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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.

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The Thilo Wolf Big Band has been one of the leading European big bands and recently celebrated recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. Numerous international soloists such as multiple Grammy award winners regularly work with the band. with the band. The orchestra has performed on international concert stages and jazz festivals and recorded numerous albums albums, which have been highly praised in the press. In 2007, the Thilo Wolf Big Band was honoured to be inducted into the Big Band Hall Of Fame in the USA. The band also has an international fan base with large communities in Japan, England, France and the USA. The Thilo Wolf Big Band is not only at home on the concert stage. The orchestra is also a popular choice for ballroom and gala events. The modern way of vintage sound!

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Mystere Swing Big Band (LYON- France), une fabuleuse machine à Swing , plus de 45 années sur les scènes de Jazz...festivals, concerts, soirées VIP... Cette formation de 19 musiciens, un chanteur et chef d'orchestre est la digne héritière des grandes formations de jazz des années 40. Le répertoire chanté alterne Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole ou Tony Bennett, et les accents de Michael Bublé, Harry Connick Jr, Kevin Mahogany… Créé en 1976, c'est l'un des plus anciens big band français, 5 CD enregistrés, Mystère Swing est depuis son origine membre du Hot Club de Lyon. L’orchestre enregistre en 1985 l’indicatif du festival « Jazz à Vienne » diffusé chaque soirée. En 1988, MYSTERE SWING est récompensé au Festival de « Jazz à Vienne » En 2005, le carillonneur hollandais Carl van EYNDHOVEN invite MYSTERE SWING pour la création mondiale du « Concerto pour Big Band et Carillon Jazz » au Festival « Carillon Jazz » de MIRIBEL. 2005 encore, 4.000 personnes saluent la prestation de MYSTERE SWING lors de la soirée de clôture des « Nuits de Fourvière » à LYON. Participations : « Jazz à Vienne » en 1994, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022« Jazz Balade » (LYON), « Jazz sur les places » (LYON) en 2012, « Jazz à Annemasse » en 2007, Mystère Swing a eu le privilège de partager la scène et jouer avec Stéphane GRAPPELLI, Michel LEGRAND, Rhoda SCOTT, Eddy LOUISS, Memphis SLIM, Claude BOLLING, Martial SOLAL ou The Golden Gate Quartet.

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The Andrew Linham Jazz Orchestra is a contemporary big band playing the original music of saxophonist and composer Andrew Linham. They premiered their first album 'Weapons of Mass Distraction' in 2017 having formed in 2014 for the performance of two suites of music 'The Linferno Suite' (2013) and 'Theme Music of Anarchic Animals' (2015). They annually perform a 'Christ-Mess Extravaganza' at The Vortex, London and are a hidden gem on the London scene. Enjoying pastiche and wacky humour, this millenial big band is led with irreverance celebrating the wealth of diversity of style in the history of jazz. Downbeat said of them “The cleverly titled Weapons of Mass Distraction firmly establishes the Andrew Linham Jazz Orchestra has a signification addition to today’s big band scene and a group that deserves wider recognition at the international level.” Ed Enright, Downbeat Review (Editor’s Pick) December 2017