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The Jazz Masters Big Band was organized in March of 2002 by James Thompson and Rush Gavin, both retired bandmasters.
The eighteen piece group is staffed with professional musicians living on or around Lake Martin and is based in Alexander City, Alabama.
The Jazz Masters band has a repertoire of over three hundred selections, ranging from
music of the roaring 20’s through the “Big Band Era” of the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s, to broadway hits of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
Jazz Masters has performed many times around the LakeMartin area since their beginning. Some of the performances were in Montgomer, Alabama; Auburn Alabama, Sylacauga, Alabama; West Point, Georgia; Opelika, Alabama; Wetumpka, Alabama and several times in Alexander City, Alabama, including the Fourth of July Amphitheater on Lake Martin and twice at the Alex. City Annual Jazz Fest. .
Jazz Masters welcome the opportunity to play for weddings, dances, supper clubs, concerts and other special occasions.
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60's Medley
Ain't Misbehavin' - Nat King Cole
All of Me - Various Artists
Begin the Beguine (Swing) - Cole Porter
Blue Skies - Standard
Chu Chu Cha Cha - The Notables Jazz Band
Don't Know Why - Norah Jones
Embraceable You - Frank Sinatra
Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
Four - Miles Davis
Georgia - Ray Charles
Hello Dolly - Louis Armstrong
Hernando's Hideaway - Archie Bleyer
I Can't Get Started - Various Artist
I Feel Good (I've Got You) - James Brown
In the Mood - Glenn Miller
It Had to Be You - Frank Sinatra
Jump, Jive & Wail - Brian Setzer Orchestra
Knock on Wood - Eddie Floyd
Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
Misty - Various Artists
Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller
New York, New York - Frank Sinatra
Orange Colored Sky - Nat King Cole
Route 66 - Nat King Cole
Save the Last Dance for Me - The Drifters
Sha-Boom
Shake Rattle and Roll - Bill Haley
Someone to Watch Over Me - Gershwin
Stompin' at the Savoy - Edgar Sampson
Stranger on the Shore - Acker Bilk
Sugar Blues - Various Artists
Tangerine - Frank Sinatra
Tenderly - Nat King Cole
Tequila - The Champs
The Girl From Ipanema - Various Artists
The Shadow of Your Smile - Lou Rawls
This Guy's in Love With You - Burt Bacharach
Till There Was You - The Beatles
Twist and Shout - Isley Brothers
Undecided - Ella Fitzgerald
When I Fall In Love - Nat King Cole
Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra
You've Made Me So Very Happy - Blood, Sweat & Tears
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