Jazz Articles

Sandvika Storband: Greenhouse -- Live at Smuget

by Jack Bowers
May 1, 1999

Far from being “dead,” as some have seen fit to pronounce them, big bands are alive and flourishing in countries all over the world — and in every country there are one or two names that set the standard for excellence. In Norway, that name is Sandvika. I’ll tell you how good these guys are. Add a couple of French horns and you’ve got the Boss Brass. On Live at Smuget, recorded at an Oslo nightclub in May ’96, Sandvika ...