Saturday Big Band Jazz at the Ironwood with the Fox Big Band

🎷🎺 Get Ready to Jazz Up Your Saturday, Jazz Lover! 🎺🎷

Date: Saturday October 12 Time: 2:00
Venue: The Ironwood, 1229 9th Ave SE Reservations: (403) 269-5581

Brace yourself for an electrifying Saturday afternoon at The Ironwood! The Big Band Jazz Brunch is back, and the Ironwood is rolling out the red carpet for the sensational Fox Big Band! Fresh from their 2024 tour, including a spectacular show with Benny Benack III, this Saturday’s performance promises unforgettable tunes featuring great musicians, including vocalist Angela Wrigley.

Indulge in a delightful brunch or simply savor a beverage as you let the vibrant rhythms of big band jazz set your weekend on fire. Whether you’re a seasoned jazz lover or just curious, this event is your ticket to an exhilarating experience.

Gather your friends, mark your calendar, and get ready for an afternoon of incredible music, delicious food and drinks, and fantastic company. Don't miss out—this is your chance to be part of a musical afternoon!

Make your reservation now and let the music move you! 🎷💃🕺

FOX BIG BAND enjoys a growing audience in Calgary, performing at the Ironwood Stage and Grill and other venues. The Band’s repertoire explores a variety of different musical styles in blues, Latin jazz, rock, funk, bebop, fusion and contemporary music, all arranged in modern big band orchestration. With 13 horns, a full rhythm section and the occasional vocalist and guest artist, the band impresses with the dynamic power of a big band—it can roar like the big band it is - or can quietly purr on a gentle ballad as well.

The band’s musicians include some of Calgary’s finest jazz musicians, featuring a lot of jazz solo work, along with some nifty ensemble playing. The band’s music ranges through well-known artists such as Pat Metheny, and Phil Collins, contemporary big bands such as Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, and great classic big bands such as Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Duke Ellington and countless others. Some recent performances have featured the music of Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, pat Metheny, Count Basie, Buddy Rich and Mies Davis.

FOX BIG BAND, now under the direction of Brandon Oberhamer, was formed in the 1980s by Doug Fox, a Calgary trumpeter and bass player and jazz arranger. Doug always enjoyed playing the music of the classic swing big bands but was also interested in composing and arranging contemporary big band music that crossed into other genres of music in blues, Latin jazz, funk, rock and other contemporary styles.