In the organizer's words:

The Jazz-Swing-College-Band was founded in 1984 by the internationally renowned trombonist and teacher at the music school Arnold Schiffer as the big band of the Krefeld music school. Laszlo Dömötör took over as director in 1994 and successfully continued the band's history for over two decades. With its numerous performances, especially with well-known artists from the jazz scene (including Paul Kuhn, Ludwig Nuss, Klaus Osterloh, Brenda Boykin, Kerstin Brix), the big band has made a name for itself far beyond the borders of Krefeld. The band of up to 20 members, consisting of students, alumni and teachers of the music school, includes many jazz classics and standards from the swing, funk and Latin genres in its repertoire. However, with its current leader Oliver Hirschegger, the JSCB is also constantly breaking new ground outside the mainstream. These include collaborations with jazz singer Mara Mignoli (CD: Selve-Portrait in Twelve Colors) and saxophonist Reiner Witzel. The band also has a "house arranger", Florian Raepke (trumpet). This content has been machine translated.