Name George Gee | Role Musical Artist | |
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Education Carnegie Mellon University Albums Settin' the Pace, Buddha Boogie Similar People George Gee Swing Orchestra, Dawn Hampton, Michael Hashim, Van Alexander, Carla Cook | ||
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George Gee is a Chinese American swing big band leader. Born in New York City, he grew up with a fascination in the big band music of the 1930s and 1940s. In 1980, he founded the retro 17-piece George Gee Swing Orchestra (originally known as the Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra) while he was a student at Carnegie Mellon University. He performed with this orchestra at the 1995 Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival in New York City..
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In 1998, he formed the ten-piece Jump, Jive & Wailers, named after the Louis Prima song "Jump, Jive an' Wail." Gee is a popular with lindy hoppers worldwide, including legendary Savoy Ballroom dancers Frankie Manning and Dawn Hampton.
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