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 compositions by Lars Jansson, Maria Schneider, Frank Zappa and others. The Bohuslän Big Band cooperate with several important arrangers around the world, like Bob Mintzer and George Gruntz. They have been touring in China and Japan as well as in Europe. The band has released nine CDs and one DVD. The DVD contains the original scores Gil Evans wrote for Miles Davis 1958. Soloist on this DVD is trumpeter Lew Soloff.
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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 compositions by Lars Jansson, Maria Schneider, Frank Zappa and others. The Bohuslän Big Band cooperate with several important arrangers around the world, like Bob Mintzer and George Gruntz. They have been touring in China and Japan as well as in Europe. The band has released nine CDs and one DVD. The DVD contains the original scores Gil Evans wrote for Miles Davis 1958. Soloist on this DVD is trumpeter Lew Soloff. (en)
- Die Bohuslän Big Band ist ein Jazzensemble aus Schweden in der Besetzung einer Big Band, das sich auf Modern Jazz spezialisiert hat. Es entstand aus einer im 19. Jahrhundert gegründeten Militärkapelle. (de)
- Bohuslän Big Band är ett helprofessionellt storband i Göteborg. Sedan 2004 är bandets huvudman Vara konserthus som finansieras av Västra Götalandsregionen. Bandets repertoar består av musik av artister som: Duke Ellington, Frank Zappa, James Brown, , Steely Dan, Lars Jansson, Maria Schneider och George Gershwin. Bandet var ursprungligen en militärorkester som 1956 började spela storbandsjazz. (sv)
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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 compositions by Lars Jansson, Maria Schneider, Frank Zappa and others. The Bohuslän Big Band cooperate with several important arrangers around the world, like Bob Mintzer and George Gruntz. They have been touring in China and Japan as well as in Europe. The band has released nine CDs and one DVD. The DVD contains the original scores Gil Evans wrote for Miles Davis 1958. Soloist on this DVD is trumpeter Lew Soloff. (en)
- Die Bohuslän Big Band ist ein Jazzensemble aus Schweden in der Besetzung einer Big Band, das sich auf Modern Jazz spezialisiert hat. Es entstand aus einer im 19. Jahrhundert gegründeten Militärkapelle. (de)
- Bohuslän Big Band är ett helprofessionellt storband i Göteborg. Sedan 2004 är bandets huvudman Vara konserthus som finansieras av Västra Götalandsregionen. Bandets repertoar består av musik av artister som: Duke Ellington, Frank Zappa, James Brown, , Steely Dan, Lars Jansson, Maria Schneider och George Gershwin. Bandet var ursprungligen en militärorkester som 1956 började spela storbandsjazz. Även om det mesta av turnerandet sker i runt om i Sverige så beger sig bandet även ut på längre resor. Som första svenska storband gav sig Bohuslän Big Band ut på en turné till Japan och Kina 2001, bandet återvände även till Japan 2003 och 2008. Andra turnéer har gått till England, Skottland, Danmark, Tyskland, Egypten, Israel på Jerusalem Jazz Festival, och till Washington DC för spelningar på House of Sweden och Kennedy Center. (sv)
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