Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/04/2026
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Location
Campus Jax
3950 Campus Drive
Newport beach,

The BBB Featuring Bernie Dresel is blistering big band jazz with rockabilly flair, blending top-tier musicianship with a signature rhythmic drive.This 16-piece ensemble offering a compelling mix of intricate arrangements, tight swing, and dynamic energy — a must-see for fans of tight powerful drumming and big band brilliance with fun swingin’ arrangements!

At the helm is drummer extraordinaire Bernie Dresel. Modern Drummer readers’ poll named him “Best Big Band Drummer” and Drum! Magazine put him on their list of “53 Drummers Who Made a Difference in the ’90s” along with a Drummie for Best Big Band Drummer.He has backed Maynard Ferguson, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, and Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, playing on numerous Grammy Award®️ winning recordings, along with hundreds of motion picture/television soundtrack credits including Incredibles 2, Minions, The Simpsons and Family Guy.

This hard swinging band, full of seasoned pros, will be playing selections from their 4 albums including the just released vinyl “Number One Son”, recorded live to tape at EastWest Studios in Hollywood. Uniquely different by today’s standards, this recording used a completely analog signal path capturing the entirety of the warmth, energy, and timbre that only such an audiophile recording can offer (available to sample and buy at SoundscapesMedia.com)

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Bernie Dresel: Drums

Grant Geissman: Guitars

Djordje Stijepovic: Upright Slap Bass

Dave Richards: Trumpet

Michael Campagna: Trumpet

Kris Bergh: Trumpet

Jeff Bunnell: Trumpet

Alan Kaplan: Trombone

Ryan Dragon: Trombone

James McMillen: Trombone

Todd Eames: Bass Trombone

Brian Scanlon: Soprano & Alto Sax, Clarinet

Kirsten Edkins: Alto Sax

Alex Budman: Tenor Sax

Tom Luer Tenor Sax

Glen Berger: Bari Sax

Arrangements by:

James Mcmillen

Nan Schwartz

Anthony Bonsera

Dave Richards

Jeff Bunnell

Brian Scanlon

Brian Williams

Grant Geissman

Andrew Neu

Jack Cooper

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