Friday Happy Hour | April 10

The Golden Gate Park Band is kicking off their season with a Big Band Swing Dance Party.

Special guest vocalists Ariana LaMark and Mark Burgess perform swing, blues, and other music perfect for dancing and finger-snapping. Featuring music by Count Basie, Russ Morgan, Cy Coleman, Duke Ellington, Sammy Nestico and other influential big band composers.

Bring your dancing shoes, or just sit and groove.

Here’s a few program highlights:
Blues in Hoss’ Flat – Count Basie
Hay Burner – Sammy Nestico
Jump, Jive and Wail – Louis Prima
Let the good Times Roll – Louis Jordan
The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern
That’s Life – Dean Kay, arr. Gordon Goodwin
‘Taint What You Do – arr. John Clayton
The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
… and many many more!