Welcome to the wonderful world of the great European Big Bands of the 1920s - 1960s

This Database may be browsed two ways, either:

ALPHABETICALLY by Musician's Name, or by European NATIONS

HERE'S AN OVERVIEW OF THE EUROPEAN BIG BANDS ERA



Europe of the 1920s to the 1930s!

What an exciting time!

From the world of the silver-bright cabarets of Germany's Weimar Republic, and the bright-light clubs of Paris, to the Great Tango Orchestras in Poland, Finland and Russia, - it was a time of wonderful excitement and of wonderful entertainment. American Jazz was mixing with European Pop and South American Tangos.

The songs were all a mix of the joyous, and the dark, the sad and the haunting, and all of them defined a time that was very special.

We have attempted to present mini-biographies for all the wonderful bands and their stars. You will be transported back in time to listen to the music and to watch many of the bands on stage.

Enter now into the spirit of that great era; listen to the great music.