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Described by Down Beat as "not just a band on tour, but a religious congregation, spreading the word of jazz", this is a hard-swinging big band in the classic mould, with a vast repertoire that stretches from rare historic compositions from the early days of jazz, through the music of the great big band leaders Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson and later masters such as Charlie Mingus and Ornette Coleman, to new music from within the multi-talented ranks of the Orchestra itself.