CICADA DEBUT
The Fabulous Esquires 16-Piece Big Band presents a night of wonderful dance music from the Great American Songbook featuring swinging tunes from the 1930s and 1940s by artists such as Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Cab Calloway, Cole Porter, and much, much, amazingly, much more!

ABOUT THE FABULOUS ESQUIRES BIG BAND
In 1958, four teenagers approached Paul Colaluca and asked for his help in forming a dance band in the likeness of Glenn Miller. Thinking the idea was a crazy one, he sent the teens off with the mission of recruiting five saxes, four trumpets, four trombones, a bass, drums, guitar, and a piano. He didn’t plan on seeing them again. But they returned a month later, ready to rehearse. The teens were persistent and persuasive. The rest, they say, is history!

It was Stan Kenton who suggested to Paul Colaluca that the training program become a non-profit foundation, giving many generations of students access to and training in big band swing music. The Esquire Music Foundation was formally established in 1967.