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STOP PRESS!

Apologies to all those who turned up to hear us at Mary Stevens Park on 4th July. We were already to play but they could not provide us with any power on the bandstand, so the gig was cancelled.

New OOTB gigs announced!

Sound bytes now include numbers from the Jan 2010 Corks Club gig.

We are Out Of The Blue Jazz Orchestra an enthusiastic Big Band based in Birmingham, UK.

Under the musical directorship of Jo James, we play a repertoire drawn from the classic swing and Big Band arrangements of the Basie and Ellington era as well as more popular music. The band (previously known as the Blue Max Big Band) was originally formed in the early nineties by members of a jazz workshop run by Andy Hamilton.

(photo courtesy of Garry Corbett - click here for his superb Flickr jazz photosets)

See what the press have to say:

BMA News Saturday April 21, 2007