Since 1995, The Pete
Cater Big Band has been thrilling UK audiences with its
no-nonsense hard swinging approach to big band jazz
music.
Drummer Pete Cater describes his musical policy
thus; "It's present day, high energy big band jazz. We
draw inspiration from the great bands of the past
without falling into the nostalgia trap, and at the same
time keep an eye in a forward direction without losing
sight of the core values that made big band music great
in the first place".
As well as showcasing some of the
top young professionals on the London scene, Pete Cater
also employs a team of outstanding arrangers who take
his outlines and ideas and turn them into superbly
crafted scores.
The band has
toured throughout the UK and has appeared at many of the
country's top jazz festivals. In 2001 they were voted
"Band of the Year" in the British Jazz awards and
"Critics Choice" the following year. |
The band has
broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and released three
albums....... "Playing With Fire" (Jazzizit
records 1998) "Upswing" (Vocalion records 2001) "The
Right Time" (Vocalion records 2006)
"The Pete Cater big band is probably the tightest,
hippest most dynamic big band to be heard in the UK
today"
Malcolm
Laycock, BBC Radio 2 |
