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The Summertimes Big Band is Singapore's only all-professional and independent big band which rehearses and performs on a very regular schedule. Formed in 2009 by a bunch of long time musician-friends who have been colleagues at other music ensembles and performance stages, the dynamism and synergy of this big band is often always felt beyond its hard-swinging music - to places where only sincerity, friendships and camaraderie can bring. Passion of the bandsmen are best heard at their live performances where collective dedication raises their already professional levels of performance up a couple of notches. Eight years after its inception, the Summertimes Big Band has played for over five hundred performances, much to the delight to its ever-growing base of jazz enthusiast audience - including the local and regional lindy hop swing dance communities. It's first all-swing concert - "1938 - An Evening of Big Band Music and Dance" - was a sold-out success when the band enjoyed minutes of standing-ovations together with world-renowned lindy hop dancers from Sweden & USA - including the indomitable Dawn Hampton of the famous Hampton family of musicians. Most recently, the band has also been invited to play with Charlie Haden for Mosaic Music Festival 2011's opening evening at The Esplanade.

SemiProfBigBand

Enjoy festive favourites, Big Band Swing and '80s music with this dynamic symphonic wind band! Tanglin Rose Big Band is made up of professional-level classical horn players, together with soloists in each horn section, and an all jazz rhythm section line-up. This band has essentially moved on to specializing in Top 40s of the '80s era and are inspired by the likes of Stevie Wonder and Earth, Wind & Fire.

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Pianist /Composer , Nikki Iles had the life changing experience as a member of the innovative Creative Jazz Orchestra – working with Mike Gibbs, Vince Mendoza and Anthony Braxton .She has had a busy freelance career working with Art Farmer, Rufus Reid, Claire Martin and Julian Arguelles and also recording with Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone, Stan Sulzmann and Dave Holland. With over 30 CDs recorded over 3 decades, she has been described as the “Heroine of British Jazz”. Fresh from working as Composer in Residence with the NDR big band, the HR in Frankfurt and the UMO Jazz Orchestra , she formed her all star British Band to help her bringi into the spotlight a body of work that has been maturing for decades. This music marks a new chapter in a long and distinguished career in British Jazz . Described as a " A distinctive creative voice - exhilarating music with real depth and range in the writing - bought vividly to life by her exceptional band " She is now currently Chief Conductor of the NDR Big Band in Hamburg . Most recent album https://open.spotify.com/album/26lI… the NDR Big Band

SemiProfBigBand

Thank you for taking the time to read about the Bruce James Orchestra- one of the hottest semi-professional big bands in the Vancouver BC area! Our 19 piece ensemble has a long history of providing exceptional big band/jazz/dance band music in the Tri-Cities/Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley; we have been performing all over the Lower Mainland since 1999. We perform a variety of big band music and are adaptable to all types of audiences/performance situations. We are a band that exudes high energy in our performance, incorporates rehearsed choreography in our selections, and is an ensemble which prides itself on excellence in both music, and showmanship.

AmateurBigBand

Die Firefrogs Bigband wurde 2012 am Rückertgymnasium gegründet, um ehemaligen Schülern, die Mitglieder der schuleigenen Kermits Bigband waren, eine neue musikalische Heimat zu bieten; auch Eltern von Schülern des Rückertgymnasiums waren von Anfang an dabei. Willkommen sind aber alle Menschen jeden Alters, die ein Bigband Instrument spielen können und Spaß am regelmäßigen Proben und gelegentlichen Auftreten haben sowie bereit sind, einen überschaubaren und gestaffelten monatlichen Beitrag zur Finanzierung zu leisten. Seit 2023 wird die Bigband von dem Posaunisten Humberto „Tito“ Lopez geleitet. Die Band spielt neben klassischem Bigband Jazz Musik aus allen Stilrichtungen wie Latin, Rock, Pop, Soul, Funk, Reggae. Vorschläge aus dem Kreis der Band sind immer willkommen. Die Band trat unter anderem mehrfach an der Fête de la Musique auf, in der Kunstfabrik Schlot, auf dem Jazztreff des Landesmusikrats, und an Schulfesten des Rückertgymnasiums, anlässlich des Chorfestes auf dem Crelleplatz, auf dem Weihnachtszauber Gendarmenmarkt und auf privaten Veranstaltungen.