George Gee (bandleader)

George Gee is a Chinese-American swing bandleader.

Born in New York City, he grew up with an interest in the big bands of the 1930s and 1940s. In 1980, he founded the 17-piece George Gee Swing Orchestra (originally known as the Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra) while he was a student at Carnegie Mellon University. He performed with this orchestra at the 1995 Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival in New York City.

In 1998, he formed the ten-piece Jump, Jive & Wailers, named after the Louis Prima song "Jump, Jive an' Wail." Gee is popular with lindy hoppers worldwide, including Savoy Ballroom dancers Frankie Manning and Dawn Hampton.

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