Dutch Swing College Band kicks off Audi Forum’s 2025 jazz series
- Dutch ensemble has delighted global audiences for 80 years with traditional jazz
- First jazz concert of the year is on January 16, 2025, at 8 p.m.
- Tickets available online in the Audi ticket shop
The Dutch Swing College Band’s performance on January 16 at 8 p.m. marks the return of jazz concerts at the Audi Forum Ingolstadt after the Christmas break. The six-member ensemble has been delighting audiences worldwide with traditional jazz for decades.
From Australia to Thailand and the United States, the Dutch Swing College Band has a long history of successful performances around the world to look back on. Founded underground in 1945 in the Netherlands, the ensemble has won numerous awards over the decades. This success is due to their incredible energy and passion, combined with the utmost musical precision and clever arrangements. The group is constantly evolving, and each musician in the current ensemble, under the direction of double bassist Adrie Braat, enjoys the reputation of being a top-class soloist.
The Dutch Swing College Band’s name has its origins in the group’s early years. Since jazz music was banned at the time, the founding members wanted to keep jazz music alive in the Netherlands. They practiced secretly, reenacted illegal radio broadcasts, and wanted to establish a school for jazz music – the Swing College. Its members gave lectures, organized jazz meetings, and taught jazz music. In 1960, the band dared to take the next step by bringing their music to the people, and they have been performing professionally ever since.
With their concert at the Audi Forum Ingolstadt, the Dutch Swing College Band will be celebrating a double anniversary – 80 years since the group was founded and their tenth show at the Audi Forum. At the same time, the ensemble will be kicking off the Audi Forum’s annual jazz series for the third consecutive time.
Tickets available online in the Audi ticket shop
Jazz plays a special role in AUDI AG’s cultural endeavors. Since 2001, the jazz performance series at the Audi Forum Ingolstadt has attracted tens of thousands of music lovers to the Audi headquarters with its exclusive concerts. The company successfully cooperates with the Birdland Jazz Club Neuburg for the event. In recent years, other renowned jazz greats such as the Count Basie Orchestra, Freddie Hubbard, Paul Kuhn, and the Pasadena Roof Orchestra have performed at the Audi Forum Ingolstadt.
Tickets for the Dutch Swing College Band’s live performance on January 16 at 8 p.m. are available for 25 euros (reduced price 20 euros) in the Audi Ticketshop.