List of big bands
Main article: Big band
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 white concert bands adopted the rhythms and musical forms of small African-American jazz combos. While their place in popular culture dimmed greatly since their heyday in WWII, modern big band has made a resurgence, with the Roy Hargrove Big Band nominated for a Grammy and the Christian McBride Big Band winning a Grammy in 2012.[1]
A
- Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
- Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra - afrobeat
- Darcy James Argue's Secret Society - jazz, steampunk
- Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra - afrobeat
- Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
- The Auburn Knights Orchestra - swing, jazz
B
- BBC Big Band - jazz
- BBC Northern Dance Orchestra - swing music
- Charlie Barnet Big Band - jazz, swing
- Count Basie and His Orchestra also The Count Basie Orchestra - jazz, swing
- Beantown Swing Orchestra - swing
- The Tex Beneke Orchestra
- Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra – free jazz
- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - swing music, swing revival
- Big Band Jazz de México
- The Birdland Big Band - jazz
- Carla Bley Big Band and The Very Big Carla Bley Band – jazz, post bop
- Bohuslän Big Band - jazz
- Boss Brass - jazz
- Les Brown and His Band of Renown - swing
- Brussels Jazz Orchestra - jazz
C
- Cab Calloway and His Orchestra - jazz, swing music, scat singing
- Ralph Carmichael Big Band
- Casa Loma Orchestra - swing music
- Chicago AfroBeat Project - afrobeat, funk, jazz, jùjú music, and rock music
- Chopteeth - afrobeat
- Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
- Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
- Spade Cooley - jazz, swing
- Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra - jazz
D
- Dallas Jazz Orchestra (Later known as Dallas' Original Jazz Orchestra)] - jazz
- John Dankworth Big Band - jazz, film music
- Denver and the Mile High Orchestra - jazz, funk, pop, rock, gospel, rhythm and blues
- Dorsey Brothers Orchestra - jazz
- Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
- Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
- DR Big Band - jazz
- Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - proto-smooth jazz
E
- Billy Eckstine Orchestra - jazz, swing, bebop
- Ray Eberle and His Orchestra
- Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - jazz, orchestral jazz, swing
- Ziggy Elman and His Orchestra
- Gil Evans & His Monday Night Orchestra a.o. – jazz, third stream, fusion jazz
F
- Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm
- Ralph Flanagan Big Band - jazz
- The Flying Horse Big Band (formerly the UCF Jazz Ensemble I) - jazz, swing, Afro-Cuban jazz, Latin jazz
- Francia Jazzline Orchestra[2] - smooth & modern jazz, swing
G
- Michael Gibbs Orchestra
- Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra - jazz, bebop, Afro-Cuban jazz
- Globe Unity Orchestra – free jazz
- Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - jazz, swing
- Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - jazz, swing music rhythm and blues
- George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
H
- Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
- Ted Heath and his Music - jazz
- Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra - swing music, jazz
- Matthew Herbert Big Band
- Woody Herman And His Big Band
- Mark Hilburn and His Orchestra
- The Earl Hines Orchestra - jazz, swing music, dixieland
- Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra
- Claude Hopkins and His Orchestra - jazz
I
J
- Harry James Big Band - jazz
- Jazz Composer's Orchestra (founded by Carla Bley & Michael Mantler) - avant-garde jazz
- Jazz Orchestra of the Delta
- Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band
K
- Kashmere Stage Band - soul, Rhythm & Blues
- Hal Kemp Big Band
- Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
- Andy Kirk and his Twelve Clouds of Joy
- Gene Krupa - jazz, swing, dixieland
L
- James Last Orchestra
- Syd Lawrence Orchestra
- Liberation Music Orchestra - avant-garde jazz, post-bop
- Loose Tubes – jazz, post-bop
- Joe Loss and His Orchestra
- Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
- Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra
- Luxembourg Military Band
- Humphrey Lyttelton Band
M
- Magic City Jazz Orchestra
- Wingy Manone and His Orchestra
- Matteson-Phillips Tubajazz Consort
- McKinney's Cotton Pickers
- Jay McShann
- Glenn Miller Orchestra - jazz
- Mills Blue Rhythm Band
- Mingus Big Band
- Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band - jazz, cool jazz, third stream
- David Murray Big Band - post-bop
N
O
P
- Pacific Mambo Orchestra
- Duke Pearson Big Band - hard bop, soul jazz, smooth jazz, post-bop
- Perry La Marca Orchestra (backs Ray Conniff)
R
- Don Redman and His Orchestra - jazz
- Alvino Rey Orchestra - swing, jazz, exotica
- The Buddy Rich Big Band - jazz
- Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra
- Luis Russell and His Orchestra
- Tommy Reynolds and his Band of Tomorrow
S
- Sauter-Finegan Orchestra - swing jazz
- Elvis Schoenberg's Orchestre Surreal
- Maria Schneider Orchestra
- Brian Setzer Orchestra - swing music (revival), jump blues
- Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - swing music
- The Squadronaires
- Sun Ra Arkestra – jazz, avant-garde jazz, free jazz
- Swing Unlimited
T
- Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra
- Dan Terry Big Big Band - jazz
- The Tonight Show Band
- The Top Hatters
- Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra
- Tommy Tucker and His Orchestra
U
V
- The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
- Charlie Ventura Band - jazz, bebop
- Vienna Art Orchestra - jazz, third stream, folk music
- The Tommy Vig Orchestra
W
- Chris Walden Big Band
- Chick Webb and His Orchestra - jazz, swing
- Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra - polka, Dixieland jazz
- Gerald Wilson Big Band - jazz
See also
- Big band remote
- List of American big band bandleaders
- List of British big band leaders
- List of experimental big bands
- Territory Bands
References
- ↑ Montclair Patch by Shelley Emling 02.13.12
- ↑ Cf. label website
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