Gabel Music

Hailed by the Boston Globe as “the real deal, [a bandleader] that looks and sounds like the 1940s” and by the Syncopated Times as “the champion of Big Bands and vintage jazz”, Dan Gabel is a bandleader, trombonist, vocalist, ASCAP arranger, historian, and educator. He serves as President and CEO of the American Big Band Preservation Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, as well as the Musical Director Vaughn Monroe Orchestra, and curator the famous bandleader’s archive by Monroe’s family. 

Dan Gabel and his Orchestra have played throughout the US, featured on numerous recordings, and video/television programs. With a vintage look and sound, they “transport audiences to another time through the sights and sounds of the Big Band era" with renown vocalist Kimberly Hawkey. 

Some recent engagements: US Air Force, National Parks, Queen Mary 2, W.C. Handy Festival (Alabama), Scullers Jazz Club, Mechanics Hall, Hanover Theatre, Museum of American Armor (Long Island), Veterans Inc.