Creator of this online treasure is Christopher Popa, born in 1957, long after "the big band era" supposedly ended, and presently a Music Librarian in Chicago, one of the most frequent and famous locales for big bands.  Mr. Popa has authored feature articles, discographies, liner notes, and concert reviews of the big bands for various publications and record labels.  Here, he writes with obvious interest, but without any clouds of nostalgia and sentiment.  Making a play of words on I'm Getting Sentimental Over You, one of the instantly-recognized big band melodies, he smiles and states, "I admire all the talented big band performers, but I'm getting sentimental over few."

ABOUT CHRISTOPHER POPA

CHRISTOPHER POPA

( April 2005 )

CHRISTOPHER POPA

( September 2004 )