Yakima Valley Big Band
Ken Bergevin - Band Leader
In the Fall of 2022, Ken Bergevin and Josh Parrill had an idea. What if they could find enough jazz afficionados from within the ranks of the Yakima Valley Community Band to start up a community jazz band? The call went out and the Community Band members responded. Spearheaded by Ken, a library of over 80 charts was put together, along with much care and feeding to shepherd band members into rehearsals, coach them through playing both jazz standards and newer pieces, and the Yakima Valley Big Band was born.
Led and assisted by these two professional musicians/music educators, the Big Band plays iconic hits from the Swing era as well as more modern fare, much of which is recognizable from radio, TV and movies.
Jazz up your parties, dances and celebrations with Yakima's own Big Band! Whether you want people out on the dance floor or just enjoying some great music, Yakima Valley Big Band has you covered. With a wide variety of repertoire available, we can tailor our performance to meet your needs.
To book us at your event or to find out more about our availability and our (very reasonable) rates, email us at bigband@yvcb.org.
You can always find our upcoming performances on our Facebook events page, too.
Sunday, May 28th - 6:00pm
Central Lutheran Church
Sunday, June 4th - 11:30am
Downtown Yakima Farmers' Market
Thursday, July 6th - 12:00pm
Wapato High School
Saturday, July 8th - Time TBD
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Saturday, August 5th - 2:00pm
Vintiques - SunDome
Sunday, August 27th - 7:00pm
West Valley Missionary Church, 11107 Wide Hollow Rd, Yakima, WA 98908
Sunday, September 17th - 11:30am
Downtown Yakima Farmers' Market
Saturday, October 28th - 6:00pm
Treveri Cellars Masquerade Ball at Yakima Valley Museum, 2105 Tieton Dr, Yakima, WA 98902
Sunday, October 29th - 6:00pm
Upbeats Concert Series, Central Lutheran Church, 1604 W Yakima Ave, Yakima, WA 98902
November-December 2023 rehearsals will be on Wednesdays at Englewood Christian Church from 6-9pm.
For more details, contact us at bigband@yvcb.org.
Vocals
Saxophones
Trumpets
Trombones
Rhythm
*Alternates
Home | Performance Schedule | Band Rehearsals | Join the Band | Big Band | Support the Band | About Us | Contact Us
Yakima Valley Community Band
P. O. Box 9742
Yakima, WA 98909
© 2016-2023 Yakima Valley Community Band. All rights reserved