Big
band sound
The Ted Knight Orchestra is a Florida wedding and party band with a big band sound. The mix starts with jazz, blues and standards, adding pop, rock and variety as needed. It's true live music without recorded backgrounds.
The band includes trumpet, trombone, two saxes, keyboard, bass, drums and guitar. Ted sings from his keyboard.
Vibes and percussion, additional vocalists, and stage lighting can be added. The group is self-contained, with a quality sound system. Hear demos.
Big band weddings and dances
Ted prepares custom mixes for each engagement, and requests are a specialty. Brides and grooms planning a big band wedding can enjoy jazz from Sinatra and Ellington but also rock and roll, R&B, Motown, and variety. See the song list.
Ted's orchestra has played at Sanibel Harbor Resort, the Casa Monica Hotel in St. Augustine, and the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo. Read The Orchestra News.
Thanks
to Ted's network of musicians in strategic locations like Tampa
and Atlanta, the band is affordable throughout the Southeast. Also see
The World's Smallest Big Band,
with two horns instead of four, and The Ted Knight Big Band,
a true big band with fifteen to twenty pieces.