Season 2006-2007.
Trumpet section: Anders Gustafsson, Henrik Bolberg Pedersen, Christer Gustafsson, Thomas Kjærgaard
Trombone section: Vincent Nilsson, Steen Nikolaj Hansen, Peter Jensen, Ingerid Annette Huseby Saxe, Jacob Munk Mortensen.
Saxophones: Nicolai Schultz, Peter Fuglsang, Uffe Markussen, Lars Møller, Hans Ulrik, Anders Gaardmand.
Rhythm section: Nikolaj Bentzon, Kaspar Vadsholdt, Anders "Chico" Lindvall, Søren Frost.
DR Big Band (former Danish Radio Big Band) has played itself into the international musical heavyweight class in its more than forty years of existence.
The band was formed in 1964 and has acted as an ensemble for the international jazz elite ever since, working with prominent artists such as Ray Pitts, Palle Mikkelborg, Thad Jones, Ole Kock Hansen, Bob Brookmeyer, Jim McNeely, Miles Davis, Van Morrison, David Sanborn, Stan Kenton, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, George Russell, Kurt Elling, Manhattan Transfer, Mike Stern, John Scofield, Toots Thielemans, McCoy Tyner, Maria Schneider, Bob Mintzer, Martial Solal, Tom Harrell and Benny Golson.
The nineteen members of DR Big Band include some of the leading jazz musicians in the Øresundregion (i.e. Denmark and Skåne, the southernmost part of Sweden), among them Lars Møller, Henrik Bolberg, Vincent Nilsson, Anders and Christer Gustavsson and last but not least pianist and composer Nikolaj Bentzon, who has been chief conductor and artistic leader of the band since summer 2006.
Former members of DR Big Band include stars such as Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Jesper Thilo, Allan Botschinsky and Bent Jædig.
The DR Big Band gives concerts at home and abroad, and every year it tours Denmark with different soloists. DR Big Band retains its place at the centre of the Danish jazz scene and its important role as a busy ambassador for Denmark and DR abroad.
The DR Big Band CDs are available from iTunes. Click the pictures below:
Jomi Massage meets DR Big band & Lars Møller. 2006
DR Big Band & Eivør Pálsdóttir - Trøllabundin. 2005
DR Big Band - Dansk Stereo. 2005
DR Big Band - Cuban Flavour. 2004
Exclusive bonus track edition of new digital single The Hook (feat. Spleen & Celena Glenn), with remixes by DJ Spinna and Stefan Rogall – mpathiq, available from August 12 on DancetracksDigital. com.
Hi DR Big Band, we hope you will have a great christmas season - thank you for being a friend of the Jazz Pistols. We really appreciate your support.
Good luck for the things you do and have a great week. Best regards - Christoph
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Hej venner. Kom og hør hvad jeg har rodet med de sidste par år. Det bliver både smukt og grimt og sjovt og mærkeligt og rørende og en masse andet... kh Kasper
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Tak fordi I er til - jeg har en T-shirt, som jeg købte under jazzfestivallen. Håber det bedste for jer - og for jeres fantastiske bassist - min fætter Kaspar Vadsholt :-)
