JoySwing Jazz Orchestra
A Premier Indianapolis Big Band
The orchestra
Top-notch musicians. Challenging music. A premier Indianapolis big band.
JoySwing Jazz Orchestra is a premier big band in Indianapolis built around top-notch musicians who bring precision, energy, and personality to every performance.
The music is challenging, wide-ranging, and alive—from classic big band standards and jazz charts to contemporary pop and sacred repertoire.
That combination routinely sells out the world-famous Jazz Kitchen, where the orchestra meets a room full of listeners ready for the power and sophistication of a live big band.
The Jazz Kitchen
A bandstand built for big sound.
The world-famous Jazz Kitchen gives the orchestra a room where the detail of a demanding chart and the energy of a full ensemble can be heard up close.
JoySwing routinely sells out the Jazz Kitchen, bringing longtime jazz lovers and new listeners together for music that rewards close attention and feels immediate in the room.
Beyond the club, the band performs for churches, Christian organizations, and venues throughout central Indiana.
The repertoire
Music that asks more of the band—and gives more to the listener.
The orchestra's repertoire moves from traditional jazz and classic big band standards to contemporary pop, hymns, spirituals, and contemporary Christian songs. Each program is built to be musically substantial, emotionally direct, and full of the color that makes Big Band Jazz sing.
The ensemble includes twenty accomplished instrumentalists, vocalists, technicians, and a musical director. Many members are respected music educators and active servants in central Indiana churches.
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