big band
Example Sentences
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The big band music stopped, and for a few seconds a hush fell over the guests.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
This Music May Contain Hope fuses old-school jazz with an orchestra, blues, big band and soul, reflecting what Raye told the BBC last year.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
As Simon observed years later, the V-Discs “mark the high watermark of the big band years.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
The courtly gentleman guided women around the floor to big band standards with all the aplomb of teenage boys waltzing at a cotillion dance they’ve been forced to attend by their parents.
From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025
He had invited me to probably ten of his gigs to watch him play and had once let me sit in on drums at a big band concert for a thousand people.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
