THE BUZZ JONES BIG BAND

The Buzz Jones Big Band can present Themed Concert Projects for your organization. Click on the links below to view some of the possibilities.

PA 6-5000: Jazz Masters in Pennsylvania

Big Band Valentine: Songs of Love

Axiom Asunder: A Journey Through the History of Jazz

Now in its 30th year, The Buzz Jones Big Band is dedicated to performing the re-orchestrated masterpieces of the Great American Songbook, swing standards of Basie & Ellington, blues of all genres, Latin jazz, and fusion. The band has over 200 performances to its credit --- jazz festivals, conventions, college campuses, ballroom dances, and summer park concert series. The BJBB has toured Europe three times since 1995 with performances at the Montreux and North Sea International Jazz Festivals and concerts in Belgium, Germany, France, Holland, and Switzerland.

Vocalist Cathy Chemi is one of the most outstanding interpreters of American popular song in the mid Atlantic States. In Las Vegas, she shared the stage with Alan King and legendary jazz pianist Earl "Fatha" Hines. Cathy joined the Harry James Orchestra as featured vocalist in the late '60s and toured the U.S. and the Europe with performances at London's Royal Festival Hall and the Hollywood Palladium. A live recording with the Harry James Orchestra was recently reissued as a two CD set.

The BJBB recorded a studio compact disc titled "Millennium Swing" in 2000 to celebrate its 20th anniversary. In June 2006 the band recorded a live CD "What's Up In The Attic?" with numerous guest artists including Denis DiBlasio and George Rabbai.

THE MAJESTIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA

The twenty member Majestic Jazz Orchestra was organized in October 2003 for the express purpose of performing and recording Axiom Asunder, a composition in four episodes tracing the history of jazz that utilizes the poetry of Langston Hughes as a narrative thread. The name of the MJO pays tribute to Gettysburg’s historic Majestic Theater. The theater recently underwent a fifteen million dollar restoration as a regional performing arts center under the auspices of Gettysburg College, the Gettysburg community and Founding Director Jeffrey Gabel. The Majestic reopened on November 14^th, 2005 to coincide with the 80^th anniversary of the project and consists of expansion of lobby and backstage facilities, addition of two smaller theaters for the multi-purpose use of movies, lectures, concerts, black-box theater, community rehearsal space, as well as educational programs for students and the general public.

The Majestic Jazz Orchestra recorded "Axiom Asunder" in June, 2004. (Review)