JIMMY DORSEY ORCHESTRA and LES ELGART ORCHESTRA swing into Tampa at the Italian Club!!!

JIMMY DORSEY ORCHESTRA and LES ELGART ORCHESTRA swing into Tampa at the Italian Club!!!
Join us for a very special evening, as the Italian Club of Tampa welcomes two legendary famed big bands into our historic theater, the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and the Les Elgart Orchestra. That’s right – two fifteen piece big bands, one incredible night! This remarkable evening will take place on Saturday, September 27th from 730pm-11:00pm in our large hardwood second-floor, with a nearly 30ft x 40ft dance floor, so our guests can dance the night away! A full cash/credit bar will be available with specials available all night. There are two ticket options available, $45 VIP Table Seating (tables seat 10 guests) or $35 General Admission (standing high top tables or chairs around perimeter of the room). Prices includes all taxes and service charges; no refunds are available. Members receive 10% off all tickets. Questions? Call (813) 248-3316 or email mark@italian-club.org
THE LES ELGART ORCHESTRA
Les Elgart Orchestra is one of the few remaining famous big bands from the 1950s and 1960s that is still in demand! Their popularity gained them their tagline “The Band with THAT Sound!”
At prestigious venues like The Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, The Savoy Hotel in London, The Everglades Club in Palm Beach and The Rainbow Room in New York City, they have delighted audiences both nationally and internationally. The orchestra has also performed for proms at many of the colleges and universities throughout the United States. They’ve also had the honor of providing dance music for US Presidents and Governors. Brazilian, British, and European performances by the Les Elgart Orchestra have taken place all over the world in addition to performing on the Norwegian Cruise Lines, the famous Mississippi Delta Queen, and the Holland America Cruise lines.
Les Elgart wrote “Bandstand Boogie” which became the well-known theme song for Dick Clark’s television program “American Bandstand.” In surveys conducted by Variety, Billboard, and Cashbox in the 1950s and 1960s, the Les Elgart Orchestra was chosen as the Number #1 dance band, among other honors and distinctions. The orchestra also recorded over fifty hit albums with Columbia Records.
The Jackie Gleason Show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and a Peter Marshall-hosted edition of “Big Bands at Disneyland” are just a few of the popular television programs where they have made appearances. The band was also featured in the popular 1958 movie “Senior Prom.”
In West Palm Beach, Florida, Les Elgart was admitted to the Big Band Hall of Fame in 1986. Les Elgart passed away in 1995 and it was his wishes to keep his band & music going on for generations to come. The Les Elgart Orchestra to this day is dedicated to keeping Mr. Elgart’s memory alive by preserving the unique sound and style that has stood the test of time. The “Elgart Sound” lives forever!
THE JIMMY DORSEY ORCHESTRA
Jimmy’s musical training began when he was a young boy in Pennsylvania. Along with his brother Tommy, the talented young musicians joined Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra and at the same time they were recording many records under the billing “The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra”. Their band continued through the early thirties until a dispute over a tempo of a song separated the brothers for decades.
Jimmy found himself an instant leader of the band that became the birth of the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. His records sold well in the thirties, but as the forties got under way it was apparent that Jimmy and his band had jumped to the top of the charts. Jimmy had so many hits that he was known as the “Juke Box King”, which made him the biggest success story of the time. Over the years, Jimmy had many other hit selling records and a series of motion pictures followed, establishing him firmly on top.
His hits JD's boogie woogie, Long John Silver, June Night, So Rare, Green Eyes, and many others became well known tunes by music lovers.
During the early fifties Jimmy was still a successful name in the business. Even with all of his success, he joined forces with his brother Tommy in 1953 to become the greatest band of all time.
With the untimely death of Tommy in 1956, Jimmy once again was left to carry on, but only for a short time as his own health was failing rapidly. In 1957 he left us with his last and greatest hit “So Rare” which topped the nation’s popularity charts selling over a million records.