ALBUMBig Band Bops, Vol. 15Dutch Swing College Band
ALBUMDutch Swing College Band Plays Royal Thai Jazz Compositions by His Majesty King Bhumibol AdulyadejDutch Swing College Band
ALBUMLive!Dutch Swing College Band
ALBUMThe Music Goes Round and RoundDutch Swing College Band
ALBUMAt the Sport Palast BerlinDutch Swing College Band
ALBUMUpdateDutch Swing College Band
ALBUMEurope's Most Swinging Jazz Band Since 1945Dutch Swing College Band
ALBUMJubilee Concert (feat. Freek de Jonge, Mrs. Einstein, Laura Fygi & Dim Kesber)Dutch Swing College Band
ALBUMThe Dutch Swing College Band 1958 - 59 (feat. Neva Raphaelo)Dutch Swing College Band
Biografia do artista
The Dutch Swing College Band has endured numerous personnel changes in its more than fifty-year history as one of the Netherlands' top jazz ensembles. Although no members remain from the original group, the latest lineup continues to honor the tradition-rooted approach of the founders.
Bob Kaper (1939- ) replaced clarinet player Peter Schilperoort during an illness in 1966, and remained with the band; he has led the Dutch Swing College Band since Schilperoort's death in 1990. The fourth leader in the group's history, Kaper succeeds Frans Vink, Jr. (1945-46), Joop Schrier (1955-60), and Schilperoort (1946-55; 1960-1990). Kaper previously led the Beale Street Seven, a group he founded in 1957.
An amateur group from 1945 until turning professional in 1960, the Dutch Swing College Band reached their early peak in the late '40s, when they were tapped to accompany such jazz musicians as Sidney Bechet, Joe Venuti, and Teddy Wilson.
The New Melbourne Jazz Band recorded an album, A Tribute to the Dutch Swing College Band, featuring music associated with the Holland-based group. ~ Craig Harris