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Pete Jacobs and His Wartime Radio Revue

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Pete Jacobs and His Wartime Radio Revue
August 21, 2009, 8:00 PM
Free Dance Instruction at 7:30 PM
Free Admission, $8 Parking (Map)

It’s like waking up in 1942…Benny Goodman-style clarinet solos, Andrews Sisters-style harmonies, and dance dance dance. A tribute to the Great Park’s legacy of El Toro Marine Air Station.

While El Toro’s planes ruled the airways, swing was king on the airwaves. That’s the sound Pete Jacobs and His Wartime Radio Revue recreate: the music of Benny Goodman (on Jacobs’ virtuosic clarinet), Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and other great bandleaders of the era, played as only a genuinely big band can. Add to that three Andrews Sisters-styled singers, and you’re reliving a World War II USO show, just steps from the old El Toro runways.

An avid dancer himself, Pete Jacobs assembled his ensemble for dancing pleasure in 1997. They’ve since performed at the Hollywood Bowl, Catalina’s Casino Ballroom, Disneyland and other venues. This is their second appearance at the Great Park, having wowed dancers there last year. Artist Website

Win Tickets to Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA! Concert guests on Saturday, August 22, will receive a raffle ticket upon entry for a chance to win a family four-pack of tickets to Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA, opening at the Great Park in January 2010. The winner will be announced at the conclusion of Saturday’s concert and must be present at the time of announcement to claim their prize. Limit one (1) raffle ticket per person.