Welcome!
With lots of brass, a little sass, and plenty of pizzazz, the award-winning George Lake BIG Band would be happy to swing for you sometime soon. Their finely tuned repertoire draws on the timeless appeal of the greats; Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw through Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Diana Krall and Michael Buble. Whether you are looking for a dance band, a swing orchestra or a full on jazz orchestra, the George Lake BIG Band has you covered. This distinctive blend has given the George Lake Big Band a unique style that continues to win fans from every generation. Simply put, they can really swing! Whatever your event, be it a corporate event, a festival, a special birthday, anniversary or wedding, we’ve done them all.
A BIG Thanks to all who attended
Music to Remember ’25
It was a HUGE success
Looking forward to Music to Remember ’26
November 7, 2026
Tickets $70
Early Bird Special on Now!
$65
Purchase your tickets before March 16th and save.
Last week to save on
Music to Remember ’26
November 7, 2026
Tickets $70
Early Bird Special on Now!
$65
Purchase your tickets before March 16th and save.
Hear the band live!
march
Event Details
Swingin' At The Duke Join the swinging George Lake BIG Band for this one night only event. Great food in a great venue. Come
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Event Details
Swingin’ At The Duke
Join the swinging George Lake BIG Band for this one night only event.
Great food in a great venue. Come and enjoy dinner and show with the best music ever written performed by a 20 piece jazz orchestra. This month featuring two fabulous vocalists Diya Tirone and special guest John Amato
1225 Queen Street East at Leslie
Lots of Parking on site behind The Duke off Leslie Street and along Leslie.
The Queen Street car stops at our door
Reservations highly recommended – Don’t miss out !
$15 Cover Children Under 12 FREE
Call The Duke
416 466 2624
Time
(Sunday) 5:00 pm EST
Location
The Duke Live
1225 Queen St. East Toronto Ontario Canada M4M 1L6
Organizer
George Lake BIG Band
22mar2:00 pmPickering Recreation Complex DanceDancing at The Rec Centre
Event Details
Join the swinging George Lake BIG Band for this great dance event Free Parking Light refreshments, HUGE dance floor, free parking and
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Event Details
Join the swinging George Lake BIG Band for this great dance event
Free Parking
Light refreshments, HUGE dance floor, free parking and the twenty piece George Lake BIG Band
to get those toes tapping.
Dancing Dancing Dancing
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Chestnut Hill Developments RC – 905.683.6582
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East Shore CC – 905.420.6588
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George Ashe LCC – 905.420.2370
Payment can be made via debit or credit at all of the locations.
Time
(Sunday) 2:00 pm EST
Location
Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex (formerly the Pickering Recreation Complex)
1867 Valley Farm Road
Organizer
City of Pickering EventKim Ospina 905.420.4660 ext. 1174
april
12apr5:00 pmThe Duke LiveSwinging at The Duke
Event Details
Swingin' At The Duke Join the swinging George Lake BIG Band for this one night only event. Great food in a great venue. Come
more
Event Details
Swingin’ At The Duke
Join the swinging George Lake BIG Band for this one night only event.
Great food in a great venue. Come and enjoy dinner and show with the best music ever written performed by a 20 piece jazz orchestra. This month featuring two fabulous vocalists Diya Tirone and special guest John Amato
1225 Queen Street East at Leslie
Lots of Parking on site behind The Duke off Leslie Street and along Leslie.
The Queen Street car stops at our door
Reservations highly recommended – Don’t miss out !
$15 Cover Children Under 12 FREE
Call The Duke
416 466 2624
Time
(Sunday) 5:00 pm EST
Location
The Duke Live
1225 Queen St. East Toronto Ontario Canada M4M 1L6
Organizer
George Lake BIG Band
june
07jun2:00 pmPickering Recreation Complex DanceDancing at The Rec Centre
Event Details
Join the swinging George Lake BIG Band for this great dance event Free Parking Light refreshments, large dance floor, free parking and
more
Event Details
Join the swinging George Lake BIG Band for this great dance event
Free Parking
Light refreshments, large dance floor, free parking and the twenty piece George Lake BIG Band
to get those toes tapping.
Dancing Dancing Dancing
Tickets go on sale at the Recreation Complex, East Shore CC and George Ashe LCC
Time
(Sunday) 2:00 pm EST
Location
Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex (formerly the Pickering Recreation Complex)
1867 Valley Farm Road
Organizer
City of Pickering EventKim Ospina 905.420.4660 ext. 1174
14jun5:00 pmThe Duke LiveSwinging at The Duke
Event Details
Swingin' At The Duke Join the swinging George Lake BIG Band for this one night only event. Great food in a great venue. Come
more
Event Details
Swingin’ At The Duke
Join the swinging George Lake BIG Band for this one night only event.
Great food in a great venue. Come and enjoy dinner and show with the best music ever written performed by a 20 piece jazz orchestra. This month featuring two fabulous vocalists Diya Tirone and special guest John Amato
1225 Queen Street East at Leslie
Lots of Parking on site behind The Duke off Leslie Street and along Leslie.
The Queen Street car stops at our door
Reservations highly recommended – Don’t miss out !
$15 Cover
Call The Duke
416 466 2624
Time
(Sunday) 5:00 pm EST
Location
The Duke Live
1225 Queen St. East Toronto Ontario Canada M4M 1L6
Organizer
George Lake BIG Band
july
25jul2:00 pm4:30 pmRex Hotel Jazz & Blues BarGeorge Lake BIG Band Live!!!!
Event Details
.Great central location, food and entertainment rolled into one package. Join us for a matinee performance at The Rex. Parking is just up the street on St
Event Details
.Great central location, food and entertainment rolled into one package.Join us for a matinee performance at The Rex. Parking is just up the street on St Patrick OR the Rex is a two minute walk from the Osgoode subway station.Keep Swinging!Steve PettaforBand Leader |
Time
(Saturday) 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location
Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues
194 QUEEN ST. WEST TORONTO, ON M5V1Z1
Organizer
Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues416.598.2475
november
07nov5:00 pm11:00 pmMusic to Remember 2026Non-stop Dancing!
Event Details
THE music event in November is when the George Lake BIG Band and Little Peter and the Elegants combine to give you wonderful music from many decades. We
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Event Details
THE music event in November is when the George Lake BIG Band and Little Peter and the Elegants combine to give you wonderful music from many decades. We have set the date this year as Saturday, November 7, 2026. We’ve taken your comments and suggestions from the past events and we’re pleased to announce that this year we will have three buffet stations to speed up the food service.
Doors will open at 5:00pm, the buffet will start at 5:30pm and the live music begins at 7:00pm. The George Lake BIG Band and Little Peter and the Elegants will alternate sets for your dancing and listening pleasure! Let’s look at the improvements for this year!
The Trillium Ballroom features:
- 11,500 square feet of space, compared to 4,600 square feet at our 2024 event
- Comfortably accommodates up to 650 people – we will restrict ticket sales to 360
- Has a significantly bigger dance floor measuring 2,400 square feet, compared to 900 square feet at the 2024 event
You can view photos of our upgraded venue at this webpage: https://www.littlepeterandtheelegants.com/le-treport-2025
Only 360 tickets will be sold to ensure ample dancing space and comfortable seating for everyone. Two bars will be set up and more employees will be working the room.
Tickets are $70 per person and we are offering a discounted price of $65 for groups of 10 or more.
Early Bird Special
Until February 28, 2026 we are offering an early bird special of $65 for all tickets purchased by that date
When reserving a full table, you can now choose between a table of 10 or a table of 8 and we will be asking for a larger table size for these groups. Feel free to e-transfer $65 for your early bird tickets x the number of tickets to steve.pettafor@gmail.com or mail a cheque payable to “Peter Toller” to Peter Toller, 92 Lakeshore Rd. E. Mississauga, ON L5G 4S2. We will then get the tickets out to you.
Please tell your friends about this exciting event! Contact us anytime. Music to Remember on Saturday November 7 will be a highlight of 2026!
Peter Toller (LP&E) toller@sympatico.ca 905-274-6131 TEXT 416-464-8067
Steve Pettafor (GLBB) steve.pettafor@gmail.com Call or Text 905-767-2516
Time
(Saturday) 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm EST
Location
Le Treport Wedding & Convention Centre
1075 Queensway East
Organizer
Little Peter and the ElegantsCall Peter 905-274-6131 or Steve 905-767-2516 for info or tickets
december
Event Details
Join the swinging George Lake BIG Band for this great annual event Free Parking Light refreshments, large dance floor,
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Event Details
Join the swinging
George Lake BIG Band
for this great annual event
Free Parking
Light refreshments, large dance floor, free parking and the twenty piece George Lake BIG Band to get those toes tapping!
Dancing Dancing Dancing
But wait! That’s not all!
A poinsettia for all in attendance.
Tickets will go on sale October 27
Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex | 1867 Valley Farm Rd
East Shore Community Centre | 910 Liverpool Road S
George Ashe Library & Community Centre | 470 Kingston Road
Time
(Sunday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST
Location
Pickering Recreation Complex
1867 Valley Farm Rd, Pickering, ON L1V 6K7
Organizer
City of Pickering EventKim Ospina 905.420.4660 ext. 1174
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