Welcome to the home of the Canton Cabaret Orchestra. The Canton Cabaret Orchestra is the professional pit orchestra in residence with the Canton Cabaret Dinner Theatre. The Canton Cabaret Orchestra is a group of professional musicians and arrangers who have worked in the Akron-Canton area for many years with various groups.
Canton Cabaret Orchestra and Barry DeBois
"Come Taste The Wine!"
August 14th
Come Taste the Wine - and come hear the band! Join the Canton Cabaret for a wine tasting with live jazz by musicians from the Canton Cabaret Orchestra.
Watch this website and the Canton Cabaret website for more details soon!
Look for the Canton Cabaret Jazz Combo (a small group from the orchestra) at the Wooster Arts Jazz Festival on Sunday, September 20th. More details soon!
The orchestra consists of 9 pieces, which is ideal for most Broadway books, and can still deliver the punch and drive of a full big band. We also perform arrangements featuring vocalists from the Canton Cabaret.
In addition, we can provide groups or individual instrumentalists for you event. If you need a pianist, a trumpet player, or an entire brass quintet, call the Canton Cabaret Orchestra.
2009 Season with the Canton Cabaret Dinner Theatre
"Life Is A Song Worth Singing"- a tribute to Johnny Mathis - March 20th & 27th
"Broadway - Now & Then" - May 8th & 15th
"Come Taste the Wine ... at the Cabaret" - August 14th
"Dancing with Our Stars" - September 25th
"Dancing at the Sorcerer's Ball" - October 9th & 16th
"New Year's Eve Cabaret Gala" - December 31st
Sample Videos
Click on the links below to see short videos from the 2008 Moonlight Ballroom dance!
Check out some of our favorite artists on these links:
Review of "Remembering Moonlight Ballroom" from 2007:
"Canton Cabaret delivers a night to remember"
"The 9-piece orchestra, which was directed by David Kolinski-Schultz and included veteran sax man Jack Halkides for this event, delivered an authentic sound that was amply bright and full enough to satisfy any big band appetite".
The Observer-Reporter August 16, 2007
2008 Events
GlenOak High School Arts Day
In February the orchestra collaborated with Frank Sinatra tribute artist Michael Sonata and GlenOak High School as part of their Arts Day. Student musicians were integrated into the orchestra while other students performed swing dancing or sang duets with "Ol' Blue Eyes".
Remembering Moonlight Ballroom August 15th and 22nd
Back by popular demand from the 2007 season, "Remembering Moonlight Ballroom" is a celebration of Swing Dancing and the music of the Big Bands. An evening of dancing and musical entertainment featuring the music of Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Duke Ellington, Henry Mancini, and many more. Dance to the songs made famous by the Big Bands of the 40's to the 60's, as well as Latin Jazz and Nouveau Swing.
Life is a Cabaret December 31st, 2008
A wonderful crowd of New Year's Eve revelers experienced the many varieties of Cabaret entertainment. The Canton Cabaret presented samples of Cabarets from Paris, New York, New Orleans, and Las Vegas. Selections included "C'est Magnifique", "St. Louis Blues", "Knock On Wood", and "Almost Like Being in Love".
If you're looking for an upbeat evening of swing and other dance music for your event, or a pit orchestra for a stage show, contact the Canton Cabaret Orchestra. We can deliver the full sound of a classic Big Band, but in a smaller venue. You provide the stage, we provide the live entertainment.
Listen to a sample of the Canton Cabaret Orchestra recorded live!
The Canton Cabaret Orchestra is directed by David Kolinski-Schultz, and regularly features the talents of musicians Lisa Roznovsky, Robert Feldbush, Tom Falen, Mike Willard, Garney Hicks, Larry Pindel, John Chambers, and Scott Thomas.
To contact us for more information, or to book the Canton Cabaret Orchestra, please email:
The Canton Cabaret Orchestra and the Canton Cabaret Dinner Theatre now perform at the McKinley Grand Hotel at 320 Market Avenue South, Canton, OH 44702.
