Beats & Pieces Big Band

Beats & Pieces Big Band are a British big band who are directed by conductor and composer Ben Cottrell, and based in Manchester. ^{[1] [2]} In 2014 they won Jazz Ensemble of the Year at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards. ^[3]

Personnel

As of 2024 ^[update] the band's touring lineup consists of: ^[4]

• Ben Cottrell: director
• Anthony Brown, Emily Burkhardt, Oliver Dover: saxophones
• Owen Bryce, Graham South, Nick Walters: trumpet
• Simon Lodge, Rich Mcveigh, Phil O'Malley: trombone
• Anton Hunter: guitar
• Richard Jones: piano/Rhodes
• Stewart Wilson: bass
• Finlay Panter: drums

Awards

• 2011: European Young Artists' Jazz Award, Burghausen, Germany ^{[5] [6]}
• 2014: Jazz Ensemble of the Year, Parliamentary Jazz Awards, London ^[3]

Discography

Albums

• Big Ideas (Efpi, 2012) ^{[7] [8]}
• All In (Efpi, 2015) ^{[9] [10]}
• Ten (Efpi, 2018) ^{[11] [12]}
• Good Days (Efpi, 2023) ^{[13] [14]}

EPs

• Beats & Pieces (2010)

References

1. Fordham, John (27 June 2016). "Beats & Pieces review – a thrilling display of Manchester's jazz verve". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
2. Fordham, John (23 January 2011). "Get the Blessing/Beats and Pieces - review". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
3. "Parliamentary Jazz awards 2014 announced". The Telegraph. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
4. "about". Beats & Pieces Big Band. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
5. ljazzn (25 March 2011). "Congratulations Beats & Pieces – Winners 2011 Burghausen European Young Artists Jazz Award". London Jazz News. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
6. "Beats and Pieces Big Band: British Music Abroad". PRS for Music Foundation. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
7. "Beats And Pieces Big Band: Big Ideas album review". All About Jazz. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
8. "Beats & Pieces Big Band: Big Ideas". Jazzwise. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
9. Hobart, Mike (26 June 2015). "Beats and Pieces Big Band: All In — review". Financial Times. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
10. Fordham, John (4 June 2015). "Beats & Pieces: All In review – energetic, hard-rocking big band ride again". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
11. Bungey, John (9 August 2018). "Jazz review: Beats & Pieces Big Band: Ten". The Times . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
12. "Beats and Pieces Big Band: Ten album review". All About Jazz. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
13. "Beats & Pieces Big Band: Good Days". Jazzwise. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
14. Farbey, Roger (1 March 2023). "Beats & Pieces Big Band: Good Days". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Beats & Pieces Big Band discography at Discogs