This 14-piece group plays popular big band music of the 30s and 40s, from bands led by Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and many others. Dancing is encouraged.
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The Jazz Big Bands of UC Davis, directed by faculty member Otto Lee, will perform a special early concert at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at the Ann E. Pitzer Center. The big bands perform songs by Duke ...