BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Big Bad Voodoo Daddy BEGIN:VEVENT UID:164212023-07-23 DTSTART:20230723T230000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230723T040000Z LOCATION:31806 Lake View Drive\nSelbyville DE 19975 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=31806 Lake View Drive\nSelb yville DE 19975;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=31806 Lake View Drive:geo:38.466 017,-75.112054 GEO:38.466017;-75.112054 SUMMARY:Big Bad Voodoo Daddy CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:April\, 2022\, marks the 30-year anniversary of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s\nremarkable arrival onto the music scene. Since its formation in the\nearly nineties in Ventura\, California\, the band has toured virtual ly\nnonstop\, performing on average over 150 shows a year\, and has produc ed\na sizable catalog of recorded music\, with sales of over 2 million\nal bums to date. Early on\, during their legendary residency at the\nDerby ni ghtclub in Los Angeles\, they reminded the world\, in the midst\nof the gr unge era no less\, that it was still cool to swing. The band\,\nco-founded by singer Scotty Morris and drummer Kurt Sodergren\, was at\nthe forefron t of the swing revival of that time\, blending a vibrant\nfusion of the cl assic American sounds of jazz\, swing\, and dixieland\,\nwith the energy a nd spirit of contemporary culture. Big Bad Voodoo\nDaddy’s all original core line-up includes Scotty Morris (lead\nvocals and guitar)\, Kurt Soder gren (drums)\, Dirk Shumaker (double bass\nand vocals)\, Andy Rowley (bari tone saxophone and vocals)\, Glen \"The\nKid\" Marhevka (trumpet)\, Karl H unter (saxophones and clarinet) and\nJoshua Levy (piano and arranger). Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s efforts to\npromote and revitalize swing music have taken shape as much more than\na simple tribute. Taking inspiration from t he creators of this\nuniquely American art form\, the band’s original ho rn-infused music\nand legendary high energy show introduces the genre to a new and\nyounger generation while remaining cognizant and respectful of t he\nmusic’s rich legacy. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's first phase of stardom\n featured an appearance in the 1996 indie film Swingers\, a movie that\nnot only launched the careers of Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau\, but\nintroduc ed Big Bad Voodoo Daddy to an audience beyond their Los\nAngeles base. The band's music has appeared in countless films and\ntelevision shows\, incl uding The Wild\, Despicable Me\, Phineas & Ferb\,\nFriends\, Third Rock Fr om The Sun\, Ally McBeal\, and So You Think You\nCan Dance. They have appe ared live on Dancing With The Stars\, Late\nNight With Conan O’Brien\, N BC’s Christmas in Rockefeller Center\,\nThe Macy's Thanksgiving Day Para de\, a remarkable seven appearances on\nThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno\, a nd the Super Bowl XXXIII Halftime\nShow. The band has also appeared as spe cial guests with many of the\ncountry's most distinguished symphony orches tras\, and has performed\nfor three U.S. Presidents. After 30 years\, 11 r ecords\, over 3000 live\nshows\, and countless appearances in film and tel evision\, Big Bad\nVoodoo Daddy is showing no signs of slowing down\, and is looking\nforward to sharing its music with new and old fans alike\, in 2023. \nVenue: Freeman Arts Pavilion. Presenter: Joshua M. Freeman Foun dation. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:April\, 2022\, marks the 30-year anniversary o f Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s remarkable arrival onto the music scene. Since its formation in the early nineties in Ventura\, California\, the band has toured virtually nonstop\, performing on average over 150 shows a year\, and has produced a sizable catalog of recorded music\, with sales of over 2 million albums to date. Early on\, during their legendary residency at t he Derby nightclub in Los Angeles\, they reminded the world\, in the midst of the grunge era no less\, that it was still cool to swing. The band\, c o-founded by singer Scotty Morris and drummer Kurt Sodergren\, was at the forefront of the swing revival of that time\, blending a vibrant fusion of the classic American sounds of jazz\, swing\, and dixieland\, with the en ergy and spirit of contemporary culture. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s all orig inal core line-up includes Scotty Morris (lead vocals and guitar)\, Kurt S odergren (drums)\, Dirk Shumaker (double bass and vocals)\, Andy Rowley (b aritone saxophone and vocals)\, Glen \"The Kid\" Marhevka (trumpet)\, Karl Hunter (saxophones and clarinet) and Joshua Levy (piano and arranger). Bi g Bad Voodoo Daddy’s efforts to promote and revitalize swing music have taken shape as much more than a simple tribute. Taking inspiration from th e creators of this uniquely American art form\, the band’s original horn -infused music and legendary high energy show introduces the genre to a ne w and younger generation while remaining cognizant and respectful of the m usic’s rich legacy. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's first phase of stardom featur ed an appearance in the 1996 indie film Swingers\, a movie that not only l aunched the careers of Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau\, but introduced Big B ad Voodoo Daddy to an audience beyond their Los Angeles base. The band's m usic has appeared in countless films and television shows\, including The Wild\, Despicable Me\, Phineas & Ferb\, Friends\, Third Rock From The Sun\ , Ally McBeal\, and So You Think You Can Dance. They have appeared live on Dancing With The Stars\, Late Night With Conan O’Brien\, NBC’s Christ mas in Rockefeller Center\, The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade\, a remarka ble seven appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno\, and the Super Bo wl XXXIII Halftime Show. The band has also appeared as special guests with many of the country's most distinguished symphony orchestras\, and has pe rformed for three U.S. Presidents. After 30 years\, 11 records\, over 3000 live shows\, and countless appearances in film and television\, Big Bad V oodoo Daddy is showing no signs of slowing down\, and is looking forward t o sharing its music with new and old fans alike\, in 2023.  Venue: Free man Arts Pavilion. Presenter: Joshua M. Freeman Foundation. 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