Brew City Big Band
Overview
The Brew City Big Band is an eighteen piece big band with male and female vocalists. This flagship band performs the Swing, Latin, and Ballads of the 1930’s - 1960’s. While this is the primary group, we also break down to a high power, horn driven rock band as well as a 6 piece tasty jazz combo.
The Brew City Rock Band features rock hits from the 50's through the 80's - with a few recent songs like Uptown Funk to keep the party going.
The Brew City Jazz Combo is a 6 piece group that plays jazz standards everyone will know and love and is great for dinner/cocktail hours. With a repertoire of over 300 rehearsed songs this group can hit your requests and keep the event classy.
Reviews
9 reviews
Shelly M.
August 19, 2024Amazing Band
Kyle and the Brew City Big Band has the most amazing sound and some of the best voices I have ever heard. Their repertoire is extensive, I was able to personally select each and every song. Kyle was very professional and gave a lot of great advice when creating my daughter’s wedding setlist. I would highly recommend them for all of your big band, swing and jazz music desires. What’s amazing is they were even able to play popular music up through the 2020s. What was most impressive was that Kyle knew what his band’s strengths and weaknesses were and would only play what he felt they could do extremely well. Yet, if you had a song you wanted, with proper amount of time, they were willing to practice and rehearse in time for your event. Don’t let the lack of videos examples online fool you, they are amazing.
Hired as: 1940s Era Entertainment, 1950s Era Entertainment, 1960s Era Entertainment, 1970s Era Entertainment, Big Band, Dance Band, Jazz Band, Swing Band, Wedding Band
Tricia B.
October 5, 2025Amazing!
Fabulous band, who created the most amazing atmosphere for a wedding. Truly made the wedding special. Guests are raving about how much they loved the big band.
Kyle was so easy to work with and he went above and beyond!!!!! Thank you for giving the wedding the coolest vibe ever!!!
Hired as: 1930s Era Entertainment, 1940s Era Entertainment, Big Band
Susan A.
May 15, 2025Brew City a Big Hit!
Kyle and the band gave Dad's 100th Birthday party the class and flare of a forties' film. Many positive comments from guests including the post commander. Thoughtful appropriate playlist moving some, including me, at times to tears. Yes, "I'll be seeing you" for sure-- maybe at the 101st??!!
Hired as: Big Band
Pablo R.
September 11, 2022AMAZING!
Brew City Big Band was amazing! Our guests loved the music and had a great time enjoying themselves. The music wasn't too loud which we loved so that people didn't have to talk over themselves, and could still enjoy a conversation with loved ones while enjoying the music. For our budget and the amount of talent the band had, our expectations were exceeded!! We are so pleased you guys were able to come and sing for us on our special day! For any future events that we will have, we will surely use your talents again!
Hired as: Jazz Band
Booking information
Price range: $1000-$4000
Languages: English , German
Gig length: 60 - 300 minutes
What to expect
You will experience a professional and well accomplished band. Not only will we provide you with the well known music of the big band era, but we will also provide you with songs that are not in the normal repertoire of the other big bands.
About
The Brew City Big Band was formed in 2007 to keep the music of the big band era alive. We are a group of musicians who have come together for the love and enjoyment of this music. We will always provide our clients with a professional, well-performed, and fun performance. We can dress casually to formally. We also cater to our clients musical needs.
Some of our past performances include:
1. Miller Park-Field of Honor Celebration for the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight
2. Faces of Freedom Ball-Hyatt Regency Downtown Hosted by Governor and First Lady Walker and the Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs
3. Wisconsin Lutheran College-Summer Music Series
4. Ayre in the Square at Catalano Park in Milwaukee
5. 128th Air Wing Division Hanger Dance Mitchell International Airport
6. The Mitchell Park Domes
7. The Wisconsin State Fair
8. The Milwaukee Yacht Club
9. The City Of Whitewater’s 4th of July Celebration
10. B-town Sounds Summer Music Series at Veteran’s Terrace in Echo Park in Burlington, WI
11. Milwaukee County Parks Summer Concert Series at the Washington Park Band Shell
12. Luther Manor Summer Concert Series
13. EAA hangar Dance in Racine for the 8th Air Force Historical Society
14. Rock County Fair
15. Oktoberfest on Old World Third St.
16. Italian Community Center Summer Concert Series
17. John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Top Shelf was created in 2009 to fulfill a demand for cover music that we were asked to perform at weddings. This ensemble is a lot of fun and it can really pack the dance floor.
References provided upon request.
Additional booking notes
A minimum area of twenty-six (26) feet long and sixteen (16) feet deep with thirteen (13) armless chairs and a minimum electrical power requirement of four (4) dedicated fifteen (15) amp circuits are required for proper set up.
Special music requests must be submitted at least six (6) weeks prior to the engagement for it to be included in the program. Requests made after that time will be considered but not guaranteed.
Upcoming booked events
January 2026
16
Friday
Corporate Event
7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Waukesha, WI
Past booked events
October 2025
04
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:00pm - 10:30pm
•
Racine, WI
May 2025
10
Saturday
Birthday Party
1:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Germantown, WI
October 2024
12
Saturday
Wedding Reception
5:30pm - 11:00pm
•
Milwaukee, WI
August 2024
17
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:00pm - 11:00pm
•
Oshkosh, WI
June 2024
15
Saturday
Wedding Reception
7:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Milwaukee, WI
August 2022
27
Saturday
Wedding Reception
5:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Milwaukee, WI
August 2019
01
Thursday
Anniversary Party
7:30pm - 10:00pm
•
Milwaukee, WI
December 2018
14
Friday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Oshkosh, WI
December 2016
31
Saturday
Private Party
7:30pm - 9:30pm
August 2016
13
Saturday
Plymouth Jazz Crawl
8:00pm - 11:00pm
04
Thursday
Wisconsin Lutheran College Summer Music series
6:30pm - 8:30pm
May 2016
28
Saturday
Honor Celebration at Wisconsin Harley Davidson
11:00am - 1:00pm
19
Thursday
128th Airwing Division Dance
5:00pm - 10:00pm
13
Friday
Wedding Reception
5:00pm - 11:00pm
•
Cross Plains, WI
December 2015
11
Friday
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Team
Set list
Please see our website for a current list of our songs. We do not typically perform the same songs at events. I try to tailor the the music for each specific event. I will work with a client to provide them with the music that they want. I have thousands of other songs that are not on our song list, so if you are looking for something and you don't see it listed, please ask.
Influences and inspiration
Glenn Miller, Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick Jr., Sammy Davis Jr., Bobby Darin, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, and many others
Setup requirements
electricity and 14 armless chairs
