This Big Band is a 15-17 piece big band that brings you the tunes of Michael Buble,Glen Miller, Sinatra, Robbie Williams and todays big band hits.
The Big Band was set up two years ago and is fronted by Derry recording artist Andrew Monk. The band has the cream of the north west's musicians onboard, the likes of Joe Quigley, son of the famous Johnny Quigley, as musical director and lead guitar, Jim Whiteside drums, Rohan Armstrong bass, Ronan O'Callaghan piano, Eoin O'Callaghan strings, Donal McGuiness trombone, Martin Goodman trombone, Sharon Quigley Alto saxophone, Tom Evans Tenor saxophone, Robert Goodman trumpet, Gary Quigley trumpet, Maureen Campbell vocals, Lana Whiteside vocals, Carol Quigley vocals and Allister Wallace trumpet.
The Big Band are looking forward to The UK City of Culture which the bands home town has been awarded for 2013 and what doors it might open for them.
Andrew Monk is mostly known as one of the resident entertainers performing for the past seven years at The City Hotel and the award winning Everglades Hotel, and has also performed for the past eight years at The City Of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festivals. With the new era of peace and stability in Northern Ireland, it’s now time to bring back the big bands and music that will never die from the new greats of Michael Buble, and the classics of Glen Miller, Sinatra, Bobby Darren, Dean Martin and more.