A 11-piece jazz and funk mini-big band that has tenaciously tendered terrific performances over its 26-year tenure in Nanaimo. The band writes and performs original instrumental compositions and creat

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A 11-piece jazz and funk mini-big band that has tenaciously tendered terrific performances over its 26-year tenure in Nanaimo. The band writes and performs original instrumental compositions and creative arrangements that are not shy to embrace the fun in music. Shows include a crazy mix of swinging jazz, a swinging mix of crazy jazz, Tower of Power-style funk, New Orleans-inspired brass band jams, and wild re-arrangements of classic rock tunes. You could catch a nod and a wink to Frank Zappa, Miles Davis, and Lettuce—all within the same song. The band first rehearsed in the halls of Malaspina University-College in 1996. Membership has featured a rotating cast of Nanaimo’s top music professionals, students, and Malaspina/VIU music alumni, and will sometimes perform as an 11 or 12-piece outfit.