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Top Songs By SWR Big Band

Listen to Blues Samuel by Sammy Nestico & SWR Big Band, see lyrics, music video & more!
Blues SamuelSammy Nestico & SWR Big Band
Listen to Samantha (Live) by Sammy Nestico & SWR Big Band, see lyrics, music video & more!
Samantha (Live)Sammy Nestico & SWR Big Band
Listen to Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 14: I. Allegro molto by Frank Dupree, SWR Big Band, SWR Symphonieorchester, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne & Dominik Beykirch, see lyrics, music video & more!
Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 14: I. Allegro moltoFrank Dupree, SWR Big Band, SWR Symphonieorchester, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne & Dominik Beykirch
Listen to Toccata for Piano & Big Band, Op. 8 by Frank Dupree, SWR Big Band, Jakob Krupp & Meinhard Jenne, see lyrics, music video & more!
Toccata for Piano & Big Band, Op. 8Frank Dupree, SWR Big Band, Jakob Krupp & Meinhard Jenne
Listen to Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 14: III. Rondo-Toccata. Vivace by Frank Dupree, SWR Big Band, SWR Symphonieorchester, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne & Dominik Beykirch, see lyrics, music video & more!
Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 14: III. Rondo-Toccata. VivaceFrank Dupree, SWR Big Band, SWR Symphonieorchester, Jakob Krupp, Meinhard Jenne & Dominik Beykirch
Listen to Variations for Piano & Big Band, Op. 3 by Frank Dupree, SWR Big Band, Jakob Krupp & Meinhard Jenne, see lyrics, music video & more!
Variations for Piano & Big Band, Op. 3Frank Dupree, SWR Big Band, Jakob Krupp & Meinhard Jenne
Listen to Milestones (Live in Studio) by Larry Carlton & SWR Big Band, see lyrics, music video & more!
Milestones (Live in Studio)Larry Carlton & SWR Big Band
Listen to Inner Peace by Themba Mkhize & SWR Big Band, see lyrics, music video & more!
Inner PeaceThemba Mkhize & SWR Big Band
Listen to The Heat's On by Axel Kühn & SWR Big Band, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Heat's OnAxel Kühn & SWR Big Band

Latest Release

Listen to More Than Just Friends by SWR Big Band & Marc Godfroid
ALBUMMore Than Just FriendsSWR Big Band & Marc Godfroid

More albums from SWR Big Band

Listen to Kapustin: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 6 & Other Piano Works by Frank Dupree, SWR Big Band, SWR Symphonieorchester & Dominik Beykirch
ALBUMKapustin: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 6 & Other Piano WorksFrank Dupree, SWR Big Band, SWR Symphonieorchester & Dominik Beykirch
Listen to It Is What It Is by SWR Big Band & Joe Gallardo
ALBUMIt Is What It IsSWR Big Band & Joe Gallardo
Listen to Music Written by Real Life, Pt. 2 by Torsten Maaß & SWR Big Band
ALBUMMusic Written by Real Life, Pt. 2Torsten Maaß & SWR Big Band
Listen to As We Speak by Fola Dada & SWR Big Band
ALBUMAs We SpeakFola Dada & SWR Big Band
Listen to Music Written by Real Life (Pt. I) by Torsten Maaß & SWR Big Band
ALBUMMusic Written by Real Life (Pt. I)Torsten Maaß & SWR Big Band
Listen to Transitions by SWR Big Band & Magnus Lindgren
ALBUMTransitionsSWR Big Band & Magnus Lindgren
Listen to Mackie Messer: Brechts Dreigroschenfilm by SWR Big Band & SWR Symphonieorchester
ALBUMMackie Messer: Brechts DreigroschenfilmSWR Big Band & SWR Symphonieorchester
Listen to A Cool Breeze by SWR Big Band
ALBUMA Cool BreezeSWR Big Band
Listen to Volkslieder 2.0 by SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, SWR Big Band & Morten Schuldt-Jensen
ALBUMVolkslieder 2.0SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, SWR Big Band & Morten Schuldt-Jensen
Listen to Bossarenova (with Joo Kraus & Ralf Schmid) by SWR Big Band & Paula Morelenbaum
ALBUMBossarenova (with Joo Kraus & Ralf Schmid)SWR Big Band & Paula Morelenbaum
Listen to No Time Like the Present by SWR Big Band & Sammy Nestico
ALBUMNo Time Like the PresentSWR Big Band & Sammy Nestico
Listen to Public Jazz Lounge by Joo Kraus, Ralf Schmid & SWR Big Band
ALBUMPublic Jazz LoungeJoo Kraus, Ralf Schmid & SWR Big Band
Listen to Rondo Piano by Rondo Piano & SWR Big Band
ALBUMRondo PianoRondo Piano & SWR Big Band
Listen to Das große Evergreen-Wunschkonzert by Uschi Bauer & SWR Big Band
ALBUMDas große Evergreen-WunschkonzertUschi Bauer & SWR Big Band
Listen to Glenn Miller - Die größten Erfolge by SWR Big Band
ALBUMGlenn Miller - Die größten ErfolgeSWR Big Band

About SWR Big Band

Listen to SWR Big Band, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!
Hometown
Stuttgart, Germany
Formed
1951
Genre
Jazz
Germany's SWR Big Band is a dynamic ensemble with decades of experience as one of the premier large jazz outfits in Europe. Founded by Erwin Lehn in Stuttgart in 1951, the SWR Big Band initially started out as the Südfunk Tanzorchester, playing dance music on South German Radio. After Lehn's retirement in 1992 (and a renaming of the public radio station to Südwestrundfunk or SWR), the ensemble relaunched under the name the SWR Big Band. Benefiting from a rotating lineup of conductors as well a bevy of guest performers, they have released a long list of albums including 1993's Jazz in Concert with Bill Holman, 1996's SWR Big Band: Jazz Matinee with Phil Woods, and 2000's Plays the Music of Maria Schneider and Kurt Weill, Live! featuring Maria Schneider. They have remained remarkably prolific over the past 20 years, collaborating on a steady string of albums with such luminaries as Bob Mintzer, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Roy Hargrove, Pat Metheny, and many more. A highly respected, in-demand ensemble, they have four Grammy nominations to their credit, including two for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for 2002's Jazz Matinee with Slide Hampton and 2009's Fun Time & More Live with Sammy Nestico. On 2017's A Cool Breeze with Sammy Nestico, they paired again with the legendary composer and arranger for a set of some of his classic songs as well as newly penned charts. ~ Matt Collar

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