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Fourth Annual Thanksgiving Big Band Swing Dance |
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Written by Jerry Swanberg
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009 |
 Bellagala Big Band
Russ has been leading his Big Band for four years, performing mostly at the Old Log Theater in Excelsior. One of the great musicians in the band is lead trumpeter Larry Foyen, a veteran of the Maynard Ferguson and Ray Charles bands. Other notables are trombonists Dave Graf & Jim ten Bensel, saxophonist Doug Haining, and bassist Steve Pikal. This band is very tight and they swing like crazy.
The band’s huge dance book library features the music of Les Brown, plus charts from Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, and Benny Goodman. Some of Russ Peterson’s favorite Les Brown charts (out of 50 in their book), are: “Meanwhile Back On the Bus”, “Brown’s Little Jug”, and “Misty”. Vocalist Bob Glenn will also sing a few tunes made popular by Frank Sinatra and Michael Buble.
Tickets are sold at the door, and admission is only $10 (KBEM & TCJS members - $8).
Come early and have the Friday Night Fish Special at the KC Hall. For dinner reservations call 952-888-1492. To hear a preview of the Thanksgiving Swing Dance, listen to “Big Band Scene” on KBEM / Jazz 88, on Mon., 11/16 at 7 PM (a New Time!), or Sun. 11/22 at 7 PM. Russ Peterson will be my guest on the show. |
Twin Cities, MN 
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