"Music of Yesterday and Today, Played the Big Band Way"

Welcome to the days when dancing meant romance. Timid embraces. Softly held hands. Cheeks gently touching. A single kiss good night.

The New York City Big Band captures those Saturday night sounds of Gershwin...Kern...Porter...and goes one step further. It brings contemporary music to the forefront. The New York City Big Band is a renaissance that bridges the musical gap between yesterday and today.

The concept of the old meeting the new was developed by the group's founder, Clem DeRosa, who led the Glenn Miller Orchestra on several major European concert tours, and produced two of their albums. DeRosa explains, "the acoustical sound of the big band sound must be preserved, but it can only be sustained if the songs are relevant to the youth of today."

The New York City Big Band pays tribute and respect to the great songs and sounds of the past and adds to its repertoire the songs and sounds of the '20's through the '80's. With the Centennial celebration of Cole Porter's birth, the band had toured A Night of Anything Goes through 1993. The Band continues to be the orchestral back-up for the show Les Musiques de Broadway,

Clem DeRosa, pictured right, is the award winning arranger, composer and orchestral leader who serves as musical director of the New York City Big Band, as well as the shows,

Bridging The Glory Days of the 1940s and 1950s: Starring The Platters with the NYC BIg Band
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A Night of Anything Goes
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Les Musiques de Broadway

So welcome to today where dancing means romance...music means cheeks touching...gentle embraces...and good night kisses.

Welcome to The New York City Big Band! Click HERE for video band clips!

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