Junius Courtney Big Band

2012 marks the 50th Anniversary Season of the Junius Courtney Big Band. There will be a lot of celebrating, and we invite you to join us! Junius Courtney’s legacy has to do with his soulful, big-hearted, open-handed spirit. That’s the legacy the band with Denise Perrier is keeping alive. Check our our "Upcoming Shows" page for details.

The Junius Courtney Big Band's just-released CD "US" is the work of a Bay Area institution and a big musical family that, according to jazz writer Andy Gilbert, "embodies swing."

Check out some sounds and arrange to get your copy here.

The Junius Courtney Big Band delivers the power and subtlety of authentic swing. Led by drummer Nat Courtney, son of the late bandleader and trumpet player Junius Courtney, and under the musical direction of George “Jazzbeaux” Spencer, the Junius Courtney Big Band thrives via a combination of exciting jazz charts and impressive jazz chops. With internationally-acclaimed recording artist Denise Perrier out front on vocals, the Junius Courtney Big Band redefines the classics and presents originals as new as tomorrow morning. Its twenty-piece strength and forty-plus-years lifetime bring high-definition to the bandstand. As audiences have found, the Junius Courtney Big Band lifts off in live performance to delirious realms of swing.