In the year 1976, a few young musicians from the fanfare of Huncherange-Noertzange bring to life a Big Band under the name of Dixie-Sound.
Their first bandleader Marco Puetz leads them to their first undisputed musical highlights.
Already in 1978 under their new leader Nico Eich, they receive an award at a contest in Ettelbruck
In 1980, they participate in a Broadcast-Show called Hei Elei Kuck Elei for RTL.
It becomes clear that their musical ambitions go further than only Dixie-Music.
To reflect the wide range of music played, the name is changed to Big Band Spectrum.
In 1983, Jean-Marie Thoss takes over the musical responsibility and through many concerts outside our country-borders, makes the Band a worthy ambassador for our country.
1990 brings a young, but already well-known member of the Luxembourgish jazz-scene to the bandstand of Spectrum, Ernie Hammes.
His own skillful playing brings the band to new heights and opens the path for a few musicians to the art of improvisation.
The band opens its horizon to new forms of more progressive Big Band music and in that way the formation evolves to one of the best in its genre.
1995 sees Ernie Hammers leave for New York to continue his musical journey and brings a colleague of his from the military band, Marc Desorbay, to the front.
It is time for major changes, and so part of the founding members are replaced by motivated new elements to bringing a new groove into the band.
With great skill and discipline, Marc combines the experience of his old stagers and the dynamic of the new players. Apart from a one-year intermezzo, during which Serge Bausch took over the lead, Marc was our Maestro till 2007.
In 2005, we were proud to celebrate our 25th anniversary. And how could we better celebrate this event than by going all togerther on a musical field trip.
In August 2005 we were on tour in the Chicago (USA) area to have a good time an play some good music. On our return end of August, please revisit to check the pics and impressions we took. For a full programm of our USA-tour, click here ....
At the End of 2007, we releases our first 'studio' CD with popular swingin' Christmas songs. From mid-2007 on, Dorel Doreanu replaced Marc as our new musical director.
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