DESCRIPTION:
Vic Volare and the Volare Lounge Orchestra Live at the 1999 Minnesota Music Awards, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
Winner of the Minnesota Music Award - "Best Jazz (Swing) Group" (1999)

Featuring:
"I'm Gonna Miss Minneapolis" 01:24
"Dead On Arrival" 04:50
"That Didn't Take Long" 09:00

Musicians:
Vic Volare, vocals & clarinet
Edgar Oliveira, drums
Dave Luvin, bass
Juan Meguro, guitar
Steve Roehm, vibes
Kelly Rossum, trumpet
Dave Levine, saxophone
Alan Lecher, trombone
with Steve Froehlich, the "Voice of God"

"Indeed, the trend has spread beyond hip teens and twentysomethings. Fogies in their 30s and 40s are following in their parents' dance steps, filling up clubs and taking lessons. Even Katie Couric is learning to swing on the "Today" show. As always, women are often the initiators. Every Tuesday, Minneapolis's Fine Line Music Cafe looks like a sock hop when local crooner Vic Volare holds forth with his big band. Crowds of 300 watch couples spilling off the dance floor. "The ladies gotta like it," Volare says, surveying a few pairs of women swinging. "Otherwise the guys won't come.""
- from NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE, Boppin' Cats And Kittens, Aug 2, 1998