Live at Birdland - Featuring the Birdland Big Band at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts

The Birdland Big Band, directed by drummer Tommy Igoe, sets the standard for the 21st-century jazz orchestra in this swinging concert that recreates the ambience and experience of a night at New York’s famous Birdland club. “A music experience you simply must witness”- Time Out New York

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Live at Birdland features The Birdland Big Band directed by Tommy Igoe in a setting designed to recreate the ambience and experience of a night at Birdland. This dynamic new ensemble, straight from the jazz mecca of NYC, provides an unforgettable musical event that goes beyond the traditional and sets the standard for the 21st-century jazz orchestra. World music is explored from every corner of the globe to surprise and delight audiences of all ages while infusing the best of American jazz with excitement that hasn't been seen in decades. Featuring New . . . York's finest musicians and directed by one of the world's greatest drummers, The Birdland Big Band has become New York City's most popular weekly musical attraction....

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The Birdland Big Band, directed by drummer Tommy Igoe, sets the standard for the 21st-century jazz orchestra in this swinging concert that recreates the ambience and experience of a night at New York’s famous Birdland club. “A music experience you simply must witness”- Time Out New York

Background:
Live at Birdland features The Birdland Big Band directed by Tommy Igoe in a setting designed to recreate the ambience and experience of a night at Birdland. This dynamic new ensemble, straight from the jazz mecca of NYC, provides an unforgettable musical event that goes beyond the traditional and sets the standard for the 21st-century jazz orchestra. World music is explored from every corner of the globe to surprise and delight audiences of all ages while infusing the best of American jazz with excitement that hasn't been seen in decades. Featuring New . . . York's finest musicians and directed by one of the world's greatest drummers, The Birdland Big Band has become New York City's most popular weekly musical attraction.

“A completely unique NYC experience. There isn’t another band like this anywhere... a music experience you simply must witness”- Time Out New York

“Tommy Igoe's drumming defies the laws of physics and his band sets the new standard for what a big band can be in the 21st-century” -The International Jazz Herald

“Totally Blown Away!”- Jazz Improv Magazine

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