From the Top ...
The Musician’s Warehouse Big Band, 20 of the South Bay's most talented musicians and vocalists, have been rehearsing at the Musician’s Warehouse, Inc. sound studio located at 2230 Quimby Road, San Jose, CA.
Terry A. Loose, owner of The Musician’s Warehouse, Inc. plays drums and manages the band. Antonia Venezia, Marketing Director, helps with the big band bookings.
Unique / Original Arrangements
The band has a library that can’t be touched. The dance book consists of all unique special arrangements of the top tunes from the 40’s to the 80’s.
The concert book is composed of original charts from the Louie Bellson, Duke Ellington and other big band libraries, all arranged by top name LA and New York arrangers.
No other band can boast of such a wide variety of original charts and arrangements that will knock your socks off.
Bay Areas Best Musicians
The Bay Area has many fine musicians. The Musician’s Warehouse Big Band is proud of the talented personnel that we have. The band has the most dedicated professional musicians. These are musician’s that want to play, have demonstrated ability to play and most of all, have fun playing. With this caliber of musicianship, the music is exciting, lively and entertaining.
REAL Big Band Jazz Is Back
One of the purposes of The Musician’s Warehouse Big Band is to promote the legend and history of the big band jazz era of bands like Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey and the like. The Musician’s Warehouse Big Band has the original tunes and libraries of none other than the "... world’s greatest drummer..." Louie Bellson.
Louie Bellson Charts / Arrangements
The Musician’s Warehouse Big Band is fortunate to have some original music from the Bellson big band library. With arrangements from Tommy Newson, Jack Hayes, Don Menza and Louie himself, you can’t have a bad tune. The music is hot and lively! Nowhere else will you find a library of this magnitude and authenticity.
It’s challenging originality makes The Musician’s Warehouse Big Band unique with the musicianship to showcase the Bellson legacy.
In addition to Louie’s charts, other arrangers and composers of this period are also featured. A dance book provides standards in the big band style for those dance gigs and special occasions.
Available Now !!
The Musician’s Warehouse Big Band is currently booking dates for concerts, festivals, corporate and municipal functions.
If big band swing dance music is your request, The Musician’s Warehouse Big Band dance book contains all original arrangements of popular dance tunes from the 40’s - 80’s in all styles: swing, latin, pop, in the style of the big band.