Tribute to Frank Sinatra with Joe Bourne and Big Band Express at Tucson Jazz Festival at Westin La Paloma Resort

Named best entertainer by Tucson Lifestyle Magazine readers in 2012, vocalist JOE BOURNE brings a special program of Sinatra hits to the Sunday Brunch. The Massachusetts native began singing when he joined his church choir as a youngster. He's performed all over the world including Australia, Aruba, Brazil and Indonesia and lived in the Netherlands for 25 years. While there he entertained the American and Dutch Military, performed for corporate functions, grand openings, weddings, special events, and on radio and television. A Christmas special with Ray Charles was filmed in Germany and broadcast internationally. Germany honored Joe as “Entertainer of the Year” where he was in high demand. He relocated to Arizona in 2000 and continues to travel and sing, create and perform special shows, including a salute to Lou Rawls, a Tribute to Nat King Cole and his acclaimed Motown show....

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Named best entertainer by Tucson Lifestyle Magazine readers in 2012, vocalist JOE BOURNE brings a special program of Sinatra hits to the Sunday Brunch. The Massachusetts native began singing when he joined his church choir as a youngster. He's performed all over the world including Australia, Aruba, Brazil and Indonesia and lived in the Netherlands for 25 years. While there he entertained the American and Dutch Military, performed for corporate functions, grand openings, weddings, special events, and on radio and television. A Christmas special with Ray Charles was filmed in Germany and broadcast internationally. Germany honored Joe as “Entertainer of the Year” where he was in high demand. He relocated to Arizona in 2000 and continues to travel and sing, create and perform special shows, including a salute to Lou Rawls, a Tribute to Nat King Cole and his acclaimed Motown show.

BIG BAND EXPRESS was founded more than two decades ago in 1994 by Tom Patrick and Dave Plank to promote and perform big band music in Tucson and southern Arizona. For many years, Tom Patrick lead the band from the drum set and created quite a loyal following. After Tom’s retirement from the band, Kelland Thomas as lead alto took the band in a new direction with more contemporary charts and an expansion of soloists fronting the band. In the same vein, the current leader, Pete Swan, has taken the reins of the most swinging band in southern Arizona and is keeping it growing musically.

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