29K views · 994 reactions | It doesn't get much more "classic Be-Bop"...

From our project with Dave Douglas and Joe Lovano, here's the effervescent Dave Douglas composition "Power Ranger". (From their 2015 Sound Prints album "Live At Monterey Jazz Festival"). This Michael Abene arrangement features Dave Douglas on trumpet, Joe Lovano on tenor sax and Ruud Breuls on trumpet. Recorded live at the HfMT, Köln, conducted by Mike Holober. ----------------------- Aus unserem Projekt mit Dave Douglas und Joe Lovano ist hier die spritzige Dave Douglas-Komposition "Power Range

Here's a clip from our project with the "Three Cohens": Anat Cohen on clarinet, Avishai Cohen on trumpet and Yuval Cohen on soprano saxophone. "Catch Of The Day" is an original composition by Yuval Cohen, arranged by Oded Lev-Ari, and also features Ben Fitzpatrick on tenor sax. Recorded live in Studio 4, conducted by Oded Lev-Ari. ---------------------------- Hier ist ein Ausschnitt aus unserem Projekt mit den "Three Cohens": Anat Cohen an der Klarinette, Avishai Cohen an der Trompete und Yuval

6.1K views · 80 reactions | Another Moacir Santos song from our recent "Brazil!" project, but an instrumental this time. This sweet, rolling 5/4 tune features Johan Hörlén on alto sax, and Ruud Beuls on flugelhorn. Conducted by Jörg Achim Keller with special guests George Colligan on piano with Amoy Ribas on percussion. Arranged by Ilja Reijngoud. | WDR Big Band | Facebook

17K views · 183 reactions | Today's "Sunday Swinger" is the 1906 tune "Chinatown" (Chinatown, My Chinatown), arranged and conducted by Jerry van Rooyen, featuring Cees Kranenburg on drums, and section soli by all horn sections. Recorded live in the Kölner Philharmonie. | WDR Big Band | Facebook

53K views · 182 reactions | Our first excerpt from yesterday's live stream is "Central Park" by Chick Corea (from the 1978 "Secret Agent" album), here in an arrangement by Henk Meutgert. This features Johan Hörlén on soprano sax, Hans Dekker on drums and Andy Haderer on flugel horn. Conducted by Jörg Achim Keller. | WDR Big Band | Facebook

Practicing for my upcoming performance with the WDR Big Band in Cologne – so excited for this! ✨ Jazz mal anders: BIG BAND MEETS THEREMIN Carolina Eyck WDR Big Band Christian Elsässer 3.4.2025 Kölner Philharmonie | Carolina Eyck

This week we're playing music from Quincy Jones' classic big band period in the 60ies, so on the Q-note, here's a clip with us and Quincy from a later date, playing with Phil Collins and Tony Bennett at the Montreux Jazz Festival, with Tony presenting a veritable pearl necklace of classic jazz tunes! | WDR Big Band