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Musicians / Arrangers In 2003 the leadership was taken up by Robert Duis - first cornet and contact-man for the band. The bands arrangements, have been focused on the instrumentation of bands such as Fletcher Henderson, Luis Russell, Mc Kinney's Cotton Pickers (Don Redman), Jean Goldkette, Bix beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer and Duke Ellington. The reed section-Rob Radoux (alto-sax/cl), Alhard Zwart(tenor/alto/soprano-sax/cl) and Vacancy (tenor-sax/cl) - provide the colour and individualistic sound of the band. The brass section-Robert Duis (cornet), Louis Lanzing (cornet/musical director) and Vacancy (trombone) - form an important counter-weight to the reeds. The all important rhythm-section is made up of Jan van der Woord (piano), Sir Wil van Schaik (banjo), Patrick Weeghmans (B) (tuba) and Stef Geurts (drums). Substitutes: Trombone: Attila Korb (HU) / Jack Coenen (BE) / Bert Boeren / Arend Huisman; Cornet: Malo Mazurie (F) / Paul Strandberg (S); Reeds: David Lukacs / Willem Hellbreker / Floortje Smehuijzen; Tuba: Andre Pet / Arend Huisman; Sousaphone: Arend Huisman; Bass-sax: Bert Brandsma / Frans Sjostrom (S) / Lutz Jordan (G). Arrangers: Peter Stove (NL) / Mauro Porro (I) / Attila Korb (HU) / Malo Mazurie (F).

Sir Wil van Schaik playing banjo.