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Ted Knight Big Band in Boca RatonThe Ted Knight Big Band

This Florida-based big band is available for dances, weddings, concerts and parties throughout the southeastern U.S.

The song list starts with swing, jazz, standards and blues. Big band classics include Glenn Miller's String of Pearls and Duke Ellington's Satin Doll.

There are songs by Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Harry James as well as Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw and Woody Herman. Hear demos.

Big band at Boca Raton ResortPop, rock, and Latin music are available for variety. Enjoy selections from Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, the Beatles, and Stevie Wonder. The band can play soft sounds for dinner as well as upbeat music for dancing.

See The Big Band News and Big Band Weddings to learn more, and read about the big band breakfast held each January at Lantana Airport.

brass sectionThe group starts with three trumpets, three trombones, four saxes, piano, bass, drums, and Ted as leader and vocalist. Options include guitar, fourth trumpet, fourth trombone, fifth sax, vibes and percussion, and stage lighting. With vocalists like Evelyn Russell and Tom Willis, the band can be up to 20 pieces in all. A high-quality sound system is included.

Space or budget considerations may suggest The Ted Knight Orchestra instead of the full big band. At right, the orchestra at the Country Club of Florida.

See this map to learn how Ted's music is available, and affordable, throughout the southeastern U.S.

Ted inherited his love of big bands from his father, Vic Knight, pictured at Florida Atlantic University.

Ted's parents enjoyed dancing to their son's trio on Friday nights at Erny's Restaurant in Delray Beach. Their favorites included Sentimental Journey and Chattanooga Choo Choo, but they would always ask him for Wind Beneath My Wings. Now when Ted performs the song, he dedicates it to their memory.