Creek
Big Band
Sunshine
Coast, British Columbia
1997
- Present
Members
Bryan
Airth ~ Trombone
Lorne
Berman ~ Alto Saxophone
Al
Burns ~ Drums
Gordon
Catherwood ~ Trombone
Trudy
Diening ~ Vocals
Bruce
Doyle ~ Tenor Saxophone
Graham
Green ~ Tenor Saxophone
Angela
Johnson ~ Keyboards
Ron
Knight ~ Trombone
Laurie
Lacovetsky ~ Trumpet
Boyd
Norman ~ Bass
Doug
Reid ~ Baritone Saxophone
Ed
Roop ~ Trumpet
Kevin
Shepherd ~ Tenor Saxophone
Karin
Tigert ~ Trumpet
Rob
Wilson ~ Guitar
Bill
Wishlow ~ Trombone
Alumni
Rob
Arnstein ~ Trombone
Harry
Busby ~ Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Lyle
Carter ~ Alto Saxophone, Director
Ryan
Lewis ~ Trumpet
Dan
Richter ~ Guitar
Brian
Stanhope ~ Keyboards
Jaden
? ~ Tenor Saxophone
In
Memory of
Lyle
Carter
Harry
Busby
The big
band started in the fall of 1997 after completing a big band work shop
let by Blaine Dunaway who then went on to lead the band until he left
to
join the circus.... really I kid you not! It was Teatro
Zinzanni in Seattle for sold out performances playing his
mandolin,
violin, and trumpet. Some of the best live entertainment I've ever
experienced....
wild and crazy stuff.
Alan Burns,
June
2004
Here is the Creek
Big Band that is currently working on the Sunshine
Coast just a 40 minute ferry ride north of Vancouver BC. We
are
having fun playing at the local high school graduation dances, the
local
jazz festivals, and local functions, etc, featuring incredible, special
guest vocalists.
Alan Burns,
July
2004
THE
CREEK BIG BAND
The Creek Big
Band
is made up of unpaid volunteer musicians who contribute their time and
talent for the benefit of Sunshine Coast music students and
audiences.
The money
earned
from their paid performances goes toward scholarships for Sunshine
Coast
students going on to further music studies, and toward miscellaneous
band
expenses.
The Creek Big
Band
is always looking for additional gigs, and therefore encourage you to
book
the band for your next dance, party, or other extravaganza for which
you
wish to have some great swing, jazz, and dance music.
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