A big band or jazz orchestra is a type of musical ensemble of jazz music that usually consists of ten or more musicians with four sections: saxophones...
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Big Sugar is a band formed in Toronto in 1988 by Gordie Johnson, the band's lead singer, lead guitarist and main songwriter. Between 1996 and 2016, Big...
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WDR Big Band is the big band of Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) in Cologne, Germany. After World War II, the Kölner Rundfunk-Tanzorchester (Cologne Radio...
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Little Big is a Russian rave band founded in Saint Petersburg in 2013 and currently based in Los Angeles, California, following the Russian invasion of...
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Buddy Rich (redirect from Big Band Machine (band))
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While the Big Band Era suggests that big bands flourished for a short period, they have been a part of jazz music since their emergence in the 1920s when...
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Mr. Big is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1988. The band was originally composed of Eric Martin (lead vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitar), Billy...
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The BBC Big Band, originally known as the BBC Radio Big Band is a British big band, previously run under the auspices of the British Broadcasting Corporation...
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The Mingus Big Band is a 14-piece ensemble, based in New York City, that specializes in the compositions of Charles Mingus. It was managed by his widow...
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Swing music (redirect from Swing band)
beat. Swing bands usually featured soloists who would improvise on the melody over the arrangement. The danceable swing style of big bands and bandleaders...
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The Big Dirty Band was a one-off Canadian supergroup composed of Rush's Geddy Lee (bass) and Alex Lifeson (guitar), Thornley's and Big Wreck's Ian Thornley...
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Big Mountain is an American band known for its remake of Peter Frampton's "Baby, I Love Your Way", which became a top 10 hit single in the US in early...
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BigBang (Korean: 빅뱅; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by YG Entertainment. The group consists of three members: G-Dragon, Taeyang...
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Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album (redirect from Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band)
Group 1972–1978: Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band 1979–1991: Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band 1992–2000: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance...
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Big in Japan were a punk band that emerged from Liverpool, United Kingdom in the late 1970s. They are better known for the later successes of their band...
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The Danish Radio Big Band (aka DR Big Band), often referred to as the Radioens Big Band is a radio ensemble and big band founded in Copenhagen in 1964...
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Night & Day: Big Band is the eighteenth studio album by the American band Chicago, and twenty-second overall, released in 1995. It is a departure from...
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Walter Murphy (redirect from Walter Murphy and The Big Apple Band)
another Big Apple Band (which promptly changed its name to Chic). As result, the record was later re-released and credited to "The Walter Murphy Band", then...
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Charlie Watts (redirect from Charlie Watts Big Band)
(2012, Eagle Records) Charlie Watts Meets the Danish Radio Big Band (Live with DR Big Band at Copenhagen 2010) (2017, Impulse! Records) Other appearances...
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The Bohuslän Big Band is a modern jazz ensemble from Sweden which started as a military band in the 19th century. They play original music as well as...
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Peter Cetera was invited to join the Big Thing in late 1967.: 58–59 While gaining some success as a cover band, the group began working on original songs...
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Charlie Rosen (musician) (redirect from The 8-Bit Big Band)
8-bit Big Band". Sony Hall. Retrieved March 27, 2021. "The 8-Bit Big Band". The 8-Bit Big Band. Retrieved March 27, 2021. "Charlie Rosen's The 8-Bit Big Band...
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10: "Big Band Sounds (The Sounds of Big Band)" for orchestra (1966) Op. 11: "Estacade" for big band (1966) Op. 12: "Aquarium-Blues" for big band (1967)...
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Big Business is an American stoner/sludge metal band founded in 2004 by bassist/vocalist Jared Warren (Karp) and drummer Coady Willis (The Murder City...
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Big Red Machine is an American indie folk band that began as a collaboration between musicians Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon. The band is named after...
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(American band), an American hard rock band Mr Big (British band), a British pop rock band Mr. Big (Mr. Big album), the debut album of the American band Mr....
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Big Apple Band may refer to: Walter Murphy, whose "A Fifth of Beethoven" was credited to Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band Chic (band), which changed...
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Big Boss Band is the 1990 studio album of American musician George Benson on Warner Bros. featuring the Count Basie Orchestra. This is Benson's second...
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Jools Holland (redirect from Jools Holland Big Band)
a TV host.[citation needed] In 1987, Holland formed the Jools Holland Big Band, which consisted of himself and for the show Gilson Lavis from Squeeze...
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Big Band and Quartet in Concert is the fifth album Thelonious Monk released for Columbia Records, featuring several Monk compositions. It was recorded...
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