Yakima Valley Big Band

Yakima Valley Big Band

Brent Elkins - Band Leader

Yakima Valley Community Band - Yakima, Washington


 

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.

Initailly 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.


Hire Us!

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.


Upcoming Performances

You can always find our upcoming performances on our Facebook events page, too.

Farmer's Market

2025

Sunday, March 30th - 6pm
UpBeats! at Central Lutheran Church

2024

Tuesday, December 31st - 7pm
Selah Civic Center

Saturday, December 7th - 2pm
Englewood Christian Church

Saturday, October 26th
Treveri Cellars Masquerade Ball - sold out!

Sunday, February 25th - 2:00pm
Selah Civic Center

Sunday, October 13th - 2pm
McCallister Museum of Aviation Hangar Concert

Saturday, September 28th - 12pm
Central Washington State Fair at the Sundome

Sunday, August 11th - 7pm
Selah Swings! Selah Civic Center

Thursday, July 11th - 6pm
Downtown Summer Nights

Saturday, June 8th
United States Marines Corp - Private Event

Saturday, June 1st - 1:00pm
Aviation Day at McAllister Field

Saturday, May 18th - 2:00pm
Selah Swings! Selah Civic Center

Tuesday, April 30th
Spring Judicial Conference - Private Event

2023

Sunday, December 31st - 6:00pm
New Year's Eve Swing Concert! Selah Civic Center

Saturday, December 2nd - 2:00pm
Lower Valley Jazz!, Grandview Nazarene

Sunday, November 19th - 6:00pm
Englewood Christian Church

Sunday, October 29th - 6:00pm
Upbeats Concert Series, Central Lutheran Church, 1604 W Yakima Ave, Yakima, WA 98902

Saturday, October 28th - 6:00pm
Treveri Cellars Masquerade Ball at Yakima Valley Museum, 2105 Tieton Dr, Yakima, WA 98902

Sunday, September 17th - 11:30am
Downtown Yakima Farmers' Market

Sunday, August 27th - 7:00pm
West Valley Missionary Church, 11107 Wide Hollow Rd, Yakima, WA 98908

Saturday, August 5th - 2:00pm
Vintiques - SunDome

Saturday, July 8th - Time TBD
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Thursday, July 6th - 12:00pm
Wapato High School

Sunday, June 4th - 11:30am
Downtown Yakima Farmers' Market

Sunday, May 28th - 6:00pm
Central Lutheran Church


Band Members

Vocals

Saxophones

Trumpets

Trombones

Rhythm

*Alternate


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P. O. Box 9742
Yakima, WA 98909

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