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BBC Big Band
The BBC Big Band has a very varied repertoire, ranging from contemporary jazz to its ever-popular Rat Pack and Glenn Miller tribute sets, and is available for concert performances, recordings and private or corporate functions (including dinner dances).
Contact
Please contact Elli Appleby for further information.
Elli Appleby
Special Projects Manager
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Email: Eleanor Appleby
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7608 8839
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7608 8801
BIOGRAPHY
The BBC Big Band is widely regarded as the UK’s leading Big Band – and recently won the ‘Best Big Band Award’ at the 2007 British Jazz Awards. The Band has played with stars such as George Benson, Van Morrison, Georgie Fame, Tony Bennett, George Shearing, Michel Legrand, Phil Woods, Joe Lovano, Cleo Laine, Lalo Schifrin, Michael McDonald, Bob Brookmeyer and Ray Charles.
In addition to its regular studio and concert recordings, the BBC Big Band regularly gives live performances at major venues around the UK, as well as touring with major music artists abroad. Within the UK, the BBC Big Band is probably best known for its regular Monday night show Big Band Special on BBC Radio 2, as well its appearances on BBC Radio 3’s Jazz Line Up. Its performances also reach huge global audiences through its regular broadcasts for the BBC World Service, satellite radio and via the internet.
Building on the strong reputation it has built up through performances on the UK and European festival circuit, the BBC Big Band has recently appeared at the Aberdeen, Gateshead, Cheltenham, Edinburgh, Great North and Brecon jazz festivals, as well as in annual concerts at London’s Royal Albert Hall BBC Proms and Proms in the Park series.
At the recent BBC Play It Again event at Symphony Hall in Birmingham, the BBC Big Band worked with Black Voices and hundreds of aspiring musicians from the area, in an educational music project which was widely acclaimed by both the media and the public alike.
Highlights of the current season include a series of six concerts for broadcast on BBC Radio 2, celebrating the BBC Big Band’s role as Associated Artist of the Birmingham Town Hall throughout the inaugural season of the newly re-launched concert venue. The Band also played at the re-opening concert. The BBC Band looks forward to a series of exciting future performances, including concerts at the London, Coventry, Scarborough and Swansea jazz festivals.
'By far the best band to come out of England.' - George Shearing
'A wonderful bunch of guys, made up of the finest jazz musicians in the country - the best in the business.' - Clare Teal
'A jazz orchestra primed and at the ready to get to the heart of the matter. Now, for survival; one must be versatile, for jazz; one must be ready to swing...hard! The BBC Big Band live both realities!' - Julian Joseph
'A wonderful band.' - Tony Bennett
Please contact Elli Appleby for further information.
Elli Appleby
Special Projects Manager
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Email: Eleanor Appleby
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7608 8839
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7608 8801
BIOGRAPHY
The BBC Big Band is widely regarded as the UK’s leading Big Band – and recently won the ‘Best Big Band Award’ at the 2007 British Jazz Awards. The Band has played with stars such as George Benson, Van Morrison, Georgie Fame, Tony Bennett, George Shearing, Michel Legrand, Phil Woods, Joe Lovano, Cleo Laine, Lalo Schifrin, Michael McDonald, Bob Brookmeyer and Ray Charles.
In addition to its regular studio and concert recordings, the BBC Big Band regularly gives live performances at major venues around the UK, as well as touring with major music artists abroad. Within the UK, the BBC Big Band is probably best known for its regular Monday night show Big Band Special on BBC Radio 2, as well its appearances on BBC Radio 3’s Jazz Line Up. Its performances also reach huge global audiences through its regular broadcasts for the BBC World Service, satellite radio and via the internet.
Building on the strong reputation it has built up through performances on the UK and European festival circuit, the BBC Big Band has recently appeared at the Aberdeen, Gateshead, Cheltenham, Edinburgh, Great North and Brecon jazz festivals, as well as in annual concerts at London’s Royal Albert Hall BBC Proms and Proms in the Park series.
At the recent BBC Play It Again event at Symphony Hall in Birmingham, the BBC Big Band worked with Black Voices and hundreds of aspiring musicians from the area, in an educational music project which was widely acclaimed by both the media and the public alike.
Highlights of the current season include a series of six concerts for broadcast on BBC Radio 2, celebrating the BBC Big Band’s role as Associated Artist of the Birmingham Town Hall throughout the inaugural season of the newly re-launched concert venue. The Band also played at the re-opening concert. The BBC Band looks forward to a series of exciting future performances, including concerts at the London, Coventry, Scarborough and Swansea jazz festivals.
'By far the best band to come out of England.' - George Shearing
'A wonderful bunch of guys, made up of the finest jazz musicians in the country - the best in the business.' - Clare Teal
'A jazz orchestra primed and at the ready to get to the heart of the matter. Now, for survival; one must be versatile, for jazz; one must be ready to swing...hard! The BBC Big Band live both realities!' - Julian Joseph
'A wonderful band.' - Tony Bennett
