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Acclaimed for their superior musicianship and a sound that is both sophisticated and earthy, the Sultans of Swing create a natural bridge from the great bands of the 1930s and ‘40s to hip 21st century jazz and swing audiences. This 16-piece band includes experienced veterans along with fiery young jazz musicians who have formed a powerful team that addresses the blues and swing with style.
Berger’s compositions and arrangements have garnered the band a diverse list of performance credits all over Europe and the United States, from their steady Tuesday night gig at New York’s Birdland (the Jazz Corner of the World), to premier swing venues like The Derby (L.A.), the Crystal Ballroom (Portland, OR), the Century Ballroom (Seattle) and Swing 46, Irving Plaza, the 92nd Street Y, Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing, the World Trade Center and Pier 25 in New York, and major concert halls in Moscow, Oslo, Sweden, Paris and Milan, to jazz clubs like Birdland in Vienna, the Half Note in Athens, and Nefertiti in Goteborg, Sweden, to jazz festivals like Jazz on the River (Hood River, OR), to major dance shows like The Harlem Nutcracker (10 cities) and Ellington: In a Different Light (Donald Byrd/The Group) and the New York City Ballet. Berger and the Sultans maintain a close relationship with Quincy Jones who has conducted them on the David Letterman Show, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and with the French National Symphony. The band also plays for corporate and private functions, universities and high schools as well as appearing frequently at the Kaplan Penthouse in Lincoln Center as part of the Meet The Artist programs for both school children and seniors (AARP). In 2005 the Sultans were an integral part in a yearlong study of Duke Ellington, in which they performed and taught every student (K-12) in the Darien, CT schools.
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