Jeff Gavioli and his Bad News Jazz and Blues Orchestra, featuring vocalist Cindy Reed,  is known as 'The Busiest Swing Band in Western MA' with over 25 performances scheduled for the summer of 2023,  following 30 concerts presented  in 2022 and 20 in 2021.  Based out of Northampton, MA, the BNJBO has been  nominated and voted Winner in the category of 'BEST LIVE JAZZ' in the Hampshire Gazette's 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 Reader's Polls after being voted as finalist in the 2020 Reader’s Poll. 

 

The Bad News Jazz and Blues Orchestra is a 19 piece 'Jump,  Jive  and Wail' big band that carries on the excitement of the big band era by performing  music of  contemporary artists such as  Brian Setzer Big Band, Michael Buble`, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, Bruno Mars, Flying Neutrinos, Average White Band, Tower of Power and many others. The BNJBO has developed a repertoire that mixes the swing music of the 30s & 40s with the Jump, Jive and Wail  music of today. Audience members at one moment may hear the famous Sing, Sing, Sing drum solo of Gene Krupa, followed by a driving arrangement of Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen, Frank Sinatra’s New York, New York and then Bruno Mars’ Uptown Funk.   In existence since 2012, the BNJBO has added several outstanding musicians  recently, creating an incredibly tight ensemble with outstanding jazz soloists in every section of the band.  

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In addition to the numerous summer concerts presented throughout western and central Massachusetts, the BNJBO also performs at various functions such as parties, dances, weddings, festivals, etc. If you are ready to 'Jump, Jive and Wail',  reach out to the BNJBO via the contact page.

 

For more information, please check us out and “like us” on Facebook: Bad News Jazz and Blues Orchestra or at www.BadNewsJazz.com  

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