Junius Courtney Big Band

August is the month of FREE CONCERTS! Please join us at Yerba Buena Gardens for "A Concert for Peace" as we kick off the Afrosolo Festival on SATRUDAY, AUGUST 7th, at 1:00. Then, on SUNDAY, August 22nd, the band returns to Temescal Creek Park, Oakland at 3:00. Follow that up on WEDNESDAY, August 25th at Richmond's "Music on the Main" right after work at 6:00. http://afrosolo.org/events/events.php?pefvasal1&id=outdoorjazz10

It's all free. Oh, and save TUESDAY DECEMBER 21st for YOSHI's OAKLAND! Full details at our "Upcoming Shows" page.

The Junius Courtney Big Band delivers the power and subtlety of authentic swing. Led by drummer Nat Courtney, son of the late bandleader and trumpet player Junius Courtney, and under the musical direction of George “Jazzbeaux” Spencer, the Junius Courtney Big Band thrives via a combination of exciting jazz charts and impressive jazz chops. With internationally-acclaimed recording artist Denise Perrier out front on vocals, the Junius Courtney Big Band redefines the classics and presents originals as new as tomorrow morning. Its twenty-piece strength and forty-plus-years lifetime bring high-definition to the bandstand. As audiences have found, the Junius Courtney Big Band lifts off in live performance to delirious realms of swing.