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Resurrecting the sounds of former days, The Resident Alien Big Band is Munich’s most diverse musical ensemble. Today,  musicians with over fourteen nationalities contribute their distinct backgrounds to reinterpret classics ranging from Count Basie to Bruno Mars, Frank Sinatra to Adele. The result is a unique blend of inspired bass lines, funky horns, tight guitar riffs, and infectiously charismatic vocals.

Founded in 2010, the group regularly performs at venues large and small in and around Munich. Past gigs include:

München Stadtgründungsfest (Munich Founding Festival), Marienplatz (2017 and 2019)
Regular performances at the “Tanztee” and “Tanzserenade” series hosted by the Munich Kulturreferat (various locations)
Munich Unplugged festival, Hofbräuhaus Munich/ Ratskeller Munich
Munich Sessions Summerfest, Rindermarkt Munich
The Lion’s Club Summer Ball, Künstlerhaus Munich
2016 Munich Summer Ball, hosted by ESME e.V.
The Irish Business Network Winter Ball
The summer festival of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Jazzbar Vogler – charity event with the Lion’s Club Münchner Kindl
…and many more.

See the upcoming gig list on this site to see where you can catch us next!

Want to book the Big Band for your event or partner with us as sponsor? Please contact
bigband@esme-ev.de

Band Leader
Davy Kazan

Saxophones
Mikael Ahlstedt (t), Alister Clarke (a/cl), Michael Dickensheets (t), Elaine Kazan (t/fl), Carina Kraft (a), Michael Mosch (a), James Myles (a/t/b/fl), Thomas Schäf (b), Isabella Shrimpton (a), Miguel Ramirez Wong (b)

Trumpets
Elio di Bernardo, Leopold Cario, Pavel Detistov, Thomas Eingartner, Christian Kiefhaber, Matti Ukkola

Trombones
Ryanne Leong, Ilya Meignan-Messon, Chris Roth, Christoph Zwosta

Rhythm
Mayya Bychkova (p), Christian Gegg (b), Bent Schönemann (p), Daniel Schulz (d), Ray Sönning (b)

Vocals 
Mirja Bächle-Gerstmann, Elaine Cole, Edu de la Fuente, Caro Kelley, Carina Little

Tech
Richard Bromham, Ray Sönning

Join the Resident Alien Big Band
If you’d like to join the band, please fill out the Introduction Form.
In the horn section, we are looking for tenor and bass trombone players. You should be a confident sight-reader. If you improvise this is a bonus, but not a necessity. We are also looking for a confident jazz trumpet player who can solo. Our sax section is presently full, but things change so keep checking back!
We’re also looking for a guitarist. Knowledge of extended jazz chords and voicings is essential.
We will reply to you as soon as possible.