Big Band & Singers - Wedding Dance Band - Welsh Brass Trio
Located in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, Phil Dando offers you music for every occasion. Giving you the option of a Big Band, Dance Band, Jazz Band or Welsh Brass Trio for your wedding band entertainment.

Phil Dando has had over twenty five years experience as a professional trombonist. He currently runs his own Big Band, 7 piece Dance Band, Jazz Sextet, Walkabout Jazz Band, Brass Ensemble and the Welsh Brass Trio. He is bass trombonist with the National Chamber Orchestra of Wales and has performed in many orchestral concerts and T.V. programmes in recent years.

The Phil Dando Big Band comprises 15 members, each of whom is a superb musician. This unique lineup of 4 Trumpets, 5 Saxophones, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, 2 Vocalists and Phil himself on Trombone, provides a wonderfully rich sound. The band faultlessly recreates the sound of the Big Band era with all the timeless classics. Weddings are our speciality, we offer the complete package with ‘disco’ type lights and disco music as well as the amazing experience of a live big band.

The Phil Dando Dance Band is popular for all types of dances, functions and parties, weddings being a speciality. The band's library encompasses a wide range of dance music with something to suit all tastes including jazz, swing, rock and roll, Latin-American, big band, pop music from the 60's to the present day, male and female vocals, as well as a vocal group.

Phil also finds time to run a Traditional Dixieland Jazz Band, which specialises in providing music for outside venues. This is a totally acoustic band (no electric instruments of any kind!) which recreates the sound of the New Orleans style jazz bands of yesteryear, playing favourites from the jazz giants.

Now into its twentieth year of entertaining, informative, humorous children's concerts the Welsh Brass Trio invites you to treat your pupils to this valuable learning experience. These concerts are guaranteed to arouse and awaken children's interest in music, performing, history, and technology. The concerts trace the history and development of brass instruments from their origins to the present day. A wide variety of music is performed during each concert, ranging from the twelfth century to the present day.

Among other cities, Phil Dando Big Band & Singers may serve the following areas: Swansea, Cardiff, Newport, Bridgend, Wrexham, Carmarthen, Barry, Caernarfon, Colwyn Bay, Conwy, Haverfordwest, Llanelli, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath, Pontypridd, Port Talbot, Talybont, Burry Port, Builth Wells, Buckley, Brynteg, Brecon, Bow Street, Borth, Boncath, Bodorgan, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Blackwood, Betws-y-coed, Beaumaris