North Columbus
Big Band
with Cherie Mannino
Exciting and versatile, this group gives a new kick to your favorite big band classics and dance hits. The group is lead by Milo Mannino, having 40 years experience as a band leader and lead trumpeter. He is known for his swinging big band sound, breathing new life into the soul-stirring music of the big band era and popular dance hits. Consider this group for your wedding reception to create an elegance that will satisfy all ages!
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Song List
Vocal selections for
Cherie Mannino
Our Love Is Here to Stay
When I Fall in Love
Second Time Around
Fly Me to The Moon
Route 66
Paper Moon
Over the Rainbow
All of Me
I’m Beginning to See the Light
The Way You Look Tonight
Nearness of You
Just Squeeze Me
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Popular Dance Hits...
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
I Feel Good - James Brown
Play That Funky Music - AWB
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Late in the Evening - Paul Simon
Unforgettable - Natalie Cole (Nat Cole)
Dancing in the Streets - Martha Reeves
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina & Waves
Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Think - Aretha Franklin (Blues Brothers)
Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel
What A Wonderful World - L. Armstrong
Instrumental selections for North Columbus Big Band
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Moonlight Serenade
The Way You Look Tonight
A String of Pearls
Body and Soul
It Had to Be You
In the Mood
Almost Like Being in Love
New York, New York
On the Sunny Side of the Street
Star Dust
Moondance
Dancin’ in the Dark - Artie Shaw
Jump Jive & Wail!
Zoot Suit Riot
This Masquerade
Don’t Get Around Much
Mambo No.5
Satin Doll
A Foggy Day
I Heard it Through the Grapevine
When I Fall in Love
Take the “A” Train
Sophisticated Lady
The Rainbow Connection
Fly Me to the Moon
Under the Boardwalk
Smooth (Santana)
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About Milo Mannino
Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Milo has been playing his trumpet in The Big Easy and Columbus, Ohio for the past 45 years. Milo and his family relocated to Ohio in November 2006 to manage music stores and develop a musical presence in the Columbus area. Go, Bucks!
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Leading his own groups, including the North Columbus Big Band, formally the Crescent River Big Band, Milo has performed and worked with great artists like Smokey Robinson, Four Tops, Anne Murray, Connie Francis, Bobby Vinton, Al Martino, Regis Philbin, Milton Berle, Don Rickles, Joan Rivers, Shirley Jones, and Keely Smith (wife & sidekick to Louis Prima). Recent performances include the Columbus Arts Festival, London Ribs Jazz Festival, Upper Arlington Music in the Parks Concert Series, and featured at the Columbus Museum of Art's Jazz Master Series.
Currently, Milo can be heard performing with several groups in the Columbus area including Vaughn Wiester's - Famous Jazz Orchestra every Monday night at the Clintonville Women's Club. Also performing with The High Street Stompers, The Ramblers & Cap City Swing!
