Music, Big band

The top 10 brass bands in England go horn-to-horn to win the opportunity to represent the country at the European Brass Band Championships 2014 in Perth.

The band performs jazz-swing from artists such as Vera Lynn, who notably performed during WWII.

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A lavish musical show celebrating the talents of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr.

The ensemble performs a selection of jazz pieces by Joe Locke, with Stan Sulzmann, saxophone.

The ensemble performs the music of Benny Goodman, plus other big band arrangements.

A celebration of the rise of Big Band and Dance Band music in the UK. Including a selection of favourites from the days of the BBC Dance Orchestra under the batons of Jack Payne and Henry Hall through to the music of band leaders including Jack Hylton, Harry Roy, Bert Ambrose, Geraldo, Ted Heath, John Dankworth, Joe Loss…

Zig Zag Band, the Byres Road Big Band and the Glasgow University Big Band come together for this special gig playing some works never performed in Scotland before.

Departing members from The University Of Warwick Big Band play jazz, swing, Latin, funk and soul under the aegis of Musical Directors Dan Parkes, Bradley Price and Nick Perry.

Seventeen-piece swing band.

The ensemble performs big band arrangements of standards and popular tunes.

SNJO alumnus Paul Towndrow (saxophone) leads the big band.

The drummer leads the band as it performs the big band music of composer and musician Woody Herman.

The band performs arrangements of well known standards and popular songs.

The ensemble performs big band arrangements of popular tunes and standards.

Big band formed from an evening class playing mainly jazz standards.

The seventeen-piece London-based band play a compilation of jazz, funk, big band, soul and blues with a distinct Latin and South American influence.

The ensemble performs various jazz and big band songs.

The ensemble performs big band arrangements of standards and easy listening pop songs.

The Belgian group, led by musician and composer Peter Vermeersch, performs avant-garde big band music.