The Stardust Memories Big Band (SMBB), a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization, is comprised of some of South Florida's finest jazz professionals, and was created to carry forward the legacy of this true and original American art form to dance venues and the concert stage through public and private performances. Our musicians come from Fort Myers, Naples, Sarasota, Port Charlotte, Tampa, Miami and the Orlando area.
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Craig Christman, Band Leader
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Since its inception in 2014, the collective resume of our musicians includes:
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
The Woody Herman Orchestra
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
The Buddy Rich Orchestra
The Si Zentner Orchestra
The Airmen of Note
The Chick Corea World Tour
G. Goodwin's Big Phat Band
The Naples Jazz Orchestra
Jay Leno’s Tonight Show Band
Tower of Power
Chicago
Wayne Cochran and the C.C. Riders
Super Tramp
And performances with artists including Frank Sinatra (Sr. and Jr.), Tony Bennett, Dizzy Gillespie, Doc Severinsen, Rod Stewart, Sammy Davis Jr., Mel Torme, Quincy Jones, Johnny Mathis, Nathalie Cole, Steve and Eydie Gorme, Nat King Cole, Ann Hampton Callaway, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Dianna Ross, Tom Jones, Henry Mancini, Lou Rawls, Barry Manilow, Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Barbra Streisand, Michael Feinstein, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Joe Bonamassa and numerous orchestras and Broadway shows.
Tommy Dorsey
Count Basie
Benny Goodman
Glenn Miller
Duke Ellington