The Solomon Douglas Swingtet

The Solomon Douglas Swingtet's past gigs include the Atomic TOE (December 2002, Lindy Exchange in Toronto, Ontario), Swing Out Northwest (December 2002 and 2004, in Port Townsend, Washington), the Detroit Lindy Exchange (May, 2003), and the All-Balboa Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio (May, 2003). The bandleader is himself a swing dancer, which means that everything the band plays is directly focused on the dancers. Its repertoire is rooted in those of the Basie and Ellington bands, with other big-band standards and classic jazz tunes thrown in as well.


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