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If you like to carry items, take walks, and wave at strangers, consider joining GFBLA Marching in our upcoming Pride Parade… Read more: Volunteer with us!

Mark your calendars and get your dancing shoes ready! See you on June 1 at 4:30pm at The Mayflower Club for… Read more: Pride Dance

Get your blankets and chairs ready for our ✨ free ✨ Why We Pride concert in Lafayette Park at the HOLA… Read more: Why We Pride

Looking forward to seeing you all at this year’s Sunday Blues concert! Grab a blanket or a chair to get comfy… Read more: Sunday Blues

ASSISTANT BAND DIRECTOR OVERVIEW: An Assistant Band Director is responsible for helping coordinate their band in tandem with the Band Director, including… Read more: Hiring Assistant Artistic Staff Positions

Get ready to explore themes of queerness in various artistic mediums and join us for a narrated journey of self-discovery and… Read more: Masks and Metamorphosis

Drum Major Leonard Dootson (He/Him) is a Southern California native and a proud member of GFBLA since 1990. With a B.S.… Read more: Meet the Leadership of GFBLA Marching

Consider this your official prom-posal to our Spring Fling! Enjoy our marching band and color guard’s premier performance outside the Heart… Read more: Spring Fling

It’s Member Spotlight time with Shelby! Get to know her a bit below! 💕🥳 “I’m Shelby (she/hers) and I’ve been playing… Read more: Member Spotlight: Shelby Heaster

Jazz Band says, “Step aside, Pharrell, okayyyy”💁🏽💁🏾‍♀️💁🏼‍♂️ Of course we jest, but for real, how fun was our show at The… Read more: Fallin’ For Jazz Wrap Up

Almost a month ago we were able to return to the legendary The Huntington Library for our latest Concert Band performance “The… Read more: The Ol’ Song and Dance Wrap Up

⏰ Hurry, sponsorships close November 24th! ⏰ Pick a piece 🎶 (from the jazz or concert band) to sponsor and see… Read more: Sponsor a Piece!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Come get some holiday cheer at our Winter Wonderband performance December 8th! 🎄🎅❄️🎷🎺 And if… Read more: Winter Concert

Eat, Drink, and be Mary! Join us November 27th at 7PM at West Hollywood’s Hamburger Mary’s for our annual fundraiser!  Legendary… Read more: Drag Queen Bingo

We freakin ❤️ our New Members so much and Demi is one of the coolest! Read all about him below! 📖📣… Read more: Member Spotlight: Demi Tupua

This Autumn, the GFBLA Jazz Band will present Fallin’ For Jazz at the Mayflower Club in North Hollywood. Whether you tap your feet… Read more: Fallin’ For Jazz

Not really. But you could see it in shiny print! Find out how by reaching out to us through our contact… Read more: See Your Name in Lights!

You can take us HOT TO GO! We just premiered our new tune by Chappell Roan at Burbank’s Pride in the… Read more: Pride in the Park Recap

Come spend part of your Saturday with us at Burbank Pride at Johnny Carson Park (400 Bob Hope Dr.) as the Pep… Read more: Pride in the Park

GFBLA is just chock full of the coolest members like Thomas Colby (@filmstarcolby). In addition to really killin’ those clarinet riffs, Thomas… Read more: Member Spotlight: Thomas Colby

We are THRILLED to invite you to our exciting return to the Huntington for a concert filled with Song & Dance… Read more: Fall Concert

Marching Season may be over for now, but Pep Band is in full swing and we are looking for new members… Read more: Join Our Pep Band!

Jazz Band has had a busy summer so far! We’ve played two exciting gigs at brand new venues: Boston Court Pasadena… Read more: Jazz Band Summer Recap

Come be a part of our next Pride celebration, this time with the GFBLA Concert Band! We’ll be performing themes and… Read more: GFBLA Hosts Pride and Popcorn at HOLA

A recap of another great Pride Celebration earlier this month in West Hollywood. Thanks to all our friends, supporters, and especially… Read more: GFBLA Keeps the Pride going in WeHo

How cool to be featured in LA Magazine!! Happy Pride, now go pick up a copy now or check out the… Read more: GFBLA Featured in LA Magazine

GFBLA Marching Band kicked off Pride 2024 in Long Beach last Sunday and had a blast! Hats off to our dedicated… Read more: GFBLA Kicks off Pride 2024 in Long Beach

Enjoy big band jazz and swing hits performed by the thrilling jazz ensemble of the second-oldest LGBTQ+ community band in the… Read more: GFBLA Jazz Band to play Boston Court Pasadena