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Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

United Kingdom

Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra is a music group from United Kingdom.

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Formed in 1987 under the name The Jools Holland Big Band, Jools Holland And His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra are a British musical collective formed by the aforementioned pianist Jools Holland, where they blend various musical styles, including Jazz, Blues and "Boogie-Woogie". Although formed in the late 80's, the band wouldn't release music under the moniker until 1994's 'Live Performance', which was a recording from one of the 10 nights' where they performed at Queen's Hall in Edinburgh that same year.
In 2001 the band would release a series called 'Small World Big Band', which predominantly featured new recordings with a main focus on guest vocalists. The group can also often be found occasionally performing on the TV show 'Later... With Jools Holland'.
The band line-up includes:
Jools Holland - Piano / Vocals, Gilson Lavis - Drums & Percussion, Mark Flanagan - Lead Guitar, David Swift - Bass Guitar, Chris Holland - Organ, Ruby Turner - Vocals, Phil Veacock - Tenor Saxophone, Michael "Bami" Rose - Tenor Saxophone, Derek Nash - Alto Saxophone, Anna Brooks - Alto Saxophone, Nick Lunt - Baritone Saxophone, Winston Rollins - Trombone, Roger Goslyn - Trombone, Fayyaz Virji - Trombone, - Trumpet / Fugle, Chris Storr - Trumpet, Lisa Graham - Saxophone, - Saxophone and Jason McDermid - Trumpet.
Former members include:
Sam Brown - Vocals, Rico Rodriguez - Trombone, - Saxophone, Dave Bitelli - Saxophone, - Saxophone, Barbara Snow - Trumpet, Damon Brown - Trumpet & Flugelhorn, - Tenor Saxophone, Kevin Flanagan - Tenor Saxophone & - Vocals.

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