Welcome to Big Band Buddies, the website for all Big Band fans. Originally started in 1999, my aim to bring news to fans of Big Band Swing music and Jazz performances active today, and those of yesteryear with some nostalgic reflections of the great bands from the 20's 30’s 40’s to the present day. Over the past fourteen years we have encountered many enthusiasts who have contributed to these pages with their stories and photos from concerts to individual musicians and singers they have met.
I am privileged to have had many hundred of letters of support for not only this Internet website but also for the magazine we now distribute to many hundreds of fans around the world. I have made contact with many musicians, famous celebrity musicians and singers who have entertained us over the years, many of those people now members of Big Band Buddies who have them selves contributed to our magazine and this web site.
I have tried to established many links to current bands operating today as well as other Internet sites relevant to our interest, which I’m sure you will find interesting.
I endeavour to keep this site growing as more and more sites become available as well as interesting articles we receive.

I broadcast every weekend at 2pm UK time and 9am EDT in the USA on the Gene Martin show.
Gene is broadcast big band music all day and every day from Florida USA
Tune in and drop him a line when you listen in.

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The STRATOS is a precision-engineered practice-aid adaptable to all brass instruments. It comes with an instruction leaflet that shows you how to easily fit and remove it from your instrument and also how to adapt your embouchure to get the best from your newly-adjusted jaw position.