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Big Band - Sweet Jazz Orchestra

The best Big Band in town!

About Me

The Sweet Jazz Orchestra has a extended music library, suitable for big live shows or as background music during receptions or parties.

The Sweet Jazz Orchestra plays intrumental big band classics played by bands like Mingus Bigband, Bill Holman, Stan Kenton, Brian Setzer...
The vocal repertoire exist of big band arrangement of songs performed by Michael Bublé, Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick Jr, Sammy Davis Jr, Ella Fitzgerald, Nathalie Cole, Robbie Williams...

Besides the traditional swing and jazz (Glenn Miller, Count Basie), the SJO will also amaze you with pop and fusion arrangements from Pat Metheny, Bob Mintzer, Bert Joris, Phil Collins Bigband, Randy Crawford but also latin, salsa, samba and mambo of Arturo Sandoval, Paguito D’Rivera, Victor Lopez...

My Interests

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Member Since: 9/22/2007
Band Website: sweetjazz.be
Band Members:

  • Tim Acke : conductor, tenor sax, alt saxophone, flute, vocals;

  • Christian De Coninck: alt sax I
  • Jos Blommaert: sax II, clarinet, flute
  • Luc Calluy : tenor saxo I
  • Louis Van Reeth: tenor sax II, clarinet
  • Lynne Hope: bariton sax

  • Gerrit Calluy : trombone I
  • Erik Van der Weyden: trombone II
  • Karel Olbrechts : trombone III
  • Roger Robberechts: trombone IV, bass trombone

  • Joeri Wingelinckx : trumpet I
  • Ruben Vanacker : trumpet I
  • Gerrit Van Humbeeck : trumpet II
  • Gilbert Leheu : trumpet III, flugelhorn, zang
  • Johan De Crée : trumpet IV

  • Pieter Smout : piano
  • Jan Frans Lindemans: guitar
  • Joris Lindemans: bass guitar, contrabass
  • Ludo Goubert : drums
  • Rony Van Grunderbeek: percussion

  • Kathelijne De Pot : vocals
  • and many guests ...

    • Influences: Mingus Bigband, Bill Holman, Stan Kenton, Brian Setzer, Michael Bublé, Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick Jr, Sammy Davis Jr, Ella Fitzgerald, Nathalie Cole, Robbie Williams, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Pat Metheny, Bob Mintzer, Phil Collins Bigband, Randy Crawford, Arturo Sandoval, Paguito D’Rivera, Victor Lopez...
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    Bob Moves the Sweet Jazz Orchestra

    On August 23rd, the Sweet Jazz Orchestra will be coached by American Saxophone player Bob Mover, an organization of MuziekMozaïek.During 5 hours Bob will finetune the orchestra. At 5.00 PM the Sweet J...
    Posted by Big Band - Sweet Jazz Orchestra on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:30:00 PST