International Big Band Directory ibd

SemiProfBigBand

In the 30s they were called 'Jazz Orchestras', one and a half decades later, 'Big Bands', and today, again, they are often called Jazz Orchestras. Something similar happened to us: In December, 1995, we started out as the 'Uni Big Band' and played the first season undder that name in 1996. Under the direction of Wolfgang Pemberger, we have been maintaining, for twenty years, a broad songbook of classic swing, Frank Sinatra songs (with Christian Dietz, vocals), Argentine rhythms with bandoneon, and funk. We play at Lindy Hop events, festivals, on concert stages, and can be booked for private events. A Big Band - or jazz orchestra - is composed of five saxophones, four trombones, four or five trumpets, and a rhythm section (drums, bass, piano, sometimes guitar). Occasionally, the band features guest musicians. Our musicians are either employees or students of all disciplines of the University of Bern, and all are jazz enthusiasts.

SemiProfBigBand

Øernes Jazz Ensemble is the new big band on Lolland-Falster in Denmark since 2024. Our repertoire is swing and much more, and we have rotating conductors. We are project-oriented, and in 2025 we had trombonist Jiggs Whigham as instructor and soloist for a series of concerts.

SemiProfBigBand

On Cue is a big band from Stockholm that plays dance music. The orchestra is a full-size big band consisting of 17 musicians, two singers and a bandleader. We play all kinds of music, from jazz, pop, disco, soul, funk, Latin, swing to waltz. We are confident in being able to plan a dance evening that suits your audience at your event. The orchestra has sometimes been described as a cover band - but in a big band format. On Cue has purposefully developed a broad repertoire to be able to give the dance enthusiast everything they could want, from all styles for both old and young. The band appears mainly at larger balls and official occasions, for example at academic graduations and formal parties, at the City Hall, balls at various castles, order halls and party venues, but we also provide musical entertainment at parties, anniversaries, balls, corporate events, concerts and as a backing band for various artists. On Cue has played for the dance at the Nobel Prize party three times.

AmateurBigBand

Latin, Jazz und Funk im fetten Big-Band-Sound, swingende Standards aus den 30er und 40er Jahren sowie klangvolle Balladen und flotte Tänze zeichnen die musikalische Vielfalt der TU Big Band Dresden aus. Als studentisches Jazz-Orchester begeistern etwa 30 junge und junggebliebene Musiker unter wechselnder Leitung von Bertram Liskowsky und Mathis Nicolaus das Publikum in Konzertsälen, auf Stadtfesten und in Studentenclubs. Im Jahr 1968 als TU Blasorchester gegründet, tragen noch heute ein Klarinetten- und Flötensatz neben der klassischen Besetzung zum einzigartigen und unverwechselbaren Klang der Big Band bei. Mit gesanglicher Unterstützung schlagen wir einen facettenreichen Bogen von flotten Klassikern wie "The Lady Is a Tramp" bis zu stilvollen Balladen von Roger Cicero. Mit unserem Programm traten wir zuletzt auch auf der HanseSail in Rostock und dem Dixieland Festival Dresden auf. Wir, die TU Big Band Dresden, bieten lebhafte Unterhaltung für jeden Anlass mit unserem vielfältigen Repertoire.

ProfessionalBigBand

The Silesian Big Band is a renowned Polish ensemble led by Grzegorz Nagórski. Since 2020, it has featured seventeen talented musicians, most of whom are graduates of the Jazz and Pop Music Department at the Academy of Music in Katowice. The band includes national and international competition winners and educators connected to the jazz scene in Poland and abroad. Grzegorz Nagórski, the artistic director, is a distinguished musician, composer, educator, trombonist, and euphonist, recognized in Poland and worldwide. He has recorded numerous albums and toured internationally. He is also a professor at the Academy of Music in Katowice and Kraków. In November 2022, the band released its debut album “A Wide Spectrum”, praised as the best big band album in Polish jazz history. The compositions were written by Michael Philip Mossman, Tim Walters, Michał Tomaszczyk, Grzegorz Nagórski, and Paweł Tomaszewski. Since 2024, the orchestra has organized the International Big Band Workshops, inviting musicians from around the world. The workshops are held every August. For more details, please contact us and follow our Facebook page. https://music.apple.com/gb/album/a-… https://vod.tvp.pl/programy,88/konc… https://vod.tvp.pl/programy,88/scen… https://www.facebook.com/Spó… We invite you to cooperate