Jim Rothermel

The Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society in Half Moon Bay will present the Jim Rothermel Swingtet on Sunday, August 31st from 4:30 to &:30 PM. The Jim Rothermel Swingtet (formerly known as Neoclassic Swin) plays the great music from the classic Big Band Era, 1935-1945. While the group's music also reflects more modern influences, it draws primarily from bands such as Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman and Count Basie. Some of the musicians who have performed with the Swingtet are: Shota Osabe, Ron Borelli and Larry Vuckovich, piano; Al Obidinski, Steve Hanson, Blake Richardson and Jeff Neighbor, bass; Bil Nawrocki, Dave Black, Jim Zimmerman and Tony Johnson, drums; and Glen Deardorff, Jim Putman and Duncan James, guitar. With leader Jim Rothermel performing on saxophones and clarinet with Noel Jewkes (saxophones & clarinet), Steve Campos (trumpet & flugelhorn), Larry Vuckovich (piano), Al Obidinski (bass), Tony Johnson (drums), and a  Trombone player to be named.

The band performs in a variety of contexts: festivals and concerts, private events, elementary school music programs, and as part of Musicians Union sponsored cable television appearances. Its members are seasoned professional musicians with a combined wealth of musical experience, which includes work with such diverse luminaries as Duke Ellington, Bob Scobey, Benny Goodman, Anita O'Day, Billy Butterfield, Jay McShann, Charles Brown, Bob Crosby, Leon Redbone, Dr. John, Mose Allison, George Barnes, Jimmy Witherspoon, Chet Baker, Cleo Laine and Johnny Dankworth, Lorna Luft, Sonny Stitt, Dianne Schuur, Vince Guaraldi, Toots Thielmans, Gerry Mulligan, Clark Terry, Mel Torme, Blue Mitchell, Art Pepper, Bob Hope, Frankie Laine, Tony Bennett, Connie Haines, Helen O'Connel, Steve Allen, Bing Crosby, Tex Beneke, Les Elgart, Mugsy Spanier, Red Nichols, The Ink Spots, The Mills Brothers, Joe Williams and Woody Allen.

Larry Vuckovich

Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society
307 Mirada Road, Half Moon Bay, CA  94019
$30.  Tickets at the door. Reservations for members.
Doors Open at 3 PM, Music from 4:30 to 7:30 PM, with intermission.
www.bachddsoc.org