Jazz Band Ball Orchestra
| Jazz Band Ball Orchestra | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Krakow , Poland |
| Genre (s) | Jazz , swing , blues |
| founding | 1962 |
| Website | http://www.jazz-band-ball-orchestra.pl/menu.html |
| Founding members | |
| Jan Boba | |
| Jacek Brzycki | |
| Zdzisław Garlej | |
Trumpet , vocals, leader |
Jan Kudyk |
| Ryszard Kwaśniewski | |
| Marek Podkanowicz | |
| Tadeusz Wójcik | |
| Current occupation | |
Trumpet, vocals, leader |
Jan Kudyk |
piano |
Wojciech Groborz |
Drums |
Wiesław Jamioł |
double bass |
Teofil Lisiecki |
Tenor saxophone , clarinet, vocals |
Jacek Mazur |
Trombone, singing |
Marek Michalak |
Jazz Band Ball Orchestra (also Jazz Band Ball , JBBO ) is a Polish jazz band . It is considered to be the oldest traditional jazz formation in Poland and was founded in Krakow in November 1962 . The initiator was Jan Kudyk , the founding members were students of the Krakow Music Academy .
history
The Jazz Band Ball Orchestra made its first appearance in the competition of amateur jazz bands of South Poland , which it won. It was awarded a prize from the Ministry of Culture and the Arts. Subsequently, the band performed at professional jazz festivals (including Jazz nad Odrą in Wroclaw , Jazz Jamboree in Warsaw and Old Meeting Jazz in Warsaw). She gave concerts abroad ( Austria , Czechoslovakia , Denmark , France , FRG , GDR , Sweden , United States , Canary Islands ) and took part in international jazz festivals, such as B. North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague , Dixieland Jazz Jubilee in Sacramento . The band has also appeared several times on Polish television and radio .
The Jazz Band Ball Orchestra worked a. a. with the American trumpeter Wallace Davenport , with whom there were joint concerts at the Jazz Jamboree in 1969 and 1976.
The band's music is a mix of swing and blues . It is based on New Orleans Jazz and is enriched by folklore elements. The band plays both jazz standards and their own compositions.
Discographic notes
- 1966: Jazz Band Ball Orchestra
- 1977: Untitled (with Wallace Davenport and Angi Domdey )
- 1979: Tribute to Duke Ellington
- 2007: Jazz Band Ball Orchestra 45 Years After (live album)
literature
- R. Wolański: Leksykon Polskiej Muzyki Rozrywkowej . Agencja Wydawnicza MOREX, Warszawa 1995, ISBN 83-8684805-7 .