Jimmy Maxwell and His Orchestra: a rare blend of musical talent and savoir-faire that is three fourths professionalism, and the rest sheer magic!  Maxwell;s eclectic ensemble is chalking up rave reviews and return engagements from the Sunbelt to the Big Apple... and from the South of France to the Samba Circuit.  Maxwell draws freely on the sensual syncopation of jazz and his own New Orleansroots to produce distinctive and irresistible dance rhythms.

When society steps out, more and more often it is to the able accompaniment of Jimmy Maxwell and His Orchestra.  The Maxwell mystique has charmed Britain's Royal Family.. and delighted debutantes from San Francisco to Savannah.

Jimmy Maxwell is a consummate professional who sees his music as a business, and makes of his business an art form.  His personal dedication to satisfying the needs and desires of his diverse clientele has meant incessant research, careful analysis of requests, and constant experimentation. Maxwell has assembled his musicians from America's top show rooms, the Broadway orchestra pit, big name bandstands, concert hall platforms, and Bourbon Street bistros-and fused their distinctive styles into a powerful and cohesive "society" sound.  Their solid success is a s much a product of their versatility as of the virtuosity. Jimmy Maxwell is famous for his ability to tap the mood of a gathering and deliver the perfect combination of tunes and tempo that will make the occasion memorable-even if it means tearing up his prepared arrangements and starting over.  So, whether it's a steamy strut down "Forty-Second Street", a romantic ballad "In The Still Of The Night", an invitation to some "Dirty Dancing", a cruise in a "Pink Cadillac", or a swing-era classic to put you "In The Mood" -
Jimmy Maxwell and His Orchestra have
what it takes to take you there!

JMOThe JIMMY MAXWELL Orchestra features the music of the Big Band Era and other tunes from the ensuing years that lend themselves to the instrumentation of the classic Big Band. We have many arrangements that recreate the sounds and styles of the most famous bands: Dorsey, Miller, Basie, Brown, Goodman, Shaw, and scores of original arrangements of tunes from the last sixty years. Our library includes show tunes from Broadway, sambas, cha-chas, beguines, tangos and waltzes among others. Don't be surprised to find tunes from the rock era as well... done a la Big Band, of course!

Our vocalists Elizabeth Messina sing the songs you remember with style, grace and competence that dazzles our audiences. The effort put forth by every single member of this group, whether singers, musicians, rehearsal conductor or set-up crew, is professional in every way despite the fact that this is our avocation. Each of us spends his or her days in one professional capacity or another. The music is our outlet, indeed for most of us, our passion.

We rehearse every week year round, and have done so for more than two decades! Daily private practice to maintain the skills necessary to play at the requisite level of our arrangements is a necessary part of each of our lives.

We constantly seek new music to offer our listeners. Poring over catalogs from far and wide often yields challenging new material. There are still arrangers out there who arrange for the Big Band. We try to encourage them to keep on doing so, by buying their music. We feel that as long as there is a market, as long as today's arrangers can sell their wares to groups of our instrumentation, they'll continue to arrange. And we'll continue to play for another twenty-one years!

Dave Wolpe, Tom Kubis, Peter Blair and Sammy Nestico are just four of today's arrangers whose work is a part of our repertoire. We will constantly add new material as we find it. If you have a favorite you'd like to see us add to our repertoire, please let us know. It's probably available somewhere "out there," and we'll be happy to add it when and if we are able to find it.