List of big bands

While the Big Band Era suggests that big bands flourished for a short period, they have been a part of jazz music since their emergence in the 1920s when white concert bands adopted the rhythms and musical forms of small African-American jazz combos. While their place in popular culture dimmed greatly since their heyday in WWII, modern big band has made a resurgence, with the Roy Hargrove Big Band nominated for a Grammy and the Christian McBride Big Band winning a Grammy in 2012.

A

 * Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
 * Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band
 * Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra - afrobeat
 * Darcy James Argue's Secret Society - jazz, steampunk
 * Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra - afrobeat
 * Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra

B

 * BBC Big Band - jazz
 * BBC Northern Dance Orchestra - swing music
 * Charlie Barnet Big Band - jazz, swing
 * Count Basie Orchestra - jazz, swing
 * Beantown Swing Orchestra - swing
 * Louie Bellson
 * Tex Beneke Orchestra
 * Berlin Jazz Orchestra
 * Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra – free jazz
 * Bill Berry
 * Big Band Jazz de México
 * The Birdland Big Band - jazz
 * Carla Bley Big Band and The Very Big Carla Bley Band – jazz, post bop
 * Bohuslän Big Band - jazz
 * Rob McConnell's Boss Brass - jazz
 * Anthony Braxton's Creative Music Orchestra
 * Les Brown and His Band of Renown - swing
 * Ray Brown's Great Big Band - jazz
 * Brussels Jazz Orchestra - jazz

C

 * The Cab Calloway Orchestra
 * The Capp-Pierce Juggernaut
 * Ralph Carmichael Big Band
 * Benny Carter
 * Casa Loma Orchestra
 * Cherry Poppin' Daddies (revival)
 * Chopteeth - afrobeat
 * Crescent Super Band - Jazz, Jump Swing, Modern Big Band, Swing Revival, Great American Songbook
 * Columbus Jazz Orchestra
 * Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
 * Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
 * Ray Conniff
 * Spade Cooley - jazz, swing
 * Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra
 * Del Courtney
 * Bob Crosby

D

 * Dallas Jazz Orchestra
 * John Dankworth Big Band - jazz, film music
 * Sam Donahue and his orchestra
 * Pierre Dørge's New Jungle Orchestra
 * The Dorsey Brothers - jazz
 * Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
 * Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
 * DR Big Band - jazz
 * Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra

E

 * Billy Eckstine Orchestra - jazz, swing, bebop
 * Ray Eberle and His Orchestra
 * Either/Orchestra
 * Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - jazz, orchestral jazz, swing
 * Les Elgart
 * Larry Elgart
 * The Don Ellis Orchestra
 * Ziggy Elman and His Orchestra
 * Gil Evans & His Monday Night Orchestra a.o. – jazz, third stream, fusion jazz

F

 * Maynard Ferguson
 * Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm
 * Ralph Flanagan Big Band - jazz
 * Bob Florence's Limited Edition
 * The Flying Horse Big Band (formerly the UCF Jazz Ensemble I) - jazz, swing, Afro-Cuban jazz, Latin jazz

G

 * Michael Gibbs Orchestra
 * Jean Goldkette
 * Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra - jazz, bebop, Afro-Cuban jazz
 * Globe Unity Orchestra – free jazz
 * Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - jazz, swing
 * Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - jazz, swing music rhythm and blues
 * George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
 * GRP All-Star Big Band
 * Georgia Big Band - Swing, Jazz, Big Band

H

 * Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
 * Hard Rubber Orchestra - modern jazz, new compositions, multimedia performances
 * Erskine Hawkins
 * Ted Heath and his Music - jazz
 * Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra - swing music, jazz
 * Matthew Herbert Big Band
 * Woody Herman
 * Art Hickman
 * Mark Hilburn and His Orchestra
 * Tiny Hill and the Hilltoppers
 * Earl Hines Orchestra - jazz, swing music, Dixieland
 * Bill Holman
 * Claude Hopkins and His Orchestra - jazz
 * Pee Wee Hunt

I

 * ICP Orchestra – free jazz, avant-garde jazz
 * International Sweethearts of Rhythm - jazz
 * Irakere

J

 * Illinois Jacquet
 * Harry James Big Band - jazz
 * Jazz Composer's Orchestra (founded by Carla Bley & Michael Mantler) - avant-garde jazz
 * Jazz Orchestra of the Delta
 * Gordon Jenkins
 * The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
 * Buddy Johnson

K

 * Hal Kemp Big Band
 * Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
 * Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy
 * Gene Krupa

L

 * James Last Orchestra
 * Syd Lawrence Orchestra
 * Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows
 * Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra - avant-garde jazz, post-bop
 * London Jazz Composers' Orchestra
 * Loose Tubes – jazz, post-bop
 * Joe Loss and His Orchestra
 * Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra
 * Humphrey Lyttelton Band

M

 * Machito
 * Magic City Jazz Orchestra
 * Henry Mancini Orchestra
 * Wingy Manone and His Orchestra
 * Matteson-Phillips Tubajazz Consort
 * McKinney's Cotton Pickers
 * Jay McShann
 * Glenn Miller Orchestra
 * Mills Blue Rhythm Band
 * Mingus Big Band
 * Bob Mintzer
 * Monk'estra — John Beasley
 * Buddy Morrow and his Orchestra
 * Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band
 * David Murray Big Band
 * Vaughn Monroe Big Band

N

 * Nighthawks Orchestra

O

 * King Oliver
 * Will Osborne
 * Oxford University Jazz Orchestra

P

 * Pacific Mambo Orchestra
 * Ed Palermo Big Band
 * Gloria Parker
 * Duke Pearson Big Band - hard bop, soul jazz, smooth jazz, post-bop
 * Art Pepper + 11
 * Ben Pollack
 * Lee Presson and the Nails - jazz, swing music (revival), jump blues, cabaret
 * Tito Puente Orchestra

R

 * Boyd Raeburn
 * The Ramblers
 * Don Redman and His Orchestra - jazz
 * Alvino Rey Orchestra - swing, jazz, exotica
 * Buddy Rich Big Band - jazz
 * Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra
 * RTV Slovenia Big Band
 * Tito Rodriguez Orchestra
 * Luis Russell and His Orchestra

S

 * Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band
 * Sammy Kaye Orchestra
 * Sauter-Finegan Orchestra - swing jazz
 * Maria Schneider Orchestra
 * The Brian Setzer Orchestra - swing music (revival), jump blues
 * Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - swing music
 * Charlie Spivak
 * The Squadronaires

T

 * Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra
 * Dan Terry Big Big Band - jazz
 * Claude Thornhill
 * Doc Severinsen and the Tonight Show Band
 * The Top Hatters
 * Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra
 * Tommy Tucker and His Orchestra

U

 * Unifour
 * University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band

V

 * The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
 * Charlie Ventura Band - jazz, bebop
 * Billy Vaughn Orchestra
 * Vienna Art Orchestra - jazz, third stream, folk music
 * Tommy Vig Orchestra

W

 * Chris Walden Big Band
 * Chick Webb and His Orchestra - jazz, swing
 * Lawrence Welk
 * Dick Willebrandts and His Dance Orchestra - jazz, swing
 * Gerald Wilson Orchestra - jazz
 * Paul Whiteman
 * Widespread Depression Orchestra
 * Jaco Pastorius's Word of Mouth Orchestra