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A High Energy Jazz Swing Big Band from the land 'Down Under' playing all the 'Lindy Hop' hits from past and present. The Oz Big Band are dedicated to recreating the music and energy of the great big bands of the 30s, 40s and 50s. Formed in 1985, this 18-piece outfit has become popular amongst the Lindy Hop and Swing Dance scenes around Australia for its authenticity and high energy. Touring regularly around Australia, the Oz Big Band plays the music of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmie Lunceford, Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee and many more. A regular house band at The Mustang Bar in Northbridge, Western Australia, the Oz Big Band knows how to "wind it up, and let it go!" Musical Director: Adrian Hicks

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NP Big Band, a real “Swing Era” Orchestra. When we decided to create a band like the famous swing ensembles of the thirties we had really nothing in hand, except for a big records collection from which to take an inspiration and a great group of dancers to look at. But “those” were no less than Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Chick Webb, all the Lindy hoppers. What a challenge for an Italian group of musicians! Well, the pulsating heart of NP Big Band was the well known Nine Pennies Orchestra, so we had a good starting point. Then a long search among friends to complete the formation followed, and the first few charts were written, listening carefully to the records spending long afternoons on the piano. What else? The dream became true. NP Big Band is a “band of brothers”, in which the atmosphere is relaxed, everyone likes to play this music and no “prima donna” are allowed. Well, we DO have a prima donna, but EriKa, ”the lady who swings the band” deserves it in full. Every tune is played with enthusiasm, you will hear the fantastic drive of the rhythm section, the powerful brass section, the swinging but, when necessary, sweetest reeds… We are sure that somewhere in the skies Benny, Artie and the other Greats, listening to some of our better passages, will comment: “go on, you kids!”

AmateurBigBand

2018 hat sich die Funky Pilots Big Band e.V. in Ulm etabliert: rund 20 engagierte Musikerinnen und Musiker, die sich in der Liebe zu perfektem Sound, coolen Grooves und funky Tunes vereinen. Insbesondere durch den Anspruch der Künstler, Klassiker mit musikalischen Entwicklungen, die dem Puls der Zeit folgen, zu verbinden, stehen die Funky Pilots für eine große Bandbreite an Stilen. Egal, ob zarte Klänge oder geballte Bläser-Power, sanfte Rhythmen oder pochende Beats – dank der richtigen Mischung aus dem vielfältigen Jazz-Repertoire sind kurzweilige und abwechslungsreiche Konzerte vorprogrammiert. Musikalischer Leiter der Band ist Matthias Kamp.

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The Kempen Big Band - Swing, groove and pure joy of playing With its 24 musicians, the Kempen Big Band is one of the best known and most popular big bands on the Lower Rhine area. It has been an integral part of the regional jazz and big band scene for years. Founded in 1981, the band has been led by the internationally renowned jazz trumpeter Markus Türk since 1991. Their repertoire includes sophisticated traditional jazz standards as well as rousing funk, rock and Latin tunes. The band's energetic joy of playing is transferred to the audience - whether with classics by Joe Zawinul, Dizzy Gillespie, Sammy Nestico, Miles Davis, Bob Mintzer, Thad Jones or Herbie Hancock, or with modern titles by Roger Cicero, Michael Bublé and Paul Anka. The classic big band line-up of saxophones, trumpets, trombones and rhythm section has been given a special twist: the young Kempen singer Ilyas Adjana adds his distinctive voice to the band and gives the pieces a fresh, unmistakable sound.

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Le Big Band UIB Jazz Orchestra est un orchestre de vingt musiciens, de la région de Bienne Seeland Jura, dirigé par Steve Muriset. Son répertoire compte des compositions des grands orchestres (Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller), des compositions sud-américaines, de la musique de film et des morceaux contemporains et de variété. Pour les grandes occasions un chanteur ou une chanteuse peut aussi être de la partie.