Big Band Music with Jeremy Vicars (ex-Huddersfield Big Band Society)

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  1. Until recently Huddersfield Big Band Society was a recorded music society meeting to hear big band jazz/swing (e.g. Count Basie, Harry James, Benny Goodman) and swing/big band vocalists (e.g. Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Helen Forest, Diana Krall), and was formed in April 1978.

    The Society no longer meets, however one of its key members, Jeremy Vicars, keeps its spirit going with a weekly show of big band music on HWD Hospital Radio.com on Wednesdays 6pm to 8pm. This can be heard by anyone via their website - there is a link to it under Website below.


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Jeremy Vicars
Former Society Vice Chairman & Secretary
07876562252

Organisation last updated

  1. 03 March 2025

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History

  1. Cyril Vicars of Gildersome, and the late Edric Gee of Huddersfield held the first meeting of the Huddersfield Big Band Society, aka HUBBS, at the Crown Hotel in Westgate on 16 April 1978. Despite little advertising, the place was packed, and they realised that there was a huge demand for big band music in the town.

    The fledgling society soon spread its wings and began to stage live bands - most notably at the Hilton Hotel, Ainley Top - as well as recorded music sessions on BBC Radio 2 with the Monday night BBC Big Band presented by Shiela Tracey. For over 25 years monthly audiences of several hundred people enjoyed some of the best 'live' big bands in the country, and from Europe.

    Now sadly 'Live' music gigs have ceased, and the Society no longer meets, however former Secretary Jeremy Vicars currently keeps the spirit going with his weekly radio programme.

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