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About us
About us
We're a community band formed of players from all around the world with the aim of bringing more playing and listening opportunities to the people of Auckland. Founded in June 2017, we encourage musicians of all ages and backgrounds to come together to play in a friendly and relaxed environment, and have fun whilst doing so!
Rehearsing regularly on Tuesday nights in New Lynn, we play from a range of genres and our repertoire is ever growing! We play at venues all across Auckland.
If you're keen for us to come and play at your venue or event, please don't hesitate to get in touch!
Members
Members
We'll take all sorts! We're a mixed and growing bunch of 20-somethings to 70+. We ask that you play one of the instruments of the classic Big Band (think saxes, trumpets, trombones and rhythm - or maybe you're a vocalist), and are able to read music to at least Grade 4 standard.
Our members, including MD, are all volunteers, and all pay a small fee ($30 per month) to cover our ongoing rehearsal costs.
Rehearsals
Rehearsals
The band rehearses regularly in New Lynn on Tuesday nights from 7:30pm to around 9.30pm. Contact us for more information.
While it's ideal if you're able to attend rehearsals frequently, there's absolutely no expectation for you to do so. We've all got other lives! Just come when you can.
Music
Music
We've got an ever-growing repertoire of classic big band standards, including Gordon Goodwin, Sammy Nestico and Glenn Miller. We're always open to ideas and suggestions for music to play.
As this is jazz, there are solos, both written and improvised, but you're under no obligation to perform if you don't want to!
We're pretty relaxed, and hope you might gain the confidence to have a go in time.
To find out more about joining the band, or hiring us for your event, please email secretary@aucklandbigband.co.nz or get in touch on social media.
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