Formed in 1987 under the name The Jools Holland Big Band, Jools Holland And His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra are a British musical collective formed by the aforementioned pianist Jools Holland, where they blend various musical styles, including Jazz, Blues and "Boogie-Woogie". Although formed in the late 80's, the band wouldn't release music under the moniker until 1994's '2755583', which was a recording from one of the 10 nights' where they performed at Queen's Hall in Edinburgh that same year.
In 2001 the band would release a series called 'Small World Big Band', which predominantly featured new recordings with a main focus on guest vocalists. The group can also often be found occasionally performing on the TV show 'Later... With Jools Holland'.
The band line-up includes:
Jools Holland - Piano / Vocals, Gilson Lavis - Drums & Percussion, artist - Lead Guitar, artist - Bass Guitar, artist - Organ, Ruby Turner - Vocals, artist - Tenor Saxophone, Michael "Bami" Rose - Tenor Saxophone, artist - Alto Saxophone, artist - Alto Saxophone, artist - Baritone Saxophone, artist - Trombone, artist - Trombone, artist - Trombone, artist - Trumpet / Fugle, artist - Trumpet, artist - Saxophone, artist - Saxophone and artist - Trumpet.
Former members include:
artist - Vocals, artist - Trombone, artist - Saxophone, artist - Saxophone, artist - Saxophone, artist - Trumpet, artist - Trumpet & Flugelhorn, artist - Tenor Saxophone, artist - Tenor Saxophone & artist - Vocals.