Geo Valle's 19-piece Swing City Big Band is considered, hands down,  the best in the Southern California area.  The band consists of top young musicians who perform with such notable artists as Natalie Cole, Barry Manilow, and Monica Mancini to name a few. Since forming in 2004, the band has created a unique mix of power as well as a reverence for the classic big band music of the 30's, 40's and 50's. The swing revival currently going gangbusters in clubs and ballrooms across the nation is generating a new audience for swing music, both contemporary and classic.

 

Geo has brought together the finest Los Angeles musicians devoted to the hallmarks associated with the golden age of the big band era. Swing, precision, and above all, a focus on ensemble. The current aggregation has its share of great soloists, but Geo has stressed the totality of sound and interplay among musicians. He is aided in this endeavor by the remarkable continuity of personnel that continues to connect past to the present in the band.

 

The multi-generational appeal of GV Swing City is what sets the band apart from the typical big bands of the past and present. Boasting one of the largest musical libraries in the country, The Swing City Big Band offers an unforgettable musical experience. From Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Nelson Riddle, and beyond. Swing music is a living art form with an esteemed tradition and a history that spans most of the 20th Century.

 

The Swing City Big Band is that rarest of all musical ensembles today: a full-size big band, with top soloists in every section along with two great vocalists. Irby Gascon and Nancy Osborne provide the satisfying sounds that people love! Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Darin, and Peggy Lee are just some of the artists who's songs they perform to the delight of music lovers everywhere. Time and Time again, audiences experience firsthand that miraculous combination of power and grace that only exists when 19 jazz musicians stand shoulder to shoulder and call themselves a big band.