PLAY! With Darcy James Argue and the Frankfurt Radio Big Band

Darcy James Argue steht vor einer rot-blau gemusterten Wand, auf der ein weißer Pfeil abgebildet ist, der auf ihn zeigt.
(Foto: Lindsay Beyerstein)
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The next pha­se of MA Big­ban­d's work with the hr-Big­band will take place from Oc­to­ber 30 to No­vem­ber 10, 2023, and will be led by one of the most in­no­va­ti­ve big band com­po­sers of re­cent ye­ars: Dar­cy Ja­mes Ar­gue. The New York-ba­sed Ca­na­di­an has for­med a ground­brea­king jazz or­ches­tra of the cur­rent sce­ne with his "Se­cret So­cie­ty". Ar­gue knows the past of jazz and com­bi­nes it with con­tem­pora­ry in­flu­en­ces. At the end of the working pe­ri­od the­re will be two con­certs again.

Con­certs

Blick in das Aufnahmestudio der hr-Bigband.
(Foto: Laura Brichta)

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What is it like to study in the MA Bigband – for players, writers and conductors? Prospective students can find out for themselves on October 31st, 2025, in an open rehearsal with the hr-Bigband under the direction of Erik van Lier.

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