The Billy Bros. Swing Orchestra
High class music with the top italian band: gutbucket, thrilling and swingin'!!
Swing and Jump-Swing of the Black Orchestras: the best you can find!
The
BILLY BROS. are a renowned Italian Swing Orchestra known for their
high-energy performances and authentic big band sound.
Formed in 1990,
they've been entertaining audiences with their unique blend of classic
swing music, showmanship, and passion.
The orchestra has had the
privilege of collaborating with legendary figures like Norma Miller, the
"Queen of Swing."
With a repertoire spanning iconic big bands and
Italian swing artists, the BILLY BROS. Swing Orchestra aims to transport
listeners back to the vibrant Swing Craze of the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New
York.
The Billy Bros. Swing Ork. is an elegant, flamboyant and crazy orchestra of ten Hepcats and a Lady.
Led by a visionary anachronist and stuck in Swing up to the neck, it has played in the best Clubs and Festivals in Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Slovenia, Holland and Denmark.
Big band's style, Count Basie on top and all the orchestras of the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem; choreographies by Chester Whitmore (USA); retro costume and culture, jokes, acrobatic numbers, and a great zoot-suit wardrobe!
It has published 5 CDs, boasts 7 compilations and lists hostings in radio and television broadcasts from Vladivostock to Chicago.
Whether
you dig Lindy Hop, Balboa, Charleston, Jive, Shag, Boogie-Woogie, solo
Jazz or Fox-trot, or sipping a drink while sitting, the Billy Bros. Swing Orchestra is what you need!!
And for real diggers? Plenty of Italian Swing songs from the 30's to the 50's!!
The Billy Bros. Swing Orchestra: gutbucket, thrilling and swingin'!!
Eddie Durham's legacy
Eddie Durham’s
legacy: the new project of the Billy Bros. Swing Orchestra!
For the new season the Billy Bros. Swing Orchestra, thanks to some Eddie Durham’s original arrangements, is highlighting one the most underrated Jazz musicians, composers and artists
of the Big Bands Era.
Eddie Durham, the artist beyond the great successes of Bennie Moten, Count Basie, Jimmie Lunceford, Glenn Miller and
more.
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SAVOY HEYDAY (1936-1950)
Fifth CD by the Billy Bros. Swing Orchestra, produced in October 2020, dedicated to the fantastic Black Orchestras who performed at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, N.Y., between 1936 and 1950.
Recorded in a vintage style, the featured 13 songs will make you travel through time with their irrepressible rhythm!
Download the songs online Spotify or order the precious CD with illustrative booklet directly to our email address (Request CD).
