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    Mel Martin All-Star Big Band with vocalist Jamie Davis

    Presented by Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society at Douglas Beach House

    August 22, 2010

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    Mel Martin All-Star Big Band with vocalist Jamie Davis

    Mel Martin made a commitment to forming a swinging, “in-your-face”, volatile big band in the early 90’s. The current repertoire of the his All-Star Big Band consists of new arrangements of many standards in addition to music by Count Basie, Benny Carter, Jimmy Heath, Joe Henderson, Gerry Mulligan plus new arrangements of Mel’s original compositions.

    Jamie Davis holds a position amongst the pantheon of great male...

    Mel Martin made a commitment to forming a swinging, “in-your-face”, volatile big band in the early 90’s. The current repertoire of the his All-Star Big Band consists of new arrangements of many standards in addition to music by Count Basie, Benny Carter, Jimmy Heath, Joe Henderson, Gerry Mulligan plus new arrangements of Mel’s original compositions.

    Jamie Davis holds a position amongst the pantheon of great male vocalists with a full deep baritone voice that has been paired with some of the world’s most famous talent. He performed with the BBC’s 64 piece Orchestra and was lead vocalist with The Count Basie Orchestra for three years. “Having all that sound behind you is just amazing. You’ve got to ride that current.”

    Mel Martin on sax, flute & clarinet, Dayna Stephens and Rob Roth on tenors, Andrew Speight and Pete Yellin on altos and Howard Cespedes on baritone saxophones & flute, Mike Olmos, John Worley, Lou Fasman and Erik Jekabson trumpets, Rick Walsh, Al Bent, Joel Behrman and Chuck Bennett on trombones and pianist Art Khu, bassist Robb Fisher, and drummer Jeff Marrs Special guest star: Jamie Davis


    Douglas Beach House

    311 Mirada Road
    Half Moon Bay, CA

    Full map and directions

    Tickets:

    $35


    Times:

    4:30pm-7pm


    Phone: 650-726-4143

    Parking:

    There is limited parking behind the building.


    Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

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