德国Nabburg爵士大乐队

　　德国Nabburg爵士大乐队由28名学生，15至18岁组成。由三位年轻的教师带领。领队是约翰内斯·温迪西。所有成员在Nabburg高中巴伐利亚州东部靠近捷克边境学习。尽管与重点普通高中学校一样学习德语、数学和科学等传统学科科目，这所学校特别注重促进学生的音乐发展。大乐队的大部分成员在10岁左右就学习他们喜欢的乐器。约两年后，他们便加入了“少年大乐队”。再过两到三年他们中最有才华的成员最终会加入大乐队。在这里，他们学习具有挑战性的歌曲，例如著名爵士乐作曲家的演奏和表演。他们被指导和学习即兴和多层衔接等更先进的音乐技巧。大乐队还设有一个声乐表演训练课程。乐队阵容体现了传统大乐队的阵容。重点放在铜管，设有9萨克斯管，小号和7个长号。节奏部分由两个吉他、低音吉他、钢琴和鼓来演奏。演奏曲目类型多种多样，包括摇摆舞音乐和现代摇滚。大乐队经常在德国南部进行表演，而且受到热烈欢迎。这是他们的首次国外巡回演奏会。他们很高兴能在中国表演！ 

　　Germany Nabburg Big Band 

　　The Big Band consists of 28 students aged 15 to 18. The lineup is completed by three young teachers. Bandleader is Johannes Windisch. All musicians study at Nabburg High School in Eastern Bavaria near the Czech border. Despite being a regular high school with the focus on the traditional subjects like German, Math and Sciences, this school puts a special focus on the promotion of students’ musical development. Most of the members of the Big Band have picked up their instruments around the age of 10. After around two years they join the “Junior Big Band”. After an additional two to three years their most talented members eventually join the Big Band. Here they learn to play and perform challenging songs of famous Jazz Composers. They are taught more advanced techniques like improvisation and multi layer articulation. The Big Band also features a singer performing vocal arrangements such as “A Tisket a Tasket” and “Something’s Gotta Give”.The band lineup reflects traditional big band instrumentation with a strong focus on brass, featuring 9 saxophones, 8 trumpets and 7 trombones. The rhythm section consists of two guitars, a bass guitar, piano and drums. The song repertoire is versatile. It consists of traditional standards from the area of swing music, but also features modern interpretations of rock, pop and funk pieces. 

　　The Big Band usually performs around South Germany and is generally receive enthusiastically. This is their first concert tour abroad. They are very excited to play in China!