Swing Dance Orchestra
| Swing Dance Orchestra | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Berlin , Germany |
| Genre (s) | swing |
| founding | 1995, 2001 |
| Website | www.swingdanceorchestra.de |
| Founding members | |
| Andrej Hermlin | |
| Current occupation | |
Band leader / piano |
Andrej Hermlin |
| Jörg von Nolting | |
Trumpet |
Achim Rothe |
Trumpet |
Semyon Barlas |
| Lars Juling | |
| Stefan Katzenbeier | |
tuba |
Simon Harrer |
| Frank Bach | |
Clarinet & Alto Saxophone |
Grégoire Peters |
Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone
|
Raymond Merkel |
Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone |
Finn Wiesner |
| Dirk Schelenz | |
| Michael Waterstradt | |
| Michael Wirth | |
| Bettina Labeau | |
singing |
David Rose |
singing |
David Hermlin |
singing |
Rachel Hermlin |
The Swing Dance Orchestra is a multinational orchestra in big band format from Berlin , which mainly plays swing in the style of the 1930s; its predecessor was founded as a quintet in 1986 by Andrej Hermlin (band leader) with four other musicians.
history
The first rehearsals of the quintet, which at that time was still called the Swing Dance Band , took place in a father's garage. The first appearance took place in the spring of 1987 in what was then the construction workers' youth club with a repertoire of 15 titles. In 1995 today's formation was formed.
Discography
- 1997: We're Gonna Dance (Hansa)
- 1999: Here We Go (Sony Music)
- 2001: Life Goes to a Party (Sony BMG)
- 2002: Live in New York (Sony BMG)
- 2002: Christmas in Swing (BMG Music)
- 2004: Plays Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall Concert 1938 (BMG Music)
- 2008: 20th Anniversary (Sony BMG)
- 2008: In the Mood (Tari Taro Music)
- 2008: I Hear Music (with Iris Romen )
- 2009: Sing! Sing! Sing ! - Benny Goodman's 100th Birthday
- 2010: Schwingende Rhythms - Swing from Friedrichstrasse (wedgebrook)
- 2011: Let's Swing!
- 2015: Happy Birthday Mr. Swing (wedgebrook)
- Andrej Hermlin and his Swing Dance Orchestra & Iris Romen I Hear Music
- Andrej Hermlin and his Swing Dance Orchestra & David Rose Song for Lovers
Web links
- swingdanceorchestra.de - Website of the Swing Dance Orchestra
- Tribute to Glenn Miller: How the Swing Dance Orchestra could become more original than the original. No experiments Berliner Zeitung , December 24, 2004
- Swing Dance Orchestra at Discogs (English)
- Andrej Hermlin and His Swing Dance Orchestra on MusicBrainz (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Andrej Hermlin ans his Swing Dance Orchestra: History. In: www.swingdanceorchestra.de. Retrieved February 25, 2017 .