THE BIG COLORS BIG BAND
The Big Colors Big Band was formed in 2008 by former National Youth Jazz Orchestra and NYJO Graduates trumpet player, David Shiers, and The Spin Jazz Club co-founder, academic and drummer Dr Mark Doffman. Big Colors has brought the cool sounds of American and European jazz to many music venues, festivals and Jazz clubs around Oxfordshire since they were formed in 2008.
To Contact the band, email David Shiers:- davidsbigcolors@gmail.com
Many great players have gigged with the band but are not heard on The Big Colors album including: Brandon Allen, Ross Anderson, Ewen Baird, Ed Barker, Rik Bolton, Joe Carey, Louis Dowdeswell, Martin Dunsdon, Jim Gold, Binker Golding, Sue Greenway, Nathan Hawken, Greg Heath, John Hoare, Matt Hope, James Lowe, James Mitchum, Andy Panayi, Martin Pickett, Art Themen, Andy Townsend and Steve Waterman.
Photos of the band
To Contact the band, email David Shiers:- davidsbigcolors@gmail.com
What they are saying about the band.
The Big Colors Big Band debut album, available on the 33Jazz record label and via the Apple Music, Spotify and Soundcloud streaming platforms, was described by Jazz FM Instrumentalist of the Year, Mark Lockheart, as “hugely enjoyable, beautifully played and recorded, with sizzling solos and music which is contemporary but accessible”.
The album was featured by Alyn Shipton on BBC Radio 3 in January 2019.
Paul Medley of The Oxford Mail, reviewing the band at The Spin Jazz Club:
“The band…contains a wide spectrum of personal styles reflected in the soloing of the astonishingly powerful front line players. This was altogether a joyous evening of big band ensemble work…look out for Big Colors wherever they might next be appearing in Oxford.”
To Contact the band, email David Shiers:- davidsbigcolors@gmail.com