Jazzed Up Big Band

Jazzed Up Big Band is a 16 piece band formed to bring the most exceptional big band entertainment in the region. The ensemble’s home is the Roof Garden Ballroom in Historic Arnolds Park in the heart of the Iowa Great Lakes, which has a rich history of big bands dating back to the golden era of jazz in the 1930’s. Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, or Jimmy Dorsey all toured the ballrooms of the area. Made up of the area’s finest musicians, the Jazzed Up Big Band has a mission to continue this legacy and share the excitement of big band music with a new generation.