Leading
Jazz Orchestra in Bristol, U.K. Musical Director : James Freeman
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The David Salt Big Band is a voluntary i.e. not for profit
arts organization of musicians (currently 18 instrumentalists +
deps and a vocalist). It was founded in April 1970 in Bristol, UK
with Mr. David Salt as musical director. For the past 32 years it has provided a weekly 2-hour
in-depth rehearsal for jazz musicians of varied ages, and a chance
for vocalists to sing accompanied by a jazz orchestra. The DSBB
has seen several players leave to take up professional posts in
London; one young trumpet player won a scholarship to Berkeley,
CA some years ago. Over the years, various vocalists have left to
turn professional, always citing the DSBB as an important contribution
to their individual improvement.
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Rehearsal (Feb. 2003) From bottom left: Harry (lead tenor), Dennis (lead alto), Nick (alto), Derek (baritone), Alex (trombone), Daryl (lead trombone) the blond head at the bottom right belongs to Zoe (tenor), while in the background left you can see, with chopped head, John (piano) and the headless humanities of our dear trumpet players, Andy, Colin, Matt, Stan [here's the complete roster] |
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THE PAD a list of numbers currently catalogued in the bands library: this list was prepared by Derek (baritone sax) [Dec. 2002]. It is complete, but not all arrangers are documented and we are just starting to add key and soloist info [updated May 2003, L.B.]. As you can see, the band's library has most of the great standards of the jazz heritage, many great names in arrangers, and a few novelties too. This sheet music collection is a beautiful asset of the band. |
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We have some music clips in this page they are .mp3 files obtained from amateur recordings on Minidisc that were made live in concert or in the rehearsal room ... the quality of the sound is not great, but the music is !
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