Name: IKS Big Band Night
Start: 2024-10-18T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Justus-Liebig-Haus

Big Swing Is Back In Town 🎺
🗓️ Friday 18th of October 2024
At the📍Justus Liebig Haus, Darmstadt
Doors open: 7:30 pm
Start: 8 pm
The band’s claim is not just a statement, it’s a promise. And since promises need to be kept, the IKS Big Band, based in Rüsselsheim, Germany, does exactly that: they bring back and perform tunes that have never lost their sense of charm. Over the years, the IKS Big Band has evolved from a school band, founded in 1986, to an orchestra that today is well-known throughout the region and beyond. Bandleader Horst Aussenhof has performed with the band’s musicians in several destinations across Europe and the U.S at international and renowned festivals such as Montreux or Honolulu. From legendary jazz standards performed by Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman to modern, lesser-known and exceptionally arranged pieces by Gordon Goodwin, John Clayton, Sammy Nestico, to name a few, they perform a wide-ranging repertoire of swing music. The IKS Big Band acquired the skill of performing “Big Swing” from several concerts and collaborations with jazz masters such as James Moody, Mike Smith, Jiggs Wigham, Scott Hamilton, Bobby Shew, Paul Kuhn and many more. If there is one thing that can be taken for granted, it’s that Big Swing travels with them wherever they go
Check their video out on youtube:

Entrance Fee: 30€/20€ student discount
0€ for DA SOLO Workshop participants
You may consider booking a party pass for saturday & sunday evening for 65€/50€ student discount.
Don't miss this treat!
Book your ticket via the link 🔗 below:
https://forms.gle/qZxbB1xeJcZhmpVi9
On that very same weekend we will be hosting the DA SOLO JAZZ Festival. Join us for traditional and innovative classes from international teachers. More infos can be found on dasolojazz.com
Never forget:
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