Live Music

Lindy Focus puts music first. Simply put, the best music creates the best dancing. We hold nothing back in bringing you quite literally the best live music we believe is possible to assemble. It starts with the bandleaders, but continues with the individual musicians (each all-stars in their own right) and continues further with the song selection itself (yes, we are known to make band set-lists months in advance). 

Main Dances

As always, the focus here is in giving you five nights of historic big band music and modern classics, featuring tributes to the greatest bandleaders and arrangements of the era and today. In past years, each night has been dedicated to a specific classic bandleader: Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Chick Webb, Erskine Hawkins, and more. This year: each bandleader is selecting their own special theme to present each night. The members of The Lindy Focus Orchestra are hand-picked from around the World to join our one of a kind swing orchestra, providing you with 3 full sets of swingin’ classics the evenings of December 27th-31st.
Our Main Dance Bandleaders are:

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    • New Year's Eve is a time of remembrance and tradition. And it just wouldn't feel traditional at Lindy Focus without Jonathan Stout ringing in the new year. The host with the most, the biggest band yet, and the best party of the year all come together.

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Late Nights Bands

These bands are still designed to create the atmosphere and sound of historical dance bands, but here we focus often on looser, smaller groups for a more intimate (if no-less-thrilling) set of shows.  Expect to see around 8 musicians on our late night stage, providing two amazing sets of live tunes during the wee late hours of December 27th-30th. Leading the Lindy Focus Late Night Bands are:

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  • December 28: ???

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  • December 30: ???

Your Lindy Focus ‘26 Musicians

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"The clarinet battle on NYE was a life changing experience." - Nathan

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"There were many times that I was at the main dance strictly to listen and enjoy the music. It was such good music that I almost wanted to stop dancing to better listen at times." - Katie

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"My legs were cooked pretty early because all of my favorite fast bangers were on the first night. Not a bad problem to have lol" - Maxwell

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"Always love the bands and music!" - Tiffany

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"The sound engineering was incredible. Have never heard live music sound so crisp and clear." - Brian

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"All the music was great! One of my favorite parts is watching Keenan jam out 😀" - Elizabeth

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"I told my husband that the music at Focus was the jazz version of seeing My Bloody Valentine live, but for 3+ sets per night for 5 nights. Absolutely incredible." - Alex

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"The live music is always phenomenal and this year was no exception. It was amazing!" - Christine

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"The live music continues to be second to none." - Kyler

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"The clarinet battle on NYE was a life changing experience." - Nathan 🎺 "There were many times that I was at the main dance strictly to listen and enjoy the music. It was such good music that I almost wanted to stop dancing to better listen at times." - Katie 🎺 "My legs were cooked pretty early because all of my favorite fast bangers were on the first night. Not a bad problem to have lol" - Maxwell 🎺 "Always love the bands and music!" - Tiffany 🎺 "The sound engineering was incredible. Have never heard live music sound so crisp and clear." - Brian 🎺 "All the music was great! One of my favorite parts is watching Keenan jam out 😀" - Elizabeth 🎺 "I told my husband that the music at Focus was the jazz version of seeing My Bloody Valentine live, but for 3+ sets per night for 5 nights. Absolutely incredible." - Alex 🎺 "The live music is always phenomenal and this year was no exception. It was amazing!" - Christine 🎺 "The live music continues to be second to none." - Kyler 🎺