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Upcoming Events

Bay Big Band Performance

May19

In the tradition of the "big band era", The Bay Big Band brings the excitement of a live jazz orchestra to the stage featuring not only the traditional sounds of Glenn Miller, Count Basie and Duke Ellington, but also blends arrangements of pop and rock classics. This performance will feature the female vocalists that swung, rocked and excited the world with their talents. Artists such as, Ella Fitzgerald, Carole King, Norah Jones, Donna Summer, Tina Turner and Amy Winehouse will all be represented with The Bay Big Band's own musical twists.

Where

Hicksville Public Library

169 Jerusalem Ave.

Hicksville, NY

Price

free

Interplay Jazz Orchestra

May30

17-piece orchestra by Joe Devassy, trombone; Gary Henderson, trumpet

Where

The Jazz Loft

275 Christian Avenue

Stony Brook, NY

Price

Adults $30; Seniors $25; Students $20; Children $15

Concert by the Bay Area Chorus and the Bay Area Symphony Orchestra

Jun8

Family-friendly concert "Weather" brings together popular weather-related songs such as Singin’ in the Rain, Over the Rainbow, and music from the musical, “Frozen.” This is a concert that will appeal to youngsters, their parents, and their grandparents.

Where

Bayport-Blue Point High School

200 Snedecor Ave.

Bayport, NY

Phone

631-589-7343

Price

free

Website
baffa.org
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