Big Swing’n Band at rehearsal
Mike Welton, Club President
Meet your newest Big Swing’n Band!
For the last few years, the Robson Ranch Jazz Club has been hosting local big bands here at the Ranch for Sunday afternoon concerts/dances. We have seen the Gainesville Swing Orchestra, Young at Heart Band, Keller Area Youth Jazz Orchestra, Southlake Swing Band, and Pecos River Brass. It’s been a great new opportunity to see and hear great music and provide some financial reward for these groups.
In 2023 the Robson Ranch Jazz Club will change its name to the Big Swing’n Band Club. This is to better present the style of music that the club will be presenting, but by no means be limited to. We will continue to present many of these bands. We have even booked the UNT Two O’Clock Lab Band! You can see some clips of all the bands at our Facebook page www.facebook.com/BSBClub.
Earlier this year, the Robson Ranch Jazz Club started our own band. Not surprisingly, we call it Robson Ranch Big Swing’n Band. We have been rehearsing most Wednesdays at 2 p.m. in the clubhouse ballroom. Little by little, week by week, we have added new musicians and have been learning new charts. A majority of the musicians are Robson Ranch residents, and we are ready to show off all the work we have put in throughout 2022.
The band plays well-known vocals that you all know and love, from Bobby Darin’s “Mac the Knife,” Patsy Cline’s “Crazy,” and The Andrews Sisters “Comes Love,” to name a few, and instrumentals like the American Bandstand theme song “Bandstand Boogie,” Count Basie’s “Hayburner,” and dozens more.
We invite you to join us at our first feature performance on Feb. 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the ballroom. Look for our flyer, which will be part of the HOA Daily Activities email. We will be selling tickets, which are $10 each, in the clubhouse foyer on Jan. 27 and 30 and Feb. 1 and 3 from 9 to 11 a.m.
Here is our 2023 dance/performance line-up:
Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Robson Ranch Big Swing’n Band
Tuesday, March 7, from 7 to 9 p.m., Gainesville Swing Orchestra
Tuesday, April 18, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., The UNT Two O’Clock Lab Band
Tuesday, May 2, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Young at Heart Band
Thursday, June 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Keller Area Youth Jazz Orchestra
Wednesday, Aug. 23, from 7 to 9 p.m., Gainesville Swing Orchestra
Tuesday, Sept, 12, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Southlake Swing Band
Tuesday, Oct. 10, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Robson Ranch Big Swing’n Band
Saturday, Dec. 30, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Keller Area Youth Jazz Orchestra