Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra (also known as Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra) is a rhythm and blues band led by

boogie-woogie Boogie-woogie is a genre of blues music that became popular during the late 1920s, but already developed in African-American communities since the 1870s.Paul, Elliot, ''That Crazy American Music'' (1957), Chapter 10, p. 229. It was eventually ex ...

and former Squeeze pianist and television personality

Jools Holland Julian Miles Holland (born 24 January 1958) is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer and television presenter. He was an original member of the band Squeeze and has worked with many artists including Marc Almond, Jayne County, To ...

History

Holland formed the band in 1987. In May 2022, the 17-piece band consisted of piano, organ, drums, female vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar,

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tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (whi ...

baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone (sometimes abbreviated to "bari sax") is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass saxophone, bass. It is the lowe ...

s, trumpets, and trombones.

Members

— piano, guitar, vocals *

Ruby Turner Francella Ruby Turner MBE (born 22 June 1958) is a British Jamaican R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and actress. In a music career spanning more than 40 years, Turner is best known for her album and single releases in Europe and North Ameri ...

— vocals * Louise Marshall — vocals *Mabel Ray – vocals, backing vocals *Ed Richardson — drums, percussion * Mark Flanagan — guitar, backing vocals * Dave Swift — bass * Christopher Holland — organ, piano, backing vocals * Phil Veacock — saxophone, backing vocals *Michael 'Bammi' Rose – saxophone, backing vocals * Derek Nash — saxophone, backing vocals * Nick Lunt — baritone saxophone, backing vocals * Roger Goslyn — trombone, backing vocals * Fayyaz Virji — trombone, backing vocals * Winston Rollins — trombone, backing vocals * Jason McDermid — trumpet, backing vocals * Jon Scott — trumpet, backing vocals

References

{{Authority control British rhythm and blues musical groups Swing revival ensembles