Dennis McGraw has been performing music on Kauai for the past 25 years. He has recently formed The Paradise Big Band, specializing in the swinging sounds of the big band era. Dennis is also an accomplished actor & director having appeared in and directed many local productions. He also contributes to Kauai's cultural scene in his capacity as artistic director for The Kauai Performing Arts Center (KPAC), the Hawaii State Department of Education's theatre arts learning center on Kauai. Dennis also leads another band, "Swing Shift", a smaller version of the Paradise Big Band