Westerly Winds Big Band, Marquette, MI

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Upcoming gigs!

Posted on April 3, 2011 by westerlywindsbigband

We are playing a dance at NMU on March 23, 2013, 8-11 pm Eastern Time.

We are playing a concert at the Crystal Theatre in Crystal Falls, MI on June 16, 2013, 3-6 pm Central Time.

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Music played by the Westerly Winds Big Band

Posted on April 3, 2011 by westerlywindsbigband

Duke Ellington Concert, 2009

01 Introduction

02 Ain’t Misbahavin’

03 Opus One

04 I Can’t Get Started

05 It Don’t Mean A Thing

06 Mood Indigo

07 St. Louis Blues

08 Prelude To A Kiss

09 Anatomy Of A Murder Theme

10 Anatomy Of A Murder Flirtybird

11 Anatomy Of A Murder Low Key Lightly

12 Anatomy Of A Murder Happy Anatomy

13 Tuxedo Junction

14 Caravan

15 Do Nothin’ ‘Til You Hear From Me

16 Sophisticated Lady

17 Don’t Get Around Much Anymore

18 Sing, Sing, Sing

19 Take The A Train

Dance at Pasquali’s, 2006

01 Sweet Georgia Brown

02 Ain’t Misbahavin’

03 Moonlight Serenade

04 It Could Happen To You

05 Desafinado

06 Autumn Leaves

07 How High The Moon

08 Little Brown Jug

09 It Don’t Mean A Thing

10 I’m Confessin’

11 Begin The Beguine

12 American Patrol

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Pictures of Westerly Winds

Posted on April 2, 2011 by westerlywindsbigband
Crystal Falls Theatre, 2011
Crystal Falls Theatre, 2011
Westerly Winds (2011)
Westerly Winds (2011)

Westerly Winds (2011)
Bob Moore 90th Birthday Party
Negaunee 2008 Trombones

Negaunee 2008 S Grugin
Negaunee 2008 Allen
Negaunee 2008 Trumpets

Negaunee 2008 Moore
Negaunee 2008 Barrette
Negaunee 2008 B Grugin


Crystal Falls Theatre, 2011

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  • To book a gig: contact David Allen at pdavid2@charter.net or 906-225-9102.

  • The Westerly Winds Big Band comprises 18 musicians, mostly from Marquette County, Michigan. The Band specializes in jazz from the Swing Era of the 1930s and 1940s, but also plays more recent big band charts. The band mostly plays at dances and concerts in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
  • Members of the band

    ALTO SAX: Steve Leuthold, Bruce Houghton TENOR SAX: Betsy Grugin (announcer), Peggy Clark BARI SAX: Dick Bornslaeger TROMBONE: Steve Grugin (music director), Jim Sodergren (equipment manager), Gordon Erickson (asst. music director) BASS TROMBONE: David Allen (business manager) TRUMPET: Shawn Malone, Nate Mann, Mike Crothers, Karl Numinen PIANO: Andra Sullivan GUITAR: Dan Richards BASS: Dave Williams VOCALS: Julie Williams DRUMS: Dan Lindblom
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