European Youth Jazz Orchestra

European Youth Jazz Orchestra: Swinging Europe 2006

by Jack Bowers
February 1, 2007

European Youth Jazz Orchestra Swinging Europe 2006 Music Mecca 2006

What a great (one is almost tempted to say “civilized") idea: an orchestra composed of young musicians from sixteen European countries (and one from America), touring the Continent for three weeks and presenting a series of concerts under the aegis of the Danish-based organization Swinging Europe and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Each year, new composers and conductors are singled out as ...

The European Youth Jazz Orchestra (the Former EBY Big Band) on Tour

Source: All About Jazz
April 23, 2008

Swinging Europe - The European Youth Jazz Orchestra is an orchestra composed of professional musicians from European and North American countries, touring the Continent for three weeks - each year in the spring - presenting new written big band music under the aegis of the Danish-based organization Swinging Europe and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Each year the band has a completely new line-up: new musicians, new composers and a new conductor. The actual tour: 22nd of ...
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