BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20261211T010000Z DTEND:20261211T033000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra DESCRIPTION:"Green Eyes\," "Amapola\," "Tangerine\," 'I Understand\," "I'm Glad There Is You\," and "Maria Elena\," all great songs\, and all hits of the fabulous Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra.\n\n\n\nDavid Pruyn comes to his position as leader of The Fabulous Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra from a lifetime in music. The son of professional musicians and a New Orleans\, LA. native\, began his career at age 11 as a circus drummer\, working for his bandleader Dad. Then followed the path of his hero\, Harry James\, as David became smitten with the trumpet a few years later. After honing his drum and trumpet chops in the demanding repertoire of the circus\, David branched out into Big Band\, Jazz\, and show facets of the music business\, eventually studying arranging\, orchestration\, and conducting. Then in 1994\, by a confluence of accident and necessity\, he discovered the joys of singing. Soon after\, his colleagues were struck by the similarity between his vocal timbre and phrasing and those of the great Mel Torm \, and he became a prot g of the renowned Broadway vocal coach\, Fred Silver. Along the way\, David has played 1st trumpet\, drums\, and/or sung with the Jimmy Dorsey\, Tommy Dorsey\, Harry James\, and Les Brown Bands\, among others.\n\n\n\nPart of the Forte Bank Main Stage Series\n\n\n\nShow Sponsor: Wisconsin Automotive Museum X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:&ldquo\;Green Eyes\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Amapola\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Tangerine\,&rdquo\; &lsquo\;I Understand\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;I&rsquo\;m Glad There Is You\,&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;Maria Elena\,&rdquo\; all great songs\, and all hits of the fabulous Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra.
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\nDavid Pruyn comes to his position as leader of The Fabulous Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra&trade\; from a lifetime in music. The son of professional musicians and a New Orleans\, LA. native\, began his career at age 11 as a circus drummer\, working for his bandleader Dad. Then followed the path of his hero\, Harry James\, as David became smitten with the trumpet a few years later. After honing his drum and trumpet chops in the demanding repertoire of the circus\, David branched out into Big Band\, Jazz\, and show facets of the music business\, eventually studying arranging\, orchestration\, and conducting. Then in 1994\, by a confluence of accident and necessity\, he discovered the joys of singing. Soon after\, his colleagues were struck by the similarity between his vocal timbre and phrasing and those of the great Mel Tormé\;\, and he became a proté\;gé\; of the renowned Broadway vocal coach\, Fred Silver. Along the way\, David has played 1st trumpet\, drums\, and/or sung with the Jimmy Dorsey\, Tommy Dorsey\, Harry James\, and Les Brown Bands\, among others.
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\nPart of the Forte Bank Main Stage Series
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\nShow Sponsor: Wisconsin Automotive Museum LOCATION:Schauer Arts Center UID:e.898.8610 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260624T034316Z URL:https://business.hartfordareachamber.org/events/details/the-jimmy-dorsey-orchestra-8610 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR