The hr-Bigband is the big band of Hessischer Rundfunk, the public broadcasting network of the German state of Hesse. Founded 1946 as Tanz- und Unterhaltungsorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks it was renamed to hr Big Band in 1972. From Wikipedia
The fifth edition ceremony in Cologne highlighted the spectrum of jazz talent through awards bestowed on 22 projects spanning national to international arenas.
