The Happiest Big Band on Earth had their first show on April 27, 2018, and was born through Matt Grinke’s love of jazz and Disney. Since then, the Happiest band has continued to morph and shift into many different sounds and sizes, anywhere from a trio to the full 17-piece big band, including this quintet! Matt has also shifted from just a Disney fan to pianist and music director for Disney Cruise Line, and is more than happy to arrange and perform Disney tunes even when he’s not on contract! The band’s hour-long set will be followed by a brief intermission, and then a chance to enjoy the grooviest of the studio’s 20th century animated classics, the original 1967 version of The Jungle Book, featuring songs like I Wanna Be Like You, The Bare Necessities and Trust In Me.
Tenor Sax – John Nicholson
Trumpet – Rory Hislop
Piano – Matt Grinke
Bass – Monica Sumulong Dumas
Drums – Trent Otter
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Matt Grinke’s The Happiest Big Band on Earth
Aug 31
2:00pm
VIFF Centre, VIFF Cinema
Open to youth!
$25 youth tickets available
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Credits
Screenwriter
Larry Clemmons, Ralph Wright, Ken Anderson, Vance Gerry
Editor
Tom Acosta, Norman Carlisle
Original Music
George Bruns
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