Big Band of the Bundeswehr

Big Band of the Bundeswehr
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General information
Genre (s)	jazz
founding	1971
Website	Big Band of the Bundeswehr
Current occupation
management	Timor Chadik
Trumpet	Thomas Inderka, Jörg Brohm, Andreas Sicking, Alexander Hartmann, Peter Blum
trombone	Bert Conzen, Adi Becker , Peter Mocha, Ronald Lehmann, Frédéric Martin, Philipp Schug
saxophone	André Cimiotti, Christoph Müller, Johannes Müller, Heiko Bidmon , Klaus Dierolf, Christoph Heftrig, Peter Esser
Drums / percussions	Ralph Winter, Thomas Lieven, Martin Eßer
piano	Frank Siegemund
Keyboard	Phuong Nam Nguyen Cong
guitar	Roland Büttgen, Martin Hanisch
bass	Rainer Peters, Jens Bachmann
singing	Susan Albers , Jemma Endersby, Marco Paulo Matias
management	Johannes Langendorf

Big Band of the Bundeswehr
Lineup	March 29, 1971
Country	Germany
Armed forces	armed forces
Organizational area	Force Base
Branch of service	Military music service
Strength	~ 39
Insinuation	Military Music Center of the Bundeswehr
Location	Mercator barracks in Euskirchen

The Big Band of the Bundeswehr (BigBandBw) was in 1971 at the initiative of the then Federal Minister of Defense Helmut Schmidt founded and is the Show Orchestra of the Bundeswehr . Helmut Schmidt wanted a “modern sound for a modern army”. The band is stationed in the Mercator barracks in Euskirchen , tours Germany all year round and is particularly involved in charity events . Furthermore, she can be seen and heard again and again in various television programs and on tours abroad.

The Big Band played in public for the first time on May 26, 1972 in front of 80,000 spectators on the occasion of the inauguration of the Munich Olympic Stadium . The event was broadcast on television, as was the international match between Germany and the Soviet Union that followed. In addition to great versatility, the sophisticated stage show is a trademark of the band, as are the arrangements that are only written and only played by the Bundeswehr Big Band.

Band leader

• Günter Noris (1971-1983)
• Lieutenant Colonel Heinz Schiffer (1983–1991)
• Lieutenant Colonel Robert Kuckertz (1991-2001)
• Lieutenant Colonel Michael Euler (2001-2008)
• Lieutenant Colonel Christoph Lieder (2008–2012)
• Lt. Col. Christian Weiper (2012-2015)
• Lieutenant Colonel Timor Chadik (since January 2015)

Lieutenant Colonel Timor Chadik at his first benefit concert in Mülheim-Kärlich

occupation

In the event of a defense, all soldiers (members) of the Big Band are deployed in their second assignment in the medical service of the German Armed Forces and have to carry out special medical training at least once a year in order to practice. (Current line-up see info box)

Discography

So far the Big Band of the Bundeswehr has released over 30 records and CDs with arrangements in various music genres in big band style. In 2014, Klaus Lage recorded the album Das Big Band Projekt with the Bundeswehr Big Band.

• 1972: Stars in uniform - world hits with a happy sound
• 1973: Rock & Pop party world hits with a happy sound 2
• 1974: World Cup parade songs of the 16 nations (for the opening ceremony of the soccer World Cup on June 13, 1974 in Frankfurt's Waldstadion)
• 1974: Enjoy life
• 1974: Happy Marching / Happy Zapfenstreich
• 1975: Hit Festival
• 1977: The dance record of the year '77
• 1978: Rock'n Roll Forever
• 1978: The dance record of the year '78
• 1979: If You Could Read My Mind
• 1979: Rock Fever
• 1980: The dance record of the year '80
• 1980: The most popular Latin American and standard dances from the world dance program
• 1981: The dance record of the year '81
• 1982: Melody in the evening
• 1984: The greatest instrumental hits
• 1991: The big Jack White hits
• 1991: dance with us! Episode 2
• 1996: 25 years of swing • hits • evergreens
• 1998: Good News
• 1999: Ballroom Melodies
• 2000: Swingtime
• 2001: 30 years on tour
• 2001: Music is in the air
• 2004: Music Was My First Love
• 2008: Open Air
• 2011: Big Band Birthday
• 2014: Big Band History

Web links

Commons : Big Band of the Bundeswehr  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website
• Website of the Big Band of the Bundeswehr GbR (private)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Johannes M. Langendorf: Big Band of the Bundeswehr under new leadership. Force Base, January 16, 2015, accessed July 4, 2016 . 

Coordinates: 50 ° 40 ′ 27 "  N , 6 ° 45 ′ 47"  E