Beats & Pieces Big Band - Big Ideas

2012 debut full length release from the 14 member hotly tipped UK big band jazz group led by composer & conductor Ben Cottrell. They won the March 2011 European Young Artists' Jazz Award, part of the Burghausen International Jazz Festival in Germany. Their music draws on a wide range of influences from Loose Tubes to Radiohead to redefine the role of the big band for a new generation. 8 tracks.