This seventeen piece big band performs from a formidable library of music ranging from the standards of Ellington, Miller and Basie through the genres of be-bop and cool to the more modern sounds of Ferguson and Nestico. Roy Hole formed the band in 1986 to give local musicians a chance to play some of the best swing and jazz charts available. The BBO Big Band went on to earn a Queen's Award for their founder in recognition of the amount of money raised by performing for various charities. The band continues this worthy cause as well as playing for private functions. The seventeen musicians, complimented by the vocal talents of Trisha Basset and Steve Bailey and under the direction of Bill Skelton, can be heard in concert on the last Thursday of every month at the British Legion Club, Marlow, Buckinghamshire.