About Us
We all need to work to Save the Arts. Without Art, Music, Culture...What would this world be? Our mission is to keep music of the big band, swing and other genres live and accessible for the public. We are a 15 to 16 piece professional big band. We accept donations and sponsorship to support our musicians and help with performance expenses.
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"The Rock River Jazz Band is a great asset to the Sauk Valley area. Everyone loves to listen to..."
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"The Rock River Jazz Band is a great asset to the Sauk Valley area. Everyone loves to listen to them and even dance! "
"Cathy works so very hard to provide a positive musical experience for her musicians and the..."
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"Cathy works so very hard to provide a positive musical experience for her musicians and the crowds love her work as well. Bravo Cathy!!"
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"Lynne is a phenomenal musician. A great talent!"
"He has experience and has successfully worked with clients to increase their visibility and gain..."
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"He has experience and has successfully worked with clients to increase their visibility and gain many more connections and subsequent profits!"
Recent Activity
Live Music with instrumental music groups are taking a big hit. My groups have not performed since March of 2020. I have lost all my income from playing and cannot find any assistance in replacing this income. I also don't see how or when groups will be able to perform again. Music, school music...
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Live Music with instrumental music groups are taking a big hit. My groups have not performed since March of 2020. I have lost all my income from playing and cannot find any assistance in replacing this income. I also don't see how or when groups will be able to perform again. Music, school music programs, and the ability to teach and keep students interested in learning and playing looks dim, very dim. This is destroying bands with histories of playing going back over 100 years. Bands that have survived wars.
Our playing has come to a stop. No gigs since March... I am involved with many musical groups. This is terrible. We are afraid that we may not recover from this. It seems that the only relief musicians can get is from the National Endowment of the arts, if you live in Chicago. The rest of the...
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Our playing has come to a stop. No gigs since March... I am involved with many musical groups. This is terrible. We are afraid that we may not recover from this. It seems that the only relief musicians can get is from the National Endowment of the arts, if you live in Chicago. The rest of the musicians in the state are SOL.
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