CAB CALLOWAY ORCHESTRA

You won't forget it: those smooth shiny instruments all in a row, the soloist singing and playing their hearts out, the silky smooth ensemble passagework, those spicy brass harmonies, the whole room bouncing and swaying to the irresistible rhythm, everybody singing "HI DE HO!".... It must be The Cab Calloway Orchestra, now under the Baton of Cab's Grandson: Calloway Brooks.
The Calloway family has been dazzling audiences since the 1920's and this year is no exception. Calloway Brooks, along with the Cab Calloway Orchestra deliver both the authentic sound of a hot Jazz Orchestra and a snazzy stage style ... bringing out a Jump, Blues, and Boogie experience of "Swing that is king and Jive that's alive".
Using the Calloway bands original vintage orchestrations as a starting point, coupled with the awesome musicians who have played with this big band for decades, The Cab Calloway Orchestra creates the authentic unforgettable sensation of a Modem Jazz Orchestra in full flight. So if you want to Swing Swing Swing, and every other thing, strap on your Zoot suit with the reet pleet and bring that Cotton Club brand of hot sophistication and the REAL Minnie The Moocher to your stage!
About Calloway Brooks
Brooks started playing guitar at age 7, won his first musical awards at age 9 and went on to become a graduate of the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music. He credits the many years of experience with his grandfather Cab Calloway as a cornerstone of his musical education.
Brooks has performed with such Jazz Orchestras as The Duke Ellington Orchestra, and The Lionel Hampton Orchestra, and of course The Cab Calloway Orchestra, and with Kenny Burell, Ran Blake,, Don Byron, Anthony Braxton, Sheila Jordan, Roy Merriweather, Joel Martin, Ellis Larkins, Rufus Reid, Alan Dawson, Milton Hilton, Gary Bartz, Big Nick Nicholas, Cyrus Chestnut, and Marshall Alen.
Brooks performs at all sorts of venues and events, including The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, Jordan Hall, Pall Hall, Paine Hall, The Meyerhauf Auditorium, and The Rome Opera House.
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