May 13, 2025: “Swing's The Thing”
| Members | |
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| Regular Member Ticket: | $45 |
| Luxury Box Experience | $99 |
| Luxury Box Experience Add-on | $60 |
| Non-Members | |
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| Regular Non- Member Ticket: | $55 |
| Luxury Box Experience *Includes a KSDS annual Membership |
*$175 |
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Luxury Box Experience
- Upgraded private lounge area
- Front-row & luxury box seating
- Pre-show cocktail hour with reception & open bar
- Multi-media presentation on Terry Gibbs Dream Band
- Live Zoom with Terry Gibbs himself
- Mingle with the Jazz 88 team & musicians
- Hors d'oeuvres and light desserts
- Free parking
Celebrating the Terry Gibbs Dream Band featuring vibraphonist Chuck Redd
On Tuesday evening, May 13th, Swing’s the Thing, as our California Cool concert series continues with what will be an unforgettable musical homage to the Terry Gibbs Dream Band. Kevin van den Elzen, a tremendous drummer and bandleader in the Mel Lewis tradition, is bringing a stacked band featuring special guest vibraphonist Chuck Redd, one of Terry Gibbs’s closest colleagues and most accomplished proteges.
They’ll be performing the original Dream Band charts written by some of the most brilliant big band arrangers of the twentieth century: Bill Holman, Bob Brookmeyer, Al Cohn, Marty Paich, Lenny Neihaus, Manny Albam and Med Flory. If you’re not acquainted, here’s what you should know: The Dream Band was an absolute powerhouse; few ensembles like it have been as revered by musicians. Mel Lewis, who anchored the group on drums before going on to co-lead the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, said this about the Terry Gibbs Dream Band: “I don’t think there was ever a better band than this one, including my own.”
Trust Mel Lewis. This was no ordinary band. And this will be no ordinary tribute concert. With vibes out front, just like Terry’s always were, this concert will reveal what made the Dream Band exceptional. Experience not just individual brilliance but the majesty of a group of musicians rising and falling as one, with maximum cohesion and precision. It’s a special sub-species of big band jazz that’s growing increasingly difficult to come by. But as long as we have anything to say about it, the music of the Dream Band LIVES!
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Five amazing concerts are left celebrating the West Coast sound! For all dates, band lineups, and more details, keep referring to this page.You can also reserve your spot by emailing or calling 619-388-3000. Act now before they’re gone!