Current Members
Pete
Bellomo ~ Trumpet
Chuck
Cruise ~ Bass Trombone
Tom
Flood ~ Tenor Saxophone
Ellen Finn ~ Bass
Dean
Fox ~ Trumpet
Elizabeth
Hott ~ Baritone Saxophone, Vocals
Julie
Johnson ~ Alto Saxophone
Jeff Kahan ~ Trombone
Harry
Sankey ~ Tenor Saxophone (Original Member)
Amanda Marquis ~ Trumpet
Tony
McCarthy ~ Baritone Saxophone, Vocals
Mike
Paul ~ Trombone
Roy
Pollock ~ Trumpet
J
Paul Sawtelle ~ Alto Saxophone (Leader)
Glen
Thilman ~ Drums
Mike
Tooley ~ Trombone
Dr.
Lillian Wu ~ Piano
Alumni
Coming Soon
We started in 1944 at Seattle's Cleveland High School so we go back farther in time than the rest of the bands on the site but, we do have one original member still playing with us.Chuck Cruise, May 2005
The Kings of Swing is a 19 piece dance band playing in the Miller/Dorsey style. The Kings originated in 1944 at Seattle's Cleveland High School. They played through high school and WWII War years. By 1949, the young members were off to college or the Korean War and, the band broke up in late 1949.
In 1986 the love of the big band sound called again, and seven of the original Kings got together to revive the band permanently. By the end of 1992 they had gone from New Year's Eve at Seattle's Space Needle and the Greater Seattle area to as far as St. Petersburg, Russia to play their music. Today only a few of the original Kings remain, but the spirit and support of the long standing participants push the band to greater success. The Kings recent release of their first CD "Full Circle" is one such success. The Kings performances include vocals by Tony McArthy and Elizabeth Hott.
From the Kings of Swing Website, May 2005