and makes the music accessible and relevant to modern-day audiences. Their performances have been well received by audiences of all ages across the United States, from Carnegie Hall to Disneyland, and also in Europe.
*Promotions and selections made through Live on Stage
Performances held at Mathews High School Harry M. Ward Auditorium 9889 Buckley Hall Road (Route 198) Mathews, VA
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Season tickets available for all concerts. Single tickets $25 at the door. Students admitted free.
Connect with us on the web at http://www.concertsbythebay.org ,
Facebook, email concertsbythebay22@gmail.com or call 757-871-7070
Season tickets available for all concerts. Single tickets $25 at the door. Students admitted free.