The Jerry Mandel Swinging the Standards Jazz Band

September 17, 2010

Time(s): 8:00 p.m.
Location: Balloon Park | Map & Directions
Free Admission, Parking $10
Free Dance Instruction at 7:30 p.m.

Much of Orange County knows Jerry Mandel only from his years as president of the Orange County Performing Arts Center, but swing’s been his thing since he was in his crib, where his father played him the album of Benny Goodman’s famed 1936 Carnegie Hall concert.

With a cast of skilled locals, sax player/bandleader Mandel plays standards in a show that will be as satisfying for those on the dance floor as for those who choose to sit and listen, dreaming of days and nights when everybody was as cool as a cocktail and hip as a narrow-brim hat. From Gershwin and Cole Porter to Sinatra and Tony Bennett, this music dares you to listen without snapping your fingers.