Posted: August, 2004

OVERTURE CENTER GRAND OPENING TO SWING

The Overture Center for the Arts (Madison, Wis.) will celebrate its grand opening with nine days of music, dance, comedy, poetry, and theatre. From September 18 through September 26 the brand new, downtown arts facility features the best entertainment that local, national and international artists have to offer. Ladies Must Swing are scheduled to play the event's Grand Finale on Sunday Sept. 26 at 4pm.

In 1998, local businessman W. Jerome Frautschi made the breathtaking gift of $50 million for the development of a cultural arts district in downtown Madison. He established the Overture Foundation with these funds to solve the space needs of the city's major arts organizations. Eleven months later, having solicited the opinions of experts and a 48-member community advisory committee, he made the astonishing decision that he would donate another $50 million more for a gift totaling $100,000,000. Internationally famous architect Cesar Pelli was engaged to design the project.

Posted: July, 2004

SRO SIGNS LADIES MUST SWING SIGNS WITH

Capturing the essence of 1940s 'Girl Bands' since 1997, Ladies Must Swing (Madison, Wisconsin) has signed exclusively with SRO Artists, Inc. for nation al representation.

The women in this bona fide Big Band bop their way through a roaring repertoire of 20th century dance classics. Featuring five saxaphones, four trombones, four trumpets, piano, bass, drums, vocals and congas, the combo, now in its eighth year, has steadily gained momentum and a legion of loyal fans. They have set dancers in motion in Washington DC at the National Race for a Cure, at the Women's Health Gala at the Wisconsin State Capitol as well as clubs, private parties, conventions, performing arts centers, schools and ballrooms all across the country.

Posted: June, 2004

LADIES MUST SWING WINS 2004 MAMA

The Madison Area Music Awards has named Ladies Must Swing as Best Jazz Artist for 2004.