The swing sounds of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy coming to Stevens Point
The band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will bring a fusion of jazz, swing, Dixieland and big band music to Stevens Point on Thursday, April 5.
The performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Theatre@1800 (Sentry Insurance headquarters) as part of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Performing Arts Series.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens and $6 for youth. UW-Stevens Point students with ID may buy tickets in advance for $4.50 or be admitted free the day of the show if seats remain. Tickets may be purchased through the University Information and Tickets Office in the Dreyfus University Center, 715-346-4100 or 800-838-3378. Visa, MasterCard and Discover are accepted.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has been a standout among the numerous bands that launched the nineties swing revival since they arrived in 1993 with a residency at the Los Angeles’ Brown Derby nightclub. Along with playing classics of American jazz, big band and swing, the seven-man group has also built their own songbook of original tunes, including “You & Me and the Bottle Makes Three (Tonight)” and “Go Daddy-O.”
They have performed at the Hollywood Bowl and Lincoln Center, for a Super Bowl half-time show and for three American presidents. They have also appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and “Live with Regis and Kelly” and wrote, performed and recorded the theme song for the Carson Daly show after appearing multiple times as the show’s house band. They have released seven CDs, their latest a collection of Cab Calloway songs, “How Big Can You Get? The Music of Cab Calloway," in 2009. For more information, go to www.bbvd.com.
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