I try to provide my NH and retirement audiences with a mix ranging from big band to Chuck Berry to show tunes, anything and everything that will get them moving. I want to see them singing, tapping their toes, and those that are physically capable, dancing. I've played Hot Hot Hot at several assisted living facilities, which resulted in a conga line around the room that seemed endless. Above all, first and foremost, you must be an entertainer. I love performing Glenn Miller songs and my audiences love the performances. But they also love it when I play Harry Belefonte and Jimmy Buffett tunes. Big band isn't dead or dying, it's an integral part of an OMB's versatile performance.

Gary