Jools Holland And His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

About

Formed in 1987 under the name The Jools Holland Big Band, Jools Holland And His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra are a British musical collective formed by the aforementioned pianist Jools Holland, where they blend various musical styles, including Jazz, Blues and "Boogie-Woogie". Although formed in the late 80's, the band wouldn't release music under the moniker until 1994's 'Live Performance', which was a recording from one of the 10 nights' where they performed at Queen's Hall in Edinburgh that same year.

In 2001 the band would release a series called 'Small World Big Band', which predominantly featured new recordings with a main focus on guest vocalists. The group can also often be found occasionally performing on the TV show 'Later... With Jools Holland'.

The band line-up includes:
Jools Holland - Piano / Vocals, Gilson Lavis - Drums & Percussion, Mark Flanagan - Lead Guitar, David Swift - Bass Guitar, Chris Holland - Organ, Ruby Turner - Vocals, Phil Veacock - Tenor Saxophone, Michael "Bami" Rose - Tenor Saxophone, Derek Nash - Alto Saxophone, Anna Brooks - Alto Saxophone, Nick Lunt - Baritone Saxophone, Winston Rollins - Trombone, Roger Goslyn - Trombone, Fayyaz Virji - Trombone, Jon Scott - Trumpet / Fugle, Chris Storr - Trumpet, Lisa Graham - Saxophone, Pete Long - Saxophone and Jason McDermid - Trumpet.

Former members include:
Sam Brown - Vocals, Rico Rodriguez - Trombone, Paul Bartholomew - Saxophone, Dave Bitelli - Saxophone, Chris Caldwell - Saxophone, Barbara Snow - Trumpet, Damon Brown - Trumpet & Flugelhorn, Jason Bruer - Tenor Saxophone, Kevin Flanagan - Tenor Saxophone & Rosie Mae - Vocals.