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Band Leader - Werner Braun, grew up in Germany where from the age of fourteen he played in various jazz ensembles, dance bands and orchestras. His love for Big Bands grew when joining the prestigious Wolf Kaiser Big Band, with countless performances nationally and internationally at gala balls, functions and the like. In Australia, he used his professional knowledge as Eductaion Officer for Music in Darwin and Instrumental Music Teacher in Queensland encouraging hundreds of students to expand their musical horizons. werner is well-known in Far North Queensland as an integral contributor to the local music scene.

Werner arranges for many musical ensembles with emphasis on dance arrangements for the Hotshots Big Band. His musical influences include: Bix Beiderbecke, Paul Whiteman Orchestra, Louie Armstrong and Glen Miller. His faithful old trumpet which belonged to Bobby Hackett, was bought from an American Soldier in Germany for a lousy 50 DM!

Werner Braun - Multi Instrumental/Musician/Arranger/Composer

Saxophones

Idris Harries

Alto sax

Tyson Manly

Tenor Sax

Mick Rupin

Alto sax

Vanda Elick

Tenor sax

Max Knetch

Alto Sax

Dave Croft

Bari Sax

Robert Colman

Alto Sax

Joanna Wells

Sax

Trombones

Elke Braun

Trombone

Adrian Frost

Trombone

Eddie Zahner

Trombone

Dale Diefenbach

Trombone

Rythum Section

Trumpets 

Peter Caldwell

Trumpet

Raymond Cupitt

Trumpet

Les Doherty

Trumpet/Flugel

Col Davie

Trumpet

Vocalists

Gemma Quigg

Vocalist

Graham Morrow

Vocalist/Percussion

Clarinet

Rebel Warren

Bass Guitar

David Breeze

Guitar

Zac Barton

Drums

Bob Gaden

Keyboard

Katya Radywyl Brandon

Clarinet/Sax

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