Bill Hicks is a veteran professional trumpet player who has entertained crowds from coast to coast. From 1976-79, he was the lead trumpeter for the Harry James Orchestra. He toured the country with the James band and appeared on national TV shows, such as a John Denver Special and the Merv Griffin Show. He has performed with a host of Big Bands ranging from Bob Crosby to Lee Castle and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra.

Today in central Pennsylvania, Bill Hicks owns Big Band Nostalgia Productions, which includes Big Band Nostalgia, 2nd Avenue Swing Riot, Combo Nostalgia and Bill Hicks Brass. His big band performs at locations such as The Hotel Hershey, Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Nissley Vineyards and the Hershey Country Club. Bill regularly performed at the American Music Theatre Orchestra in Lancaster, Pa.from 1997 through 2008.

Bill Hicks trumpet has backed up groups ranging from the Temptations and Four Tops to Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra. For 17 years while living in the Los Angeles area, Bill Hicks studied trumpet with the 'King of Brass,' Claude Gordon, the former top trumpeter with CBS Orchestra. Bill Hicks was first chair in the 72nd U.S. Army Concert and Marching Bands and lead trumpet in the dance band at Ft. McArthur from 1970-73.

Bill Hicks offers private trumpet lessons from his studio near Denver, Pennsylvania.

Bill Hicks

Tricia Scott

Vocalist Tricia Scott's smooth alto voice heightens your listening pleasure. Her fresh interpretations of contemporary hits, along with her enthusiasm for performing the 1930's and 40's standards and big band classics, make Scott a big factor in Big Band Nostalgia's success.

The former Miss Lebanon Valley, was trained in classical piano and vocal studies and has toured in musical revues and summer-stock musicals, including a tour as female vocalist with the Tom Thumb Revue. She has been featured as a vocalist at the world famous Hotel Hershey. Scott has also worked as a studio vocalist for advertising jingles. She also performs the lead vocal work with her own band.

Bonnie Heller

A lifelong resident of the South Central Pennsylvania region, Bonnie Heller brings her smooth jazz vocal stylings to 2nd Avenue Swing Riot. Over the past 25 years, performing with numerous bands, Bonnie has entertained scores of dinner guests at the area's finer eateries, as well as thousands at private receptions and corporate gatherings in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Listeners are enthralled by her vocal savvy and expressive feel for each and every note, as she lends her sultry, rich vocals to each musical arrangement.