About Us
Performing primarily in the northern Chicago suburbs, the Highland Park Pops Big Band is interested in entertaining at your next public event or benefit.
Big Band Sound,
Popular Jazz
Arrangements
For more than four decades, the Highland Park Pops Big Band has kept jazz from the big band era alive on the North Shore, playing the classic and popular arrangements of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman,Stan Kenton and many other renowned artists and styles. The music is timeless, and the full, brassy sound is enjoyed by music lovers of all ages at outdoor programs, civic functions and dances.
Live Jazz in the
Chicago Suburbs
Performing throughout Chicago's northern suburbs, the band
is affiliated with the Park District of Highland Park.
Contact us if you enjoy live jazz and big band music, you're searching
for big bands in the Chicago suburbs, or you want to bring live music
from the big band era to your upcoming public event, civic function,
benefit or concert program in the northern Chicago area.
Let Us Enliven Your
Next Event
The Highland Park Pops Big Band performs at public
events, benefits, concerts and outdoor summertime
functions. The music selections and performance style
are adaptable for settings as diverse as dances, festivals,
fairs or auditorium concerts.
Some of our performances include Custer Fair Evanston,
Libertyville Festival of the Arts, 210Live Highwood, Mather
Place Wilmette, Skokie Public Library and David Adler Center
Speakeasy Benefit.