Latest Release
- MAY 5, 2023
- 14 Songs
- A Happy Dixie Christmas · 2006
- Back to the Roots · 2000
- Dutch Swing College Band Plays Royal Thai Jazz Compositions by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej · 2016
- Swing College At Home (Live at The Kurhaus Scheveningen, Holland, 09/1955) · 1955
- The Swing Code · 2005
- The Dutch Swing College Band Meets Teddy Wilson · 1973
- The Dutch Swing College Band Meets Teddy Wilson · 1973
- Update · 2012
- Jubilee Concert (feat. Freek de Jonge, Mrs. Einstein, Laura Fygi & Dim Kesber) · 2011
- The Very Best of 1955-1960 · 1956
Compilations
Appears On
- Peter Schilperoort & Dutch Swing College Band
- Sidney Bechet & Dutch Swing College Band
About Dutch Swing College Band
The Dutch Swing College Band has endured numerous personnel changes in its more than fifty-year history as one of the Netherlands' top jazz ensembles. Although no members remain from the original group, the latest lineup continues to honor the tradition-rooted approach of the founders. Bob Kaper (1939- ) replaced clarinet player Peter Schilperoort during an illness in 1966, and remained with the band; he has led the Dutch Swing College Band since Schilperoort's death in 1990. The fourth leader in the group's history, Kaper succeeds Frans Vink, Jr. (1945-46), Joop Schrier (1955-60), and Schilperoort (1946-55; 1960-1990). Kaper previously led the Beale Street Seven, a group he founded in 1957. An amateur group from 1945 until turning professional in 1960, the Dutch Swing College Band reached their early peak in the late '40s, when they were tapped to accompany such jazz musicians as Sidney Bechet, Joe Venuti, and Teddy Wilson. The New Melbourne Jazz Band recorded an album, A Tribute to the Dutch Swing College Band, featuring music associated with the Holland-based group. ~ Craig Harris
- ORIGIN
- Netherlands
- FORMED
- May 5, 1945
- GENRE
- Jazz