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Nordwest Bigband

We come from the Northwest!

About Me

The Nordwest-Bigband is a project-oriented jazz-orchestra settled in Oldenburg, northern Germany. Since founded in 2004 by Philipp Pumplün, Jörn Anders and Sven Schuster, the Band is playing concerts with international guest-soloists and arrangers. The members of the band are some of the finest musicians from Germany and the Netherlands. The Nordwest-Bigband has worked with: Bert Joris (Belgium), Joan Reinders (Netherlands), Peter Weniger (Germany), Florian Poser (Germany), Rob Horsting (Netherland), Ken Norris (Germany), Johan Plomp (Netherlands), Staatsorchester Oldenburg (www.staatstheater.de). If you want more information, please visit our website: www.nordwest-bigband.de

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Member Since: 10/24/2007
Band Website: nordwest-bigband.de
Band Members: Trumpets: Rini Swinkels (Amsterdam), Bernhard Mergner (Oldenburg), Jörn Anders (Oldenburg), Philipp Sandhaus (Oldenburg), Ullrich Piontek (Bremen); Bones: Vincent Venemann (Rotterdam), Reinald Kessler (Oldenburg), Ed Kröger (Bremen), Rainer Müller (Amsterdam); Reeds: Charlotte Greve (Berlin), Malte Schiller (Bremen), Volker Winck (Osnabrück), Dirk Piezunka (Bremen); Piano: Joe Dinkelbach (Oldenburg) Guitar: Martin Flindt (Oldlenburg) Doublebass: Sven Schuster (Amsterdam) Drums: Philipp Pumplün (Oldenburg) Musical Director: Johan Plomp (Den Haag) more People: Oliver Poppe (Bremen), Sebastian Gille (Hamburg), Ywo Lamonaca (Enschede), Rob Horsting (Enschede), Juliane Gralle (Amsterdamm), Bert Pfeiffer (Zwolle), Jan Schneider (Köln), Olaf Anders (Bremen), ua.
Influences: Thad Jones, Jim McNeely, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Terry Gibbs Dream Band, u.a.
Sounds Like: Holz, Blech und Darm...
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None