The Birdland Bigband is Hamburg's resident bigband and brings the swing and bigband era to the stage. With 17 high-caliber musicians from the Hamburg jazz scene, the ensemble interprets the rarely performed works of Thad Jones, Duke Ellington, and Sammy Nestico – with respect for tradition and the courage to bring their own musical influences to bear.

Line-Up:

Nic Boysen (trumpet)

Michel Schroeder (trumpet)

Chris Höhn (trumpet)

Jan Kaiser (trumpet)

Erik Konertz (trombone)

Ken Dombrowski (trombone)

Tom Wendler (trombone)

Sonja Beeh (trombone)

Felix Konradt (trombone)

Paul Beskers (saxophone)

Vincent Dombrowski (saxophone)

Konstantin Herleinsberger (saxophone)

Leon Sladky (saxophone)

Yannik Glettenberg (saxophone)

Tim Scherer (piano)

David Grabowski (guitar)

Henning Schiewer (bass)

Leon Saleh (drums)