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This web site has been created to introduce you to the world of Berties Big Band, the musicians and the music we play.

The objective of the Band is to encourage and support the Big Band Sound, at the same time giving the opportunity for young and old amateur musicians to experience a large ensemble. The Band, now in it's sixteenth year, take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you who have supported us over the years, giving us the opportunity to successfully achieve our objectives.

Twenty-eight enthusiastic musicians, led by musical director Bob Spiller, deliver a diverse range of big band sounds from the 30s through the swing and bee-bop era to new jazz ensembles.

This fantastic Big Band, based in Yeovil, Somerset, UK, not only perform the works by the masters of Big Band music, (Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Glenn Miller etc) but also play the finest jazz, swing, funk and latin arrangements by contemporary writers. We also perform with a superb vocalist, who sings the music of John Davenport, Frank Sinatra, Gershwin to name but a few.

We stage regular public performances, as well as providing entertainment for weddings, corporate events, festivals and parties. We mainly enjoy performing as a Big Band but we also have a small Dixie Band for those odd occasions when required, most of all we just enjoy the music we play.

If it’s an evening of toe tapping pure entertainment and musical magic you’re looking for, Berties Big Band is definitely the answer.

Click on the links to the left to find out more about us.