Welcome to the Swingtime Big Band Website.

The Swingtime Big Band is an authentic big band comprised of 18 pieces (5 saxophones, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, piano, guitar, bass and drums, and a vocalist).  Swingtime specializes in all types of dance music including ballroom, swing, cha-chas, tangos, Latin, polkas, waltzes, Motown, R & B and rock-n-roll.  Curtis Avant is the vocalist, and Bob Shampay is the band leader.  Most of the contemporary vocals were arranged by the legendary Willy Smith who had also arranged these songs for the top groups in the heyday of Motown.