TYPE OF ARTIST

Show Bands

Variety Bands

Nationally Touring Artists

Classic Rock and Top 40

Latin and Tropical Bands

Rhythm and Blues

Zydeco and Cajun

Big Bands and Orchestras >

Chamber Music

Country and Western

Jazz and Swing

Pianists

DJ/Karaoke

Holiday

Irish / Celtic

Other: Specialty & Novelty Acts


Big Bands and Orchestras

Big Bands and Orchestras can be as small as 8pc and as large as 28, but will usually play behind music stands and play arrangements of the great Big Band leaders like Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey, plus a variety of more current material.

Alex Donner     

Glenn Miller Orchestra     

Jerry Barnett Orchestra     

Jimmy Maxwell Orchestra     

Michael Carney Orchestra     

Nash Hernandez Orchestra >

Peter Duchin Orchestra     

Richard Brown’s Swing Orchestra     

Sentimental Journey Orchestra     

 

Nash Hernandez Orchestra


The Nash Hernandez Orchestra is the longest running big band in the Austin area. A twelve-piece band, the group was established in 1949 by trumpeter Nash Hernandez, and has had many musicians come through the ranks, but the music of the big band swings as well as ever under the direction of Nash’s son Ruben Hernandez who began playing with the group at age 11.