• Biggles Big Band
    Taking you to the swing era
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  • Biggles Big Band
    Swinging since 1985
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    On tour in Thailand
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40 years Biggles! Time for a BIG party!!!



Our story

The Biggles Big Band is a 25-piece jazz orchestra from Amsterdam conducted by Mr Adrie Braat. The orchestra consists of 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 5 saxophones, guitar, piano, acoustic bass, drums and vocalist Clara Bakker. An extra string quartet consisting of 2 violins, viola and cello adds a sensational musical experience. Let the Biggles take you to the swing era with magical sounds of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and jazz singers like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.



Recent and upcoming concerts

Sunday 19 October

Biggles Big Band @(Midden)Beemster

Location  :   Brasserie de Kerckhaen
Jisperweg 57
1464 NG Westbeemster
        Starts 15:00

Friday 24 October

Swingphilosophy Big Band avond

Location  :   Kompaszaal
KNSM laan 311
Amsterdam
        Starts 21:00

Thailand Tour

The Biggles Big Band has been on tour to Thailand for eleven times. It has played throughout Thailand at Jazz festivals, luxury hotels and the Dutch Embassy. By playing a combination of swing era music and composition from His Late Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Biggles has become a national phenomenon.

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