The Big Bang Big Band
October 14th, 2008 | Election day show at Garage!
Come celebrate or blow off steam- there are so many reasons to listen to good music and drink! We will ease your mind with glorious big band swing and hopefully be inspired by the turnout at both the polls and The Garage :)
July 30th, 2008 | Thanks to the fans at BWAC and Galapagos! Swing 46 coming in August!
Good times this weekend at the Brooklyn Working Artists Coalition season opener and Galapagos Art Space's Swing Night. We hope you will join us again in August for Thursdays at Swing 46. Info on the schedule page, or send us an email through the contact page. - Best, Tom Abbott
June 4th, 2008 | Residency at The Garage is in full swing!
Come check us out the first Tuesday of every month at Greenwich Village's famous jazz club and restaurant. We are in our third year there!
99 Seventh Avenue South (at Grove Street), near the Christopher St. stop on the 1 train. More info at www.garagerest.com .
May 21st, 2008 | New photos and site design in the works.... Check back!
...and as always, thanks for visiting - Tom
March 26th, 2008 | We're back at The Garage this Tuesday!
That's right - our regular monthly spot is back on starting this Tuesday. Hope to see you there or at Swing 46 any and every Thursday. Thanks for visiting - Tom
February 9th, 2008 | Come out and dance at Swing 46 Thursdays! And we're back at the Garage on 3/4...
Whether you want to dance all night or sit back and listen to some great music, the 10-piece Big Bang Big Band makes for a wonderful night out on the town. Check us out on Thursdays in midtown at Swing 46. Also, in March the 16-piece band resumes playing the first Tuesday of the month at The Garage. Thanks for visiting the site! -Tom
January 11th, 2008 | Swing 46 Lots this month! Billy Nemec guests with the band!
We have a lot of Swing 46 dates on the calendar and we hope you can make it out! CHECK OUT: Billy Nemec joins the band on vocals for 4 Wednesdays this month! The Band resumes first Tuesdays of the month at The Garage in April.
December 6th, 2007 | Changing schedule....
We're still at Garage every first Tuesday of the month, but starting this month we are now at Swing 46 on a mix of Thursdays and Saturdays!
Check back for updates, January dates are on the way. - thanks for visiting!
October 19th, 2007 | Check out music from Tom's other projects, plus new video clips!
Check out "tom's other music" to see what I'm up to when I'm not with the Big Bang Big Band. And there are two new video clips posted from Swing 46. Lots of little updates to photos as well, and more new music is on the way. Thanks for visiting! -Tom
October 11th, 2007 | We had a great time at Sardi's!
Thank you to everyone involved. It was a pleasure to play such a historic theater district spot on the 7th and everyone had a good time. Photos are up from that event, and music is on the way. Thanks for visiting!
September 21st, 2007 | Music is up from 9-18! Check back for more new clips soon...
September 16th, 2007 | NEW video page and music from 9-5!
We hope you enjoy it. Check back frequently for more music and video clips - we usually post music from our shows every week or so. Thanks for visiting - Tom
September 3rd, 2007 | New VIDEO page!
Check out some short live clips from out show August 14th at Swing 46.
These feature Ryan Anselme on tenor saxophone playing Castle Rock. Enjoy and thanks for visiting - Tom
September 1st, 2007 | New Music is up...New pics too
Have a listen here and come see us live in NYC at Swing 46 or Garage. Details on the Schedule page. Thanks for visiting! - Tom
August 5th, 2007 | New music from July 31st at Swing 46! Pics too...
We're putting up new live music every week - you can download it from bigbangbigband.com/html . If you like it, feel free to share it! Thanks for visiting - Tom
July 17th, 2007 | Check 'em out: Live recordings from July shows on the 'Listen' page!
Mp3s from our latest performances are posted for fans, friends and newcomers alike. New photos, too... Let us know what you think, and thanks for visiting - Tom
July 13th, 2007 | NEW Residency at Swing 46! (New pics, too!)
We're still at Garage every 1st Tuesday of the month, but now we are also at Swing 46 on all the other Tuesdays. Come by and have a drink and a dance with us! Thanks for visiting - Tom
July 10th, 2007 | Tuesdays in July at SWING 46 are on! Come out and dance!
Join us from 8:30 to 11:30 starting this Tuesday - there's a great dance floor, food and drinks, plus a dance lesson beforehand to get you warmed up.
Hope to see you! -Tom
June 20th, 2007 | Summer Series at Swing 46 starts June 30th! Ready to dance?
We'll be playing this fabulous midtown dance spot Saturday, June 30th as well as every Tuesday in July - except Tuesday, July 3rd, when we'll be at Garage instead. Confused? Details on the *Schedule* page. -Hope to see you! -Tom
June 4th, 2007 | Garage show Tuesday, June 5th! No cover, great venue!
Also, we begin a run of shows at Swing 46 on June 30th that continues through July. Bring dance shoes and join the lesson beforehand if you like. This is a great place to bring friends and meet other dancers. Thanks for visiting - Tom
May 23rd, 2007 | Coming up...A run of shows at Swing 46 starting in the end of June!
Plus: Our monthly residency at Garage continues. Our latest record, "Live at Sweet Rhythm" is available through the *Contact* page. And live music is up on the *Listen* page from our May show at St. Peter's. Thanks for visiting!- Tom
May 7th, 2007 | New record: Live at Sweet Rhythm AND music from St. Peter's Church 5/2
To order the CD, visit the Contact page. You can hear tracks from that concert at Sweet Rhythm on April 9th, as well as music from May 2nd at St. Peter's Church. Thanks for visiting!
April 30th, 2007 | New record: Live at Sweet Rhythm AND New music and photos from Friday at Jalopy
To order the CD, visit the Contact page. You can hear tracks from that concert at Sweet Rhythm on April 9th, as well as music from Friday the 27th at Jalopy theater. Thanks for visiting!
April 28th, 2007 | New record: Live at Sweet Rhythm AND New photos from Jalopy
Our new CD features the Little Bang Big Band live at Sweet Rhythm, playing the music of Billy Strayhorn. You can listen to a few tracks from it on the *Listen* page. Or go to *Contact* to order a copy. Also, great new photos from last night's show at Jalopy are on up. Enjoy!
April 27th, 2007 | Tonight at Jalopy! Next Tuesday & Wednesday at Garage and St. Peter's!
Three shows in a week's time means lots of chances to come check out the band and flirt with the guys! :) Speaking of: Check out the new *Meet the Band* photos and mp3's on the site. Thanks for visiting! -BBBB
April 19th, 2007 | Coming up...3 shows in one week! Also, new "Meet the Band" photos...
This Friday we play Jalopy in Brooklyn, followed by shows at Garage and St. Peter's Jazz church, a new venue for us. Come see the Little Bang and the Big Bang Big Bands! It'll be fun!
April 11th, 2007 | Thanks Sweet Rhythm fans!
Thanks to all of you who made it out for Tom's Evening of Billy Strayhorn with the 10-piece band! That was a great night! I'll have music and pics up soon. In the meantime, new music from April 3rd at Garage is up on the Listen page. Enjoy!
April 5th, 2007 | Here You Go: 4 New Live tracks from April 3rd!
Check back for more from our April 3rd show at Garage; There will be new ones rotated in one week. Thanks for visiting!
April 4th, 2007 | Hello, ahem, Big Bangers- music from last night's show is on the way!
For those of you checking in, I'll have some new mp3's from last night's rockin' show at Garage on the *Listen* page late tonight. In the meantime, a song from 3/6 is on the homepage.
March 7th, 2007 | New LIVE mp3 from 3/6, plus Four Big Shows coming up in April.
The latest live mp3 from 3/6 at Garage is on the *listen* page now! Also photos from the 11-piece debut at Connolly's 3/2 are on the *Gallery* page. And April brings three shows that we are excited to invite you to. More on the *shows* page. -Tom
March 3rd, 2007 | Tonight at Garage!
Come by Garage tonight from 7 to 10pm to see the full Big Bang Big Band in action.
February 26th, 2007 | Swing dancing at Connolly's tonight!
This is a fun one. Check out the *shows* page for more info. Also, LIVE mp3's from our February show at Garage on the *Listen" page. Let us know what you think!
February 19th, 2007 | Live mp3 from our show at Garage 2/6
Check out the trumpet battle on Neal Hefty's Duet and let us know what you think! It's on the *Listen* page.
February 15th, 2007 | New website is here!
Check back frequently for new mp3s from our live shows. Thanks for visiting!
February 15th, 2007 | The *mini* Big Bang is on its way
I'm working on 25 new arrangements for an 11-piece version of the big band. We have our first show with the smaller group on March 2nd at Connolly's, where we'll debut the new music we've been rehearsing.
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