Westwind Big Band

If jazz is the original, quintessential, American art form then the Big Band is one of its most exciting manifestations. It swings and it rocks, it whispers and it can knock you back in your chair. One thing it won't let you do is sit still while listening!

The Westwind Big Band is an ensemble formed primarily of members of the Hopkins Westwind Concert Band. Many of these members have been playing jazz as long as they've been playing their horns. Although the 18 piece ensemble follows classic instrumentation and plays many standards of the 'Big Band' era, we believe that era never ended and love to add in some of the great, new, big band music from this century as well.

Over the last fews years the band has been found all over the Twin Cities from Special Events to Music in the Parks. Come see us at our performances listed below. See you there!

Sun, Apr 5th

7-8 PM

Edinborough Park

7700 York Ave South

Edina, MN 55435 

Fri, May 29th

6:30 PM

Hyland Hills

8800 Chalet Road

Bloomington, MN 55438

Sun, May 31st

1-2:30 PM

U of MN Landscape Arboretum

3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska MN 55318

Sun, Jun 28th

2-3:20 PM

Lake Harriet Bandshell

4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55409

Tues, Jul 14th

6:30-8 PM

Mtka Amphitheater

14600 Mtka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 553445