Montreal Wedding Musicians
Preville Big Band, Montreal
Contact information
- Web site: preville.qc.ca
- E-mail: bigband [at] preville.qc.ca
- Telephone: Tommy Green 514.952.0419 in Montreal
- Montreal’s unique “pop” big band
- Montreal’s premier big band. Most events, best repertoire
- 30 years of experience – since in 1976
- Founded by Tommy Green as part of the Preville Fine Arts Centre
- Large, varied, up-to-date repertoire: popular and dance, swing, latin, jazz, and rock-n-roll
- Accent on vocals with full band back-up
15 talented musicians and singers
- Vocalists Caroline Tétrault and Pierre Bédard
- 5 saxophones, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, piano, guitar, bass, drums
- Reduced formation of 12 musicians available if required.
Music: Pop to swing to jazz to latin to rock-’n-roll
- Large concert repertoire. Large dance repertoire
- House arrangers: Daniel St-Onge, Will Riley, Martin Lachapelle
- Styles from Glenn Miller to Sinatra to James Brown to Jennifer Lopez
- Big band swing: In the Mood, Sing Sing Sing, Kalamazoo,
- Old and new standards: Mack the Knife, New York NY, Formidable,
- Rock-‘n-Roll: Blue Suede Shoes, Elvis Presley,
- Rhythm and Blues: I Feel Good, Respect, Hot Hot Hot,
- Latin: Livin’ La Vida Loca, La machine à danser, Girl From Ipanema,
- Jazz: Take Five, St-Thomas, blues, Dixieland,
- Disco: Let’s Get Loud, Holiday, I Will Survive,
Hundreds of performances. Many key events
- Club Med from Brazil to Mexico. Over 15 trips by invitation
- Political events (ex: Premier Jacques Parizeau’s inauguration. Events for Jean Chrétien.)
- Public events: Festivals, outdoor concerts, and other events in and around Montreal
- Weddings and parties (ex: Claude Ryan’s son’s wedding)
- Corporate and association events (ex: Canon, Canadian Fur Council)
- Non-profit organization events (ex: MIRA happening in Chalet on Mount Royal)
- Montreal’s major hotels and halls
