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The Birdland Big Band

The Birdland Big Band is a 16-piece jazz orchestra that performs at the Birdland Jazz Club in New York City. The Birdland Big Band is led by saxophonist David DeJesus.

DeJesus joined as saxophonist and leader in October 2017 and brought with him an emphasis on traditional swing and the blues. He hired drummer Chris Smith, bassist Doug Weiss, trumpeter Brandon Lee, and added a fourth trombonist in Ron Wilkins. These musicians joined Glenn Drewes, Tony Lustig, John Walsh, Mark Miller, Kenny Ascher, and Nathan Childers. In 2017 vocalist Veronica Swift was added.

The band was created in 2006 by drummer Tommy Igoe, son of jazz drummer Sonny Igoe

The Birdland Big Band at Birdland Jazz Club

by Dan Bilawsky
February 10, 2026

Happy hour on Friday is for unwinding, leaving the work week's burdens behind and--if you're lucky, and in the New York City area--catching The Birdland Big Band. That ensemble has long been holding court at its namesake club in a liminal space between afternoon and evening, filling the gap between life's structured nine-to-five commitments and the ...

Storybook - The Music Of Mark Miller

By The Birdland Big Band

Label: Birdland Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Storybook (feat Brandon Lee, Kenny Ascher & Nathan Childers); Water Lily (feat Troy Roberts & Kenny Ascher); Tenderly (feat Nicole Zuraitis & Sam Dillon); Chorale And Alleluia (feat Troy Roberts & Kenny Ascher); Sail Away (feat David DeJesus & Glenn Drewes); WTF (feat David DeJesus, Sam Dillon, Chris Smith, James Burton III & Sara Jacovino); Close Your Eyes (feat Nicole Zuraitis, Kenny Ascher & James Borowski); Concierto De Aranjuez; Spain (feat Brandon Lee, Nathan Childers & Chris Smith); The Doubledown (feat Jason Marshall, Ron Wilkins, Noriko Ueda & Mark Miller); Nonsense (feat Nicole Zuraitis & Ron Wilkins).

Storybook—The Music Of Mark Miller

By David DeJesus

Label: Birdland Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Storybook; Water Lily; Tenderly; Chorale And Alleluia; Sail Away; WTF;; Close Your Eyes;; Concierto De Aranjuez; Spain; The Doubledown; Nonsense;.

The Birdland Big Band: Storybook: The Music of Mark Miller

by Jack Bowers
October 7, 2025

Storybook, the third recording by the New York City-based Birdland Big Band, is subtitled “the music of Mark Miller" and is designed to showcase compositions and arrangements by that multi-talented artist who doubles (triples) as the band's lead trombonist. Miller wrote or co-wrote half of the album's 10 colorful and impressive numbers (11 if one counts ...

Carmen McRae, Gretchen Parlato, Carmen Bradford, Alan Hampton And More!

by Jua Howard
October 3, 2025

Greetings Music Family! It's time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! I've got a lot of new music to share including music from Carmen Bradford, Gretchen Parlato, Alan Hampton, saje, Catina DeLuna; and a lot of other timeless music including from Carmen McRae, Andy Bey, Norah Jones, Carol Sloane and many more. Come ...

The Birdland Big Band, Linda Dachtyl, Michael Mayo, Sofija Knezevic, Eric Byrd Trio, Carmen Staaf & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
September 15, 2025

This broadcast includes new releases from The Birdland Big Band, Linda Dachtyl, Michael Mayo, Sofija Knezevic, Eric Byrd and the first single from Carmen Staaf's latest project, with birthday shoutouts to Teri Thornton, Sherrie Marricle, Claire Martin, Pete McGuinness, Akiko Tsuruga, Alyssa Allgood and Sinne Eeg, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you ...

Mark J Miller

Mark grew up in Racine, Wisconsin and attended nearby Carthage College. In 1992 he moved toMinneapolis to study at the University of Minnesota with Tom Ashworth and Ron McCurdy. An ever-present sound on the Twin Cities music scene in the 1990s, he played with and composed for MotionPoets, Slide Huxtable, Happy Apple, and Jeanay Say Qua. Mark also performed with the Latin SoundsOrchestra, Salsa Del Soul, and the Intergalactic Contemporary Ensemble.

Mark was a founding member of the jazz sextet Motion Poets, in which he and the other members eachcomposed an eclectic repertoire of hundreds of pieces during their eight-year tenure (1993-2000).They recorded three albums: “Truth And Consequence”, “Standard Of Living”, and “Lose Your Mind AndCome To Your Senses”. Motion Poets also traveled extensively, performing in 37 states and werefeatured at many jazz festivals, including: San Jose Jazz Festival, Iowa City Jazz Festival, Discover JazzFestival, and the BYU Jazz Festival.

Birdland Big Band, New York, NY. December 28, 2011

by Ernest Barteldes
January 7, 2012

The Birdland Big Band directed by Tommy IgoeBirdlandNew York, NYDecember 28, 2011 On a chilly Wednesday night in December, drummer and bandleader Tommy Igoe directed the fifteen-piece Birdland Big Band as part of its weeklong headlining residence at the club the group has been calling home since its inception in ...

Birdland Big Band, New York, NY, December 28, 2011

by Dan Bilawsky
January 2, 2012

The Birdland Big Band directed by Tommy IgoeBirdlandNew York, NYDecember 28, 2011 Establishing a foothold in the world of big bands today is no easy feat. Strong label support and distribution (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, for example), constant touring, television appearances and festival appearances (as with Wynton Marsalis and ...