THE HELMUT LICHT BIG BAND

CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO HEAR THE BAND PLAY 4 SONG EXCERPTS
Arrangements by Frank Comstock
Moten_Swing_Laura_Beer_Barrel_Polka_Amor_Rumba.mp3

Hire my Big Band for your next affair!!
How  about a Big Band Wedding?

3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, 5 Saxes, Rhythm and Vocalist.

An ordinary Big Band plays mostly Swings, Fox trots and Ballads, because
that's what most of the classic Big Bands such as Duke Ellington, Glen Miller,
Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, etc., played.

Besides all the standard Big Band Swing music, my Big Band plays all the Ballroom Dance Rhythms
in strict and steady tempo! (See chart below)




For booking information please contact me at:
Lyman409@yahoo.com
or call me at (410)-323-0866


If the Big Band is too big for your affair, consider my
sextet - quintet - quartet - trio or duo.

Here is my sextet
Ballroom Dancers: Here is a listing of all the strict ballroom dance tempos:
Tempos are listed in BPM (Beats Per Minute)
RHYTHM
AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL
GENERAL
FOX TROT
124-144
112-120
SWING / JIVE
128-160
176-204
WEST COAST SWING
105-115
ENGLISH WALTZ
96-108
84-93
VIENNESE WALTZ
168-180
RUMBA
128-136
108-116
BOLERO
96-112
CHACHA
120-128
128-136
MAMBO / SALSA
192-204
160
TANGO
120-132
128-136
SAMBA
112-120
96-100
MERENGUE
116-128
PASO DOBLE
120-128
QUICKSTEP
200-208
POLKA
109-128
Note:
There are various dance authorities in existence world wide, 
who assign their own preferred tempos to the various dances!

Hi everybody!

YOU CAN HEAR AND DANCE TO MY ‘Ballroom’ BIG BAND ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:

 

July 7 at the Parkville American Legion

August 4 at the Parkville American Legion

 

August 28 Helmut’s BIG BAND plays at Dover Downs Casino for the year’s best Ballroom Dinner Gala!

 

September 1 at the Parkville American Legion

October 6 at the Parkville American Legion

November 3 at the Parkville American Legion

December 1 at the Parkville American Legion

 

Here are the latest developments.