What's Up Big Band 

I am 65 and I have been enjoying this music for decades.They don't play this kind of music on radio today.godbless you all.

The drummer, Roy Halliday, is my oldest friend. He has been doing this forever, and just gets better. I really enjoyed What's Up Big Band. Great musicianship, great arrangements, great execution. Bring us more! Mezz

Respect to this Band, the Music is not easy stuff to Play but they give it a go and I applaud them!

Mr MIKE DEE...........MY FAVORITE...... real Bruce Lee trumpet ........seething energy .............

Thank God for musicians who are keeping up the tradition of the big bands. I respect that. I was the only kid in my 2nd grade class who loved big band more than the Beatles.

your lucky. i have to hear alot of crazy things that is going out there in the music world now days. im only 29. i enjoy hearing this kinda music. love hearing the swing especially the sing sing sing. so uptight and good beats.

This music is never boring.

This is an amazing band! My cousin is in this band too! Love it and so proud of him, thanks for the great music..-

I love Big Band Music ! I call it Happy Music !

Way to bring back wonderful music. I'm 14 and I love big band music.

i miss that music and i never lived in that time

What a Big Band.Marvellous music and great guys on rendition.The Young people must know this Pierce of art.

worry not, I am half your age and absolutely love this. Real musicians will always be appreciated. Trends come and go, but classics never go out of style.

I love this music, his sound. No doubt, is amazing !

I'm sure that my grandparents would be very happy, if they saw this big band playing. Because their history is still being remembered.

As a musician and lover of music from this era, this is just wonderful music and anyone that has anything critical to say just does not appreciate good music.

GREAT MUSIC.......

Nicely swinging rendition of I've Got You Under My Skin!

Excelente orquesta, disfrutas oyendo esta música.

No me explico como existe gente que opine que no le gusta este video, es nostalgia pura, gracias TheMediaCenter5 por subirlo y trasladarnos a otra dimensión.

The spirit is genuine, my great uncles played in the big bands of the 30s and 40s. My great uncle John who passed away a few years ago at the age of 92 played trombone. Big Band music is an interesting thing, it can inspire and draw people onto the floor... To continue the interest in it with young and the young at heart. Most big bands formed today could use a clarinet and a driving rhythm section. Goodman in '35-'38 had the sound to strive for! :-)

Awesome performance!! I especially like the saxes!! I really appreciate this big band because it brings back memories of my grandparents era, that are never to be forgotten. ^__^

En Colombia decimos " cheverísimo " que MUSICA- Gracias a todos los MAESTROS . Gracias a Themediacenter5 .

Thank you for posting this video! I had a great time listening. :) Hope everybody is doing well especially the rocking dancing lady. lol

people are surprised that i'm 19 and enjoy listening to this music

Loved it, thank you.

excelente BIG BAND- parabéns. muito obrigado por esse presente-dr. togo edgard yeda-pouso alegre-mg- brasil.

love your big band sound, keep up the good work, it is thoroughy appreciated!!!!!!!thanks loads.

That part with the baritone sax, i love it !!

This band is awesome!! :D

Trumpeter Dave Mirigian was a great teacher along with Ed Kelley and Elvo D'Amante at Laney College in the 1970's!

Wow, these guys are really cool. I love seeing artist's music being carried on

You guys are no pros but I love what your all doing

this is M U S I C for ever. Thanks very much for posting

Da gusto que hayan incorporado a Pérez Prado en su selección.

So grateful for this upload‼️ Thanks guys ;-) Sam

I live for this stuff. We're in an area where we have access to the Melbourne Municipal Band in Florida, and they're also doing a great job in keeping this music alive.

Una verdadera delicia, visual y auditiva. MUY BUENO!!! Muchas gracias por esta maravilla!!!

Thanks for posting Keep on swinging

You guys are too cool. I love and appreciate what you do. I would join you if I could. Set me a chair on the rhythm section side and I'll be there as soon as I can.

escuchar esta musica me recuerda mi hermoza infancia en el 8 poniente

esta musica es inolvidable, siempre estara preesente en nuestros corazones porque fue hecha para humanos con sentimiento

Gut beim Routine-Arbeiten zu hören.

que musica mas hermosa el sonido el ritmo , el complemento de los instrumentos , lo mejor

Great to hear this big band play swing era music,and since many mention their age I am 71. Music is not about perfection as some comments complain I of course assume the people with their complaints are perfect?

omg i didnt know my grandpa was on youtube!!!!!! (sunglasses/singer,black curly hair) im so proud of him!!!!! :D

For the critics... As a community group, skill levels varied widely in this group. Many of the serious musicians in the band recognized and agreed with the criticism in the comments. Let's just say that the leader of the band at the time was more interested in business than improving the music. After much drama, many of the skilled members left to form their own big band. I speak as an insider, serving as a substitute for this band some years ago.

we love u all bgvyhnh

greatest hour ever!!! :D

Somente feras, que beleza,

Lo bueno perdura y se parece al buen vino....

I am in your age range and play in a group like this. It is amazing how much music is still available for 'big bands.' (Much of it out of copyright so people 'share')

It's chronologically weird to see a band playing music popular in the war years sporting a drum kit that prominently displays its Japanese identity. Congratulations on organising the band in your community.

hI MY FRIEND..I AM 78 AND FEEL JUST LIKE YOU AND LIVING IN ARGENTINA....

makes me want to do the cha cha!

I love reading posts from critics. It shows their shallowness. Enjoy what your hear . I suppose your is better with all the effort you have put into it

A big band is only as strong as it's drummer . . . . . .

GOOD GOOD NICE NICE OF YOU PART

I Think you Guys Are Doing a Very Very Good Job :) I Like your Singer :) he sounds like a combination of Frank Sanatra and Tom Jones :) He Does a Great Job :) My Suggestion, would be to throw away the sheet music, and play the music from the Heart and Soul have the musicians add any insperation at any time to the music,and have them stand up any time they want to, also, have the musicians swing their instruments from side to side from time to time, Really get into the music is what I am basicly saying, IMHO that would make your Band, World Class.

i love u babby gril

can't you just sit and listen and not be a critic we have enough of them

Oh god.

The drummer has a similar name, but it isn't me!

Where is the clarinet in Moonlight serenade!!!! Art Marshall

Lee - nice solo at 46:10! Enjoyed it. Which arrangement of Sing, Sing, Sing is that? Chris Lawton

Keep swinging

What I'd pay to see Terrance Fletcher tear this band apart..

the effort is here! and some of you are bashing the criticism, but some of it is true! Rhythm section, get tight! Same to the winds and trumpets, please work on blending and becoming a solid cohesive unit. Most of this sounds awesome, but there are just some parts that seem to loosen up a little bit too much IMHO. Keep swinging!

I love the selections -- music from the big band era are the best! However, this band does need to concentrate on playing in tune. I also agree with Joe about blending and the rhythm section. Work as one solid unit, not separate sections. Good sounds -- keep the music going!

when is the world tour starting.....

There are a couple of older gentlemen who are anticipating the beat. The brass section needs some tightening up. The intonation is pretty good considering.

Tache!!!!

what's name's piece in the 08:00 minute? sorry, i don' know english languaje

Phil stop dragging.... haha

26:43 go grandma!

An E for effort. I would also suggest getting rid of any bad arrangements---just don't play them anymore.

The rendition of Sing Sing Sing was a bit hard to listen to, but all in all it was a good performance!

i didnt know that steven spielberg was a trombon player in a big band hahahahaha

valamikor én is úgy képzeltem, ha nyugdijba megyek a szinházi zuenekarból alakitunk, jó kis big-band zenekart hasonló stilusban,csak sajnos a kollegák meghaltak, és csak egyedül maradtam. Szivembe örzöm a régi emlékeket.Tomy dorsey, Beny GOODMANN.ÉS A TÖBBI.

oops poor valve control trumpet

and what can you do????????

cerezo rosa en español

They did not really exercise for "Sing Sing Sing"

Geez,everybody is a critic.

Pueden mejorar

I think these musicians love music but their playing is too mechanical,a Little lack of the feeling of Count Basie or Duke Ellington.. Sorry but that?s the way I felt. Anyway I congratulate you for bringing us this eternal music, real music.

You can tell they are not professional musicians, but pretty good for amateurs.

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Esta muy bueno, pero me parece que a los musicos, o al director no se bien, le falta el fuego sagrado de sentir la musica. Muy bien tecnicamente, pero le falta....... corazón creo.

Muy buenos instrumentistas, pero falta alma.Hugonlez

¿en serio el baterista está leyendo partitura? está tocando lo mismo todo el rato (no hablo de lo que debe o no tocar, pero en serio necesita leerlo)

You feel right, their performance isn't perfect. They obviously aren't professional full time musicians.and the problem is lack of mechanical abilities to control the instruments, not too mechanical playing. But I appreciate their love for the kind when music was a real art. The arrangements are slighly altered and that's not good. They should stick to the originals and not try to change. It is history, should be respected. Shame for the american istitutions, they don't care, don't public.

Bien sur, ça ne vaut pas l'original mais au moins ils font perdurer la musique swingante que l'on aime. J'ai 91 ans et j'aime toujours autant le jazz Robi

Bones - good Woodwinds and trumpets- lots of room for improvement.

muy buenos arreglos, buenos músicos, pero no me gusta como toca el señor que toca el primer alto, el de bigotes y gorra, porque siempre en los solis intenta sobresalir sobre la fila de saxos, es mi humilde opinión

babby hahh

todo muy bien...lo que no me agradó es la mofa que hace Mike Estrin de Phil Woods... Pienso que sería mas conveniente y que se escucharía mejor la sección de saxos si Mike fuera más original y auténtico...pero su pretensión de imitar a Phil Woods hace que la sección suene desafinada y desagradable. PERO LA BANDA ES BUENA.

Out of curiosity I clicked on this video. Good instruments, nice set, good arrangements, but no swing at all. Musicians stall. Obviously musicians are no pros, but they do play their notes in tune. Therefore who is to blame? The musical director. He should practice with the band till he gets it. Or maybe the director does not have a feel for this toe music. Being an amateur DOES NOT excuse the lack of swing. They sound like a High School Band and IT CAN be fixed

worst interpretation of SING SING SING I ever heard. did you practice?

This is CORN BALL as far as a Big Band is concerned. What you are hearing is a Elementary Grade School so called big band. Guy Lombego Larry Welk or the Ted Mack Amateur Hour would sound the Gong and get them off the stage. A disgrace.