For booking information please contact

 Ted Wirt 

 (413) 356-3014, or TedWirt@gmail.com

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Our Story!!!

Formed in 1980 as the Flying Fortress Swing Orchestra in 1980, The New England Swing & Soul Orchestra  has ranged from Maine to Pennsylvania during the past 40+ years. NESSO at different times has functioned as a dance band, wedding band, and as a backing band for New Orleans saxophonist Charles Neville.

These days the band appears most frequently in concert as a retrospective of 1930s and 1940s classic swing era:

Music from: Fletcher Henderson, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Benny Goodman,

Glenn Miller, Harry James, Artie Shaw, Ray Noble, Woody Herman, Les Brown, and more!

The Band

Ted Wirt: Alto Sax, Clarinet

Doug Glanville: Alto Sax, Clarinet

Jake Wiener: Tenor Sax, Clarinet

Donna-Lee De Prille: Bari Sax, Vocal

Mike Spencer: Trumpet

Pete McNeaney: Trumpet

Allison Kone: Trombone

Chris Glanville: Trombone

Karl Rausch: Guitar

Diane Choquette: Piano

Andy Lawson: Bass

Dave Choquette: Drums