George Gee & His Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra

b. 31 March 1960, NEW YORK, NY, USA. Of Chinese language and American parentage, Gee had taken an early curiosity about music and even though he loved R&B and rock and roll ‘n’ move, he found a particular affinity with big music group music from the 30s and 40s. While still going to senior high school, Gee performed bass within the college’s jazz music group. In his 1st yr at Carnegie Mellon College or university in Pittsburgh, Pa, he started broadcasting like a disk jockey on the faculty radio train station, basing and naming his display after Martin Stop’s 30s Make-Believe Ballroom radio program. A chance to interview Count number Basie also to listen to the music group live resulted in his decision to create a big music group, which he called the Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra. Playing mainly college and culture dance times, the music group was popular around Pittsburgh and on graduating and his go back to NEW YORK in 1989, Gee shaped a similar music group but rather than fellow university students he right now hired experienced NY jazz and program musicians. This fresh version from the Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra fascinated attention and times. In 1998, Gee shaped another music group, a 10-piece group, the Leap, Jive And Wailers, that benefited from the existing fascination with New Swing. Both bands continuing to flourish in the first 00s, and among engagements the best band has performed will be the annual NY Swing Dance Culture (1987-2002), American Golf swing Dance Championships, NYC (1994-1997), the Boston Golf swing Dance Network (1994-2001), as well as the American Lindyhop Championships (1995, 1998-9). Gee in addition has appeared in the Mellon Jazz Event, Pittsburgh (1985-1989), the 1995 JVC Jazz Event in NY, and in 2001 in the Zurich Arts Event and the higher Connecticut Jazz Event. The band in addition has performed in Tokyo. Among music artists who have performed in Gee’s rings are trombonist Eddie Bert, guitarist Joe Cohn, saxophonist Michael Hashim and trumpeter Walt Szymanski. Furthermore to carrying out, Gee offers lectured at the brand new School College or university, and conducts treatment centers and get better at classes.