Harry James Orchestra Concert and Dance

- Music Hall Ballroom springs back to life with live big band music and dancing on November 17, 2024 at 7pm. Western and Southern Financial Group presents The Harry James Orchestra to benefit public radio WMKV and WLHS. The Harry James Orchestra will be playing songs from the swing era and the Great American Songbook and is led by Fred Radke, who played trumpet for James and has been the current orchestra's director since James' death in 1983.

The Harry James Orchestra plays James' original charts of such hits as "I've Heard That Song Before," "I Had the Craziest Dream", "Sleepy Lagoon", "I Don't Want to Walk without You", and "I'm Beginning to See the Light." The concert and dance is Sunday, November 17, 2024, from 7:00 -10:00 p.m. at Music Hall Ballroom. Tickets are $30 and $35 on the day of the concert. Tickets can be purchased at the Aronoff Center and Music Hall Ticket Offices, by calling (513) 621-2787, or online at www.cincinnatiarts.org. The three-hour concert and dance will benefit public radio WMKV 89.3FM and WLHS 89.9FM.