Group

Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra

The Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra is a large German jazz ensemble led by Alexander von Schlippenbach. The orchestra performs orchestral jazz and experimental big band music and has included in its ranks such leading musicians as Misha Mengelberg and Kenny Wheeler. The orchestra, which performs rather infrequently, was founded in 1988 by Schlippenbach and has commissioned works by Carla Bley,…

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Artist details

Type
Group
Area
Germany
Founded
1988
Labels
ECM Records
DIW
FMP
NRW Musik
Last updated: January 6th, 2012·MusicBrainz

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