big band
Example Sentences
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Walden so enjoys composing music that in 2022 he founded Pacific Jazz Orchestra, an iteration of the big band he first assembled decades ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 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
But The Clearing has a clarity and purpose that suggests they're finally OK with the idea of being a chart-topping, festival-headlining "big band".
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025
"We said it from the start - we're a big band of brothers," Robert MacIntyre told BBC Sport the morning after Europe's fifth away victory.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025
Mother allowed us to go to the big band dances in the crowded city auditorium.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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