For more than seven decades, Dal Richards & his Orchestra have delighted Canadian with memorable dance music.

A Vancouver legend, Dal continues to swing - leading his orchestra of talented musicians in a blend of unique sounds that capture the best of the big band era, along with jazz, rock and pop standards from the 1930s to today. He's played small towns and big cities throughout the province - and continues to bring his unique sound to British Columbians from White Rock to Whistler, New Westminster to Inuvik and beyond.

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Saturday, June 26th
The Dal Richards Orchestra will kick off a swinging weekend of jazz in Gastown on in Maple Tree Square. Dal and his 16-piece big band - with featured singers Jennifer Hayes, Diane Lines, Bria Skonberg and Jamie Croil will take to the stage at Carrall and Water Streets from 1 till 2 on Saturday, June 26th.

Sunday, June 27th
The Dal Richards quartet featuring Diane Lines and Bria Skonberg, will return to the Lamplighter Pub in Gastown for a late afternoon of swinging jazz on Sunday afternoon, June 27th from 5 till 7 pm. Good food, great fun, and fabulous music... a great way to wrap up a Jazz Festival weekend in Gastown.

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Dal's memoir, "Dal Richards - One More Time" has been nominated for a BC Book Award. Pick up a copy of One More Time, the Dal Richards story, available this October in bookstores everywhere!

 

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Pick up your copy of Dal's latest CD featuring more than a dozen songs of big band music at its finest. Have a listen to the first 5 songs off the album below. More Info.

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Dal's Place is broadcast every Sunday night at 9pm. Generations of BC radio listeners enjoy Dal's often first-hand stories of what went on in the lives of the singers, composers, big band leaders and musicians, delivered in Dal's warm personable style, are a Sunday night staple in many homes - and Dal is delighted to find a new home at AM 650. Dal would like to thank Jimmy Pattison for his continued support of one of the longest running big band radio shows in B.C... with more than 25 years of Dal's Place broadcasts. Please join Dal Sunday nights at 9pm on the station that plays your all time favourites, AM 650.

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"With much having changed in the entertainment business in the last half-century, audiences continue to enjoy the swinging sounds of big band music, and, as long as the audiences keep coming, I will continue to lead the band."

Dal, with his big band orchestra, swinging dance band or combo, is still taking bookings for special events, galas, weddings, birthday, anniversaries, concerts, reunions and dances for years to come - with a long-term goal of entertaining at the 2010 Olympics.

 

 

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