About
A Tradition of Swing and Big-Band Jazz
The GateSwingers Large Band brings the timeless energy of swing and modern jazz to life for today’s audiences. The band performs a mix of traditional big-band arrangements and contemporary charts in both concert-style and lively dance sets that connect with all generations of jazz lovers.
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From bar rooms to ballrooms, from the Rochester International Jazz Festival to the Rochester Fringe Festival, and from weddings to jazz clubs and everything in between, the band consistently earns enthusiastic responses from audiences wherever they perform. With a tight rhythm section, powerful horn lines, and charismatic vocal features, the GateSwingers Large Band brings the spirit, sophistication, and swing that define the best of big-band music.
Band Members
Trumpets
Art Agnello
Bill Baldwin
Joe Cappadonia
John Kolody
Trombones
Doug Briggs
Sean Williams
Leon Golder
Andrea Long
John Ormsbee
Saxophones
Paul Fricano
Kojun Hatta
Kevin McGuire
Kirk Stamp
Cindy Tag
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Drums
Tony Zecchino
​Keys
John Weldy
Guitar
Doug Parker
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Bass
Jim Lampert
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Vocalists
Dan Henry
Angie Bemus
