STEVE KING BIG BAND

From its early beginnings as a youth band, the passage of time has, after over thirty years turned the Steve King Big Band into one of the areas leading exponents of big band music. The current line-up is an eclectic mix of seasoned pros and semi-pros including some of the brightest sparks in the jazz scene today which helps keep the band at the forefront of the burgeoning big band movement.

The band has always known success. Since winning a talent competition in the early days, it has gone from strength to strength, appearing at every major venue in the West Midlands playing for concert and dance engagements including several sell out appearances at Ronnie Scott's. It has been amongst the prize winners at the annual Musicians' Union Big Band Contest an unprecedented nine times, winning outright on two occasions. It has three best selling albums currently in release and released its latest CD, 'Stompin' at the Savoy' at the beginning of 2002.

Part of the band's appeal is the wide range of musical styles it plays. A typical concert will encompass anything from Miller to McConnell. With a woodwind section that doubles twenty-three instruments between them and a tuba player and tuned percussionist as part of the regular line-up, this band tackles many charts other bands cannot reach!

Vocals are in the very capable hands of Lynn Dawes who hails from the USA. Lynn has built up a large following singing with local bands and brings a superb singing style to the bands' performances.

In order to maintain its musical integrity, the band was awarded lottery grants from the Arts Council of Great Britain in 1997 and 2001 which should enable it to continue with its own brand of big band music into the Millennium and beyond.

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