Let’s Get Retro with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Retro swing band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (BBVD) returns to the Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts in Wickenburg on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. This eagerly anticipated show promises a rollicking night of horn-infused, high-energy music.

Celebrating over 30 years on the music scene, the band helped launch the new swing era in the 1990′s. BBVD’s originals rocketed the group to national recognition when “You & Me and the Bottle Makes Three (Tonight)” and “Go Daddy-O” were featured in the 1996 indie film “Swingers,” which launched the careers of then unknown actors Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau. Then the band hit pop music superstardom with their appearance in front of millions during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXIII.

BBVD’s original core line-up includes Scotty Morris (lead vocals and guitar), Kurt Sodergren (drums), Dirk Shumaker (double bass and vocals), Andy Rowley (baritone saxophone and vocals), Glen “The Kid” Marhevka (trumpet), Karl Hunter (saxophones and clarinet) and Joshua Levy (piano and arranger) alongside new comers Alex Henderson (trombone) and Mitch Cooper (trumpet).

The band’s efforts to promote and revitalize swing music have taken shape as much more than a simple tribute. Fusing the classic American sounds of jazz, swing, Dixieland and Big Band, the group’s catalog introduces the genre to a younger generation while remaining respectful of the music’s rich legacy.

Playing over 150 concerts each year, the dynamic nine-piece ensemble continues the party by transporting audiences on a rambunctious roller coaster ride to yesteryear filled with big horns, wild jungle-jazz rhythms and zoot suits.

Tickets for the performance start at $40 for adults and $5 for youth 18 & under. They are on sale now at the Webb Center Box Office 928.684.6624 or by visiting webbcenter.org/.