bandleader(n = noun.person) - the leader of a dance band;
is a kind of conductor, director, music director
has particulars: benjamin david goodman, benny goodman, goodman, king of swing, herman, woodrow charles herman, woody herman, alton glenn miller, glenn miller, miller, arthur jacob arshawsky, artie shaw, shaw

   The leader of a dance band. [WordNet 1.5]