33K views · 492 reactions | One of the tunes we revisit for next weekend's concerts is this version of Donna Lee, arranged by Michael Mossman (for the 2011 edition of "Very Personal"), conducted by Dennis Mackrel and featuring Mattis Cederberg on Cimbasso. | WDR Big Band | Facebook

129K views · 2.2K reactions | Earlier this spring we met up Joan...

Last year we had the pleasure to release an album with our "Principal Conductor" Bob Mintzer and guitarist Dave Stryker, showcasing originals by Dave and Bob, as well as fun re-workings of some great soul tunes, all arranged by Bob. Here's a live clip with one of Bob's originals, "Aha!" featuring himself on tenor sax and Dave Stryker on guitar. recorded live(pre-pandemic) in the Gloria Theater, Cologne; conducted by Bob Mintzer. | WDR Big Band

70K views · 1.2K reactions | Adeste Fideles/O Come All Ye Faithful is one of the oldest and most beloved Christmas tunes, going back to the middle of the 1700's. This version is an arrangement is an arrangement by Rich DeRosa and was recorded in the "WDR Big Band Jazz Club" in Bocklemünd, conducted by Stefan Pfeifer-Galilea. We wish you all the best for 2 Advent! | WDR Big Band | Facebook

Today it's time for a world premiere, a fresh, new piece by Stefan Pfeifer-Galilea, recorded two weeks ago! "The Keeper" is a double feature for our junior and senior members, Ben Fitzpatrick on tenor sax and John Goldsby on bass, the band's tonal anchor and "groove keeper". Recorded live in Studio 4, conducted by Stefan Pfeifer-Galilea. ---------------- Heute ist es Zeit für eine Uraufführung, ein frisches, neues Stück von Stefan Pfeifer-Galilea, das vor zwei Wochen aufgezeichnet wurde! "The Ke

A big Happy Birthday to the amazing Wayne Shorter who just turned 87, yesterday. Arguably one of the greatest composers of our time, Wayne has written countless tunes, both as a member in some of the greatest bands in jazz history and as a soloist. Here's one of his wellknown classics, "One By One", in an arrangement by Jörg Achim Keller, featuring Ruud Breuls on trumpet, Raphael Klemm on trombone and Paul Heller on tenor sax. Recorded live in WDR Studio 2 . Conducted by Ansgar Striepens. | WDR

"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore" Here's an old clip with the great trombone master Carl Fontana, Harold Arlen's "If I only Had A Brain" from "The Wizard of Oz". This was a part of a projectcalled "Jazz Vegas" lead by Don Menza. | WDR Big Band