Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra
Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra | |
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Origin | London, United Kingdom |
Genres | Rhythm and blues, jump blues, swing revival, Ska |
Years active | 1994 | –present
Website | joolsholland |
Members | Jools Holland Ruby Turner Gilson Lavis Mark Flanagan Dave Swift Christopher Holland Derek Nash |
Past members | Sam Brown Rico Rodriguez (deceased) |
Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra (also known as Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) is a rhythm and blues band led by boogie-woogie pianist Jools Holland.
History[]
Holland formed the band in 1994.[1][2] The current 20-piece band consists of piano, organ, drums, female vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, alto saxophones, tenor saxophones, baritone saxophones, trumpets, and trombones.[3]
Members[]
- Jools Holland — piano, guitar, vocals
- Ruby Turner — vocals
- — vocals
- Gilson Lavis — drums, percussion
- Mark Flanagan — guitar, backing vocals
- Dave Swift — bass
- Christopher Holland — organ, piano, backing vocals
- — saxophone, backing vocals
- — saxophone, backing vocals
- — saxophone, backing vocals
- Derek Nash — saxophone, backing vocals
- — baritone saxophone, backing vocals
- — trombone, backing vocals
- — trombone, backing vocals
- — trombone, backing vocals
- — trumpet, backing vocals
- — trumpet, backing vocals
- — trumpet, backing vocals
- — backing vocals
References[]
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin encyclopedia of jazz (Rev. and updated [ed.]. ed.). London: Virgin. p. 420. ISBN 1852271833.
- ^ American Heritage Dictionaries, ed. (2003). The Houghton Mifflin dictionary of biography. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 746. ISBN 061825210X.
- ^ Jools Holland. "R&B Orchestra". Retrieved 30 September 2012.
Categories:
- British rhythm and blues musical groups