The HBO Combo is a 5-piece band located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The initials for the band, HBO, are a credit to the Howard Bloemker Orchestra, started by Howard in 1947.
Instrumentation includes trumpet, sax/clarinet/flute, trombone, keyboard, & drums.
We specialize in music for listening and/or dancing. Music selections include big band swing, latin, dixieland, show tunes, Great American Songbook, pop, jazz, country, and patriotic.
Audiences especially enjoy our programs with themes: such as Natures Wonders, 20th Century Revisited, Music of the Heart, etc.
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Music samples
Pictures and more about the history of the HBO.
For more information call: Deb McDonough, 513-225-1722 or send email to
squeezeplaymusic@yahoo.com