The Vintage Swing Band is a vibrant part of the local Chicagoland community. Based in South Elgin, our 17-piece jazz band specializes in swing music, but we play everything from the beloved classics of the 20s, 30s, and 40s to modern tunes adapted for Big Bands. From punchy instrumentals to expressive vocal solos, the Vintage Swing Band is sure to deliver the perfect soundtrack, with songs specifically chosen to fit your unique event. We have performed for fund-raisers and weddings, Christmas shows and Roaring 20s parties, outdoor festivals and dinner/dance venues… you name it, we've played it!
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Price Range: $500 - $2,500
Languages: English
Vintage Swing Band provides an evening of music that ranges from the 20's to modern tunes adapted for big bands. Whether you are looking for an evening of dancing or an opportunity to sit back and tap your feet to some incredible music, The Vintage Swing Band will exceed your expectations.
My name is Bruce Cameron and I am the founder of the Vintage Swing Band. When I was in college in New York, I formed my first band, The Brass Brotherhood. It was made up of high school and college musicians. We played about 25 gigs over three years and had a great time. I then graduated from college, started working, got transferred, got married, had four sons and a great career in the computer software space.
I retired about 8 years ago and was thinking of all I would do with this precious time I now had. Ten grandchildren, golf, tennis, boating, involvement with church and community…this all seemed enough for a year or two. However, I still had that love of the Big Band music. So, with the full support of my wife, we converted our basement to a 1400 square foot studio - enough for 20 musicians, several singers, and about 50 people to enjoy the music. I then started recruiting musicians. At first I was looking for people like myself, who played a lot in college but not much after. I was surprised by the number of school band leaders, people giving private lessons, and other adults who had kept up their playing, who were interested in joining.
We hit the ground running and bought a piano and a myriad of other instruments, chairs, stands, microphones, mutes, and most of all MUSIC. We practiced for our first concert in the studio (December of 2019), which was all Christmas music. We had 50+ neighbors and friends join us, and had a great evening, The band was 20 people strong, and full of excitement. Our second studio concert was set up for April 2020…then the pandemic hit! We decided to shut down rehearsals for the next 15 months. Thankfully, we were able to reconvene, had our first practice on June 14, 2021, and we're now back in "full swing"!
The musicians of the Vintage Swing Band don't play for the money… instead, the fees we receive pay for music/band expenses, and the rest goes to scholarships for local music students. We believe in promoting and supporting the cultural and historical significance of Big Bands, and want to encourage this appreciation with future generations to keep the magic of swing music alive!
| December 13, 2021 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Bowes Creek Christmas Concert |
VINTAGE SWING BAND SONGS (Alphabetical List, includes but not limited to these songs)
720 In the Books
A Foggy Day
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
A Song For You
A String of Pearls
A Tisket A Tasket
Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't That A Kick in the Head
All of Me
Almost Like Being in Love
America The Beautiful
American Patrol
April in Paris
Artie Shaw Tribute
As Time Goes By
At Last
Autumn Leaves
Ballin' the Jack
Basin Street Blues
Begin the Beguine
Bewitched
Beyond the Sea
Blue Skies
Blues Brother Revue
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Button Up Your Overcoat
Bye Bye Blackbird
C Jam Blues
Can't Help Falling in Love
Caravan
Cement Mixer (Put-ti Put-ti)
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Cherokee
Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Chu Chu Cha Cha
Coral Reef
Corner Pocket
Cotton Tail
Cute
Dance To The Music
Dancing in the Street
Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
Does Anybody Know What Time it Is?
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree
Don't Know Why
Don’t Stop Believin
Drum Boogie
Dynamite
Eager Beaver
Feelin' Alright
Feeling Good
Fever
Fly Me to the Moon
For Dancers Only
Forget You
God Bless The Child
Happy Birthday
Harlem Nocturne
Hay Burner
Here's that Rainy Day
Hooked on a Feeling
House of the Rising Sun
I Get a Kick out of You
I Want you Back
I'll Be Seeing You
I'm Beginning to See the Light
I've Got the World on a String
I've Got You Under My Skin
In the Mood
In the Stone
It Don't Mean A Thing if Ain't Got That Swing
It's Been A Long Long Time
It's Only A Paper Moon
Jukebox Saturday Night
Just Friends
Kalamazoo
Lean Baby
Lean on Me
Leapfrog
Les and Larry
Let's Dance
Light My Fire
Lil Darlin
Little Brown Jug
Mack the Knife
Make Me Smile
Makin’ Whoopee
Minnie the Moocher
Misty
Moonlight Serenade
Moten Swing
Motown Tribute
Moves Like Jagger
Natural Woman
Nice Work if You Can Get It
One O'Clock Jump
Opus One
Pennies From Heaven
Pennsylvania 6-5000
Perdido
Pick Up the Pieces
Proud Mary
Red Top
Route 66
S Wonderful
Samantha
Satin Doll
Saturday Night
Sing Sing Sing
Soulful Strut
Splanky
St. Thomas
Stompin' at the Savoy
Suspicious Minds
Sway
Tain't What You Do
Take the A Train
That Warm Feeling
The Look of Love
The Plunger
The Way We Were
The Way You Look Tonight
They Can't Take That Away from Me
This Could be the Start of Something Big
Tico Tico
Trombone Boogie
Tuxedo Junction
Vehicle
Watermelon Man
Why Don't You Do Right?
Woodchopper's Ball
Duke Ellington.
Glenn Miller.
Tommy Dorsey.
Harry James.
Benny Goodman.
Artie Shaw.
Duke Ellington.
Jimmy Dorsey.
Les Brown.
Count Basie.
Ella Fitzgerald.
We can provide our own sound system.
We bring all of our own equipment. We need power available to plug in the sound system.
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