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 (BBC). The band broadcasts exclusively on BBC Radio, particularly on BBC Radio 2's long-running series Big Band Special. It consists of professional musicians and is directed by a number of conductors. These include arranger and composer Barry Forgie, who has been the band's Musical Director since 1977, American jazz trombonist Jiggs Whigham, and guest musical directors.
The BBCBigBand, originally known as the BBC Radio BigBand is a British bigband, previously run under the auspices of the British Broadcasting Corporation...
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra BBCBigBand - jazz BBC Northern Dance Orchestra - swing music Charlie Barnet BigBand - jazz, swing Count Basie Orchestra...
BigBand Special was a BBC Radio 2 series which launched in September 1979, as a showcase for the BBCBigBand in session and in concert. BigBand Special...
the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Cardiff. It also buys a selected number of broadcasts from the Ulster Orchestra in Belfast and the BBCBigBand. The...
groups. BBCBigBand (not BBC-funded) BBC Concert Orchestra BBC National Chorus of Wales BBC National Orchestra of Wales BBC Philharmonic BBC Scottish...
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...
sections, only the "C1" bigband section of the Radio Orchestra had its own real identity and was known as the BBC Radio BigBand. The orchestra’s primary...
The BBC World Service is an international broadcaster owned and operated by the BBC. It is the world's largest external broadcaster in terms of reception...
performance), Chick Corea, Maceo Parker, John Scofield, Gilles Peterson, the BBCBigBand, the Loose Tubes (in their first performance together in 20 years), Gregory...
of the BigBands resulted in just two live performances, one of which was for the BBC. This was issued in 1993 as First of the BigBands - BBC Live in...
The BBC Northern Dance Orchestra was a bigband run by the BBC and formed in 1956 as the successor to the BBC's Northern Variety Orchestra, which had...
needed] with the formation of the Buddy Rich Big Band, also billed as the Buddy Rich Band and The BigBand Machine. Rich was known for his virtuoso technique...
in Birmingham, England for Radio Broadcast with the BBCBigBand, where he again played the BigBand arrangements of his classic songs. In December he was...
At this time, she was a regular guest conductor of the BBC Radio Orchestra and BBCBigBand. Following the success of Watership Down, Morley lived for...
finished third in the tenth series of Celebrity Big Brother, and in 2017 he appeared as a judge on the BBC series Let It Shine. Kemp was born to Frank and...
the BBCBigBand to perform specially arranged versions of George Gershwin classics. Both the concert and the transmission that followed later on BBC Radio...
band Clown Revisited. The bands he has been involved with in include The Cinematic Orchestra, Finn Peters' Finntet, Fulborn Teversham and the BBCBig...
now runs only from 21:00–22:00. Radio 2 hosts both the BBC Concert Orchestra and the BBCBigBand. Sounds of the 60s remains a regular fixture on the Saturday...
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