Yakima Valley Big Band
Ken Bergevin - Band Leader
In the Fall of 2022, Ken Bergevin and Josh Parrill had an idea. What if they could find enough jazz afficionados from within the ranks of the Yakima Valley Community Band to start up a community jazz band? The call went out and the Community Band members responded. Spearheaded by Ken, a library of over 80 charts was put together, along with much care and feeding to shepherd band members into rehearsals, coach them through playing both jazz standards and newer pieces, and the Yakima Valley Big Band was born.
Led and assisted by these two professional musicians/music educators, the Big Band plays iconic hits from the Swing era as well as more modern fare, much of which is recognizable from radio, TV and movies.
Jazz up your parties, dances and celebrations with Yakima's own Big Band! Whether you want people out on the dance floor or just enjoying some great music, Yakima Valley Big Band has you covered. With a wide variety of repertoire available, we can tailor our performance to meet your needs.
To book us at your event or to find out more about our availability and our (very reasonable) rates, email us at bigband@yvcb.org.
You can always find our upcoming performances on our Facebook events page, too.
2023Sunday, May 28th - 6:00pm September-October 2023 rehearsals will be on Mondays at 5:30pm beginning Monday, September 11th and every other Wednesday at Englewood Christian Church from 6-9pm beginning Wednesday, September 13th. Band MembersVocals
Saxophones
Trumpets
Trombones
Rhythm
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Yakima Valley Community Band
P. O. Box 9742
Yakima, WA 98909
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