Velvetones return this weekend

The Velvetones Ballroom Dance Orchestra is Leisure World’s own professional big band, playing big band swing and jazz standards—music for dreaming and dancing— under the direction of Jeff Plum.

The Velvetones play in Clubhouse 4 on the first and third Sunday evenings at 6 p.m. Grab your dancing shoes and join the fun this Sunday.

The big band sound—that uniquely American combination of reeds, brass and rhythm which defined the nation’s popular music for more than three decades, and which still pervades our public consciousness, is the Velvetones signature.

They vividly bring this classic music to life for a new generation of audiences, authentically recreating the style, musicality and essence of swing era band music. They pepper their repertoire with contemporary pop hits to broaden their audience.

Whether it be a wellknown big band standard, contemporary jazz showcase, sentimental vocal ballad or a hard swinging brass feature, the Velvetones provides a unique and complete package of musical entertainment.

—Kathy Thayer