DAN LEVINSON and His SWING WING with Molly Ryan

Dan Levinson and His Swing Wing—named after bandleader Paul Whiteman's "band within a band" during the 1930s—brings together some of the finest musicians in the New York area.  The repertoire of this seven-piece group includes the music made famous by such pre-eminent Swing Era small bands as Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven, Bob Crosby's Bobcats, the John Kirby Sextet, Bud Freeman's Summa Cum Laude Orchestra, and others, expertly blending written music with free-wheeling improvisation.  Molly Ryan's lush, elegant voice adds a dash of spice to the ensemble, recalling the style of the legendary big band singers of the '30s.  Their debut CD, At the Codfish Ball (Loup-garous LG-2004), is due out at the end of 2008.