# List of big bands

While the Big Band Era suggests that big bands flourished for a short period, they have been a part of jazz music since their emergence in the 1920s when white concert bands adopted the rhythms and musical forms of small African-American jazz combos. While their place in popular culture dimmed greatly since their heyday in WWII, modern big band has made a resurgence, with the Roy Hargrove Big Band nominated for a Grammy and the Christian McBride Big Band winning a Grammy in 2012.
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## A

* Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
* Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band
* Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra - afrobeat
* Darcy James Argue's Secret Society - jazz, steampunk
* Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra - afrobeat
* Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra

## B

* BBC Big Band - jazz
* BBC Northern Dance Orchestra - swing music
* Charlie Barnet Big Band - jazz, swing
* Count Basie Orchestra - jazz, swing
* Beantown Swing Orchestra - swing
* Louie Bellson
* Tex Beneke Orchestra
* Berlin Jazz Orchestra
* Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra – free jazz
* Bill Berry
* Big Band Jazz de México
* The Birdland Big Band - jazz
* Carla Bley Big Band and The Very Big Carla Bley Band – jazz, post bop
* Bohuslän Big Band - jazz
* Rob McConnell's Boss Brass - jazz
* Anthony Braxton's Creative Music Orchestra
* Les Brown and His Band of Renown - swing
* Ray Brown's Great Big Band - jazz
* Brussels Jazz Orchestra - jazz

## C

* The Cab Calloway Orchestra
* The Capp-Pierce Juggernaut
* Ralph Carmichael Big Band
* Benny Carter
* Casa Loma Orchestra
* Cherry Poppin' Daddies (revival)
* Chopteeth - afrobeat
* Crescent Super Band - Jazz, Jump Swing, Modern Big Band, Swing Revival, Great American Songbook
* Columbus Jazz Orchestra
* Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
* Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
* Ray Conniff
* Spade Cooley - jazz, swing
* Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra
* Del Courtney
* Bob Crosby

## D

* Dallas Jazz Orchestra
* John Dankworth Big Band - jazz, film music
* Sam Donahue and his orchestra
* Pierre Dørge's New Jungle Orchestra
* The Dorsey Brothers - jazz
* Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
* Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
* DR Big Band - jazz
* Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra
* Doc Perkins

## E

* Billy Eckstine Orchestra - jazz, swing, bebop
* Ray Eberle and His Orchestra
* Either/Orchestra
* Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - jazz, orchestral jazz, swing
* Les Elgart
* Larry Elgart
* The Don Ellis Orchestra
* Ziggy Elman and His Orchestra
* Gil Evans & His Monday Night Orchestra a.o. – jazz, third stream, fusion jazz

## F

* Maynard Ferguson
* Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm
* Ralph Flanagan Big Band - jazz
* Bob Florence's Limited Edition
* The Flying Horse Big Band (formerly the UCF Jazz Ensemble I) - jazz, swing, Afro-Cuban jazz, Latin jazz

## G

* Michael Gibbs Orchestra
* Jean Goldkette
* Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra - jazz, bebop, Afro-Cuban jazz
* Globe Unity Orchestra – free jazz
* Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - jazz, swing
* Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - jazz, swing music rhythm and blues
* George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
* GRP All-Star Big Band
* Georgia Big Band - Swing, Jazz, Big Band

## H

* Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
* Hard Rubber Orchestra - modern jazz, new compositions, multimedia performances
* Erskine Hawkins
* Ted Heath and his Music - jazz
* Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra - swing music, jazz
* Matthew Herbert Big Band
* Woody Herman
* Art Hickman
* Mark Hilburn and His Orchestra
* Tiny Hill and the Hilltoppers
* Earl Hines Orchestra - jazz, swing music, Dixieland
* Bill Holman
* Claude Hopkins and His Orchestra - jazz
* Pee Wee Hunt

## I

* ICP Orchestra – free jazz, avant-garde jazz
* International Sweethearts of Rhythm - jazz
* Irakere

## J

* Illinois Jacquet
* Harry James Big Band - jazz
* Jazz Composer's Orchestra (founded by Carla Bley & Michael Mantler) - avant-garde jazz
* Jazz Orchestra of the Delta
* Gordon Jenkins
* The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
* Buddy Johnson

## K

* Hal Kemp Big Band
* Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
* Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy
* Gene Krupa

## L

* James Last Orchestra
* Syd Lawrence Orchestra
* Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows
* Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra - avant-garde jazz, post-bop
* London Jazz Composers' Orchestra
* Loose Tubes – jazz, post-bop
* Joe Loss and His Orchestra
* Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra
* Humphrey Lyttelton Band

## M

* Machito
* Magic City Jazz Orchestra
* Henry Mancini Orchestra
* Wingy Manone and His Orchestra
* Matteson-Phillips Tubajazz Consort
* McKinney's Cotton Pickers
* Jay McShann
* Glenn Miller Orchestra
* Mills Blue Rhythm Band
* Mingus Big Band
* Bob Mintzer
* Monk'estra — John Beasley
* Buddy Morrow and his Orchestra
* Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band
* David Murray Big Band
* Vaughn Monroe Big Band

## N

* Nighthawks Orchestra

## O

* King Oliver
* Will Osborne
* Oxford University Jazz Orchestra

## P

* Pacific Mambo Orchestra
* Ed Palermo Big Band
* Gloria Parker
* Duke Pearson Big Band - hard bop, soul jazz, smooth jazz, post-bop
* Art Pepper + 11
* Ben Pollack
* Lee Presson and the Nails - jazz, swing music (revival), jump blues, cabaret
* Tito Puente Orchestra

## R

* Boyd Raeburn
* The Ramblers
* Don Redman and His Orchestra - jazz
* Alvino Rey Orchestra - swing, jazz, exotica
* Buddy Rich Big Band - jazz
* Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra
* RTV Slovenia Big Band
* Tito Rodriguez Orchestra
* Luis Russell and His Orchestra

## S

* Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band
* Sammy Kaye Orchestra
* Sauter-Finegan Orchestra - swing jazz
* Maria Schneider Orchestra
* The Brian Setzer Orchestra - swing music (revival), jump blues
* Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - swing music
* Charlie Spivak
* The Squadronaires

## T

* Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra
* Dan Terry Big Big Band - jazz
* Claude Thornhill
* Doc Severinsen and the Tonight Show Band
* The Top Hatters
* Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra
* Tommy Tucker and His Orchestra

## U

* Unforgettable Big Band
* Unifour
* University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band

## V

* The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
* Charlie Ventura Band - jazz, bebop
* Billy Vaughn Orchestra
* Vienna Art Orchestra - jazz, third stream, folk music
* Tommy Vig Orchestra

## W

* Chris Walden Big Band
* Chick Webb and His Orchestra - jazz, swing
* Lawrence Welk
* Dick Willebrandts and His Dance Orchestra - jazz, swing
* Gerald Wilson Orchestra - jazz
* Paul Whiteman
* Widespread Depression Orchestra
* Jaco Pastorius's Word of Mouth Orchestra