2007-06-20 11:20:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Jazz
I think it has to be a minimum of nine musicians.
2007-06-20 11:26:46 · answer #1 · answered by Stratobratster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off any one who awnsered "three" is thinking of a jazz combo which is much different than a big band.
You need 5 saxes, 4 bones and 4trumpets.
T2, T1, T3, T4- ---- Trumpets, (sometimes a 4 trmpt is writen)
B2, B1, B3, B4 -Trombones (note that B4 is a bass bone)
T1, AS2, AS1, T2, B ---- saxes
Thats your wind set up. Plus you need drums, piano, bass, and guitar. So 17 at a minimum. Just remeber it isnt called BIG Band for no particular reason.
2007-06-20 15:20:26 · answer #2 · answered by Tenor Sax 101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Minimum of 3
2007-06-20 13:32:15 · answer #3 · answered by Corini7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to form a big band, you need a rhythm section- drums, bass, piano, guitar. you also need a sax section- bari, tenor 1, tenor 2, alto 1, alto 2. you also need a minimum of 3 trombone players and a minimum of 3 trumpet players.
2007-06-20 14:45:17 · answer #4 · answered by joe d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's see--if you like brass and horns, you would have seven at least. Two saxes, one trombone, two trumpets, drummer, and keyboards or bass. Eight if you want keyboad and bass.
A more electic mix could be guitar, bass, sax, flute, flugelhorn, drums, piano.
2007-06-24 01:22:51 · answer #5 · answered by henry d 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Equal to but not to exceed the number of feathers in Big Bird's tail.
2007-06-20 11:24:59 · answer #6 · answered by Ronatnyu 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
THREE.
2007-06-20 11:23:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋