Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Concert

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As a unique fundraiser, the Billings Symphony Orchestra is presenting an end-of-season dance party with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on Friday, May 7, at 8 p.m. at the Shrine Auditorium.

Tickets are on sale now at the Billings Symphony office, 252-3610, or online at www.billingssymphony.org. Tickets are $25 for general admission and $50 for VIP, which includes a seat at a table with bar service and exclusive access to the VIP lounge. General admission tickets will also be available at the Shrine.

Currently on tour supporting the group’s eighth studio album “How Big Can you Get? A tribute to Cab Calloway,” Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (considers the album a milestone in a multi-platinum-selling 16-year career.

“Making the album was one of our biggest musical moments,” says lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Scotty Morris, who co-founded BBVD with drummer Kurt Sodergren in southern California.

Trumpeter Glen “The Kid” Marhevka recalls being captivated by Calloway onstage.

“I was 11 years old, and I was blown away; he had so much energy and so many great musicians. This album concept seemed a perfect fit for us because of Cab’s visuals, performances and intense energy. As soon as we rehearsed and played these songs live, it was musically challenging and refreshing to all of us.”

Since their arrival on the music scene in 1993 in a legendary residency at Los Angeles’ Brown Derby nightclub, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s aggressive, musically perceptive approach has proven them over time to be the singular standout among the numerous bands that launched the ’90s swing revival. The seven-man group forged a massively successful fusion of classic American sounds from jazz, swing, Dixieland and big-band music, building their own songbook of original dance tunes, and, 16 years later, BBVD is a veteran force that adds new fans by the roomful every time they play.