The Dave Barry Big Band was formed in 2003 by Dave Singleton and Barry John,

two prominent musicians from the Rhondda Valley.

The band draws on the best Welsh musicians for its line up and performs regularly at public and private events throughout South Wales.

The Dave Barry Big Band is a true big band with 5 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, a 4-piece rhythm section and 2 singers. It is keeping the big band sound alive and well in the valleys.

As well as the jazz standards, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Glen Miller, Duke Ellington are all in the repertoire. And who can resist those timeless classics of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Tony Bennett, Bobby Darren, Matt Monro and Michael Bublé and from our female vocalist comes a range of songs from Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, Shirley Bassey and many other greats, which always go down well with every type of audience, regardless of age.

But that's not all. The Dave Barry Big Band also has an alternative repertoire of rhythm and blues, disco, latin and funk to liven up the most reserved of audiences.

The Dave Barry Big Band's 'pop' repertoire is particularly popular with our audiences, and this music includes, for example, orchestrations from many famous artists including The Drifters, The Beatles, Neil Diamond, Abba, Tom Jones, Blues Brothers, Amy Winehouse, Duffy, and many more...