Beasley's Big Band

Friends of Chuck

Chuck Beasley was passionate about music. He wanted a certain sound and he got that out of us. During rehearsals, Chuck's voice would rise above and call us to a halt to ask "What's the dynamic at D?" which usually meant we were playing much too loudly. So we'd pick it up at D again ("D, as in canine" or "E as in pachyderm") at work it until Chuck was happy.
BBB's musicians are busy people. Here are some of our moonlighting jobs, our favorite haunts, and our good friends.

The Wabasha Street Caves - Get your swing dancing fix in a historic St. Paul landmark.
O'Gara's Bar and Grill - A BBB favorite for over two decades.
TC Swing - Dance lessons with Terry and Cindy!
Court's in Session - Courtney's (vocals) small group.
Le Cirque Rouge - Eric's (piano) not so small group.
MJO - Minnesota Jazz Orchestra - With whom we share many musicians, subs, and locals.
Just Friends Big Band - BBB sub-extraordinaire Adam Bestler leads this 17 piece big band.
Saints of Swing - Chris's (tenor sax) other band
Rod Cerar - Chris's other-other band
Hootenanny Brothers - Johnny-O's (guitar) folk music
John & Dave - Johnny-O's other-other jazz / pop / country