Rick Holland Productions

The Uptown Swing Orchestra (10 piece Little Big Band)

The Classic Uptown Swing Orchestra (10 piece Group) will be playing sets of Swing Music at the Lovin' Cup, our next hit is Wednesday February 27th, from 8:30 to 10:30 pm. Please come and join us for some Vintage Swing Music, here in Rochester, NY!


Listen to Uptown's Version of Moten Swing




The Uptown Classic Swing Orchestra introduces Ms. Lindsey Holland as our new featured vocalist!

The Uptown Society Orchestra directed by Rick Holland performed at our wedding reception. They did a fantastic job and the music sounded beautiful! I would recommend them for any event in which you want: elegance, class, and a unique sound. They truly made our day special. -Kimberley Krummrey, Battle Creek, Michigan

Everyone thought the Uptown Society Orchestra was great. You did a wonderful job. I will certainly share your music with others! I enjoyed your music so much that I would like to listen to it more. Thank you again for doing an awesome job! Corey Portatlin, Silver Lake, MI Wedding Reception

"When we heard the Uptown Society perform at a New Year's Eve concert we knew that we wanted them to play at our wedding. They had the perfect blend of jazz, swing and romantic ballads. They are excellent musicians and we were thrilled to find that they were available for our wedding. Our guests were thrilled that we hired them; we received so many compliments. Uptown Society provided a wonderful 'soundtrack' for our storybook wedding."
 Eric and Kim von Oeyen,
Battle Creek, MI


"The Uptown Society Orchestra (10 piece with Nancy Kelly) was extraordinary. Our reception had the perfect balance of the American Song-book to pop music, with the amzing sound of a Big Band. You were professional, and we have received so many compliments on our choice of music for our wedding. Thank you so much." Jeffery and Amy Bernstein, NY, NY

Like the Uptown Swing Sextet, this group also has the option of adding guitar or vocalist to any private or public event. With a repertoire of all it’s own, this group can play dances, corporate events, wedding receptions and ceremonies. (click here for a song-list)

This group was originally was a Swing era ensemble, for it owns 60 Swing Classics, transcribed from some of the Swing Era’s best ensembles. (From Count Basie to Gene Kupra)

As the group expanded over the years, we now feature sets to feature vocalist Nancy Kelly and sets to feature dance music from the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s. We’re especially proud of our new vocal set written for Nancy and the band. These arrangements were assembled by a world-class arranger and composer in Jim Martin. Among these arrangements, we also feature 8 new exciting Christmas compositions for Nancy and the band! 

Uptown is an exciting ensemble for those people who love the Big Band sound, and also want more than just ‘swing’ repertoire.<