Thank you for taking the time to learn a little more about the Galaxy Big Band. Please don't forget to register your details through this website to receive regular updates of events and band news. Roger Chinery (Band Leader, image to the right, more images here ) Since forming in 1999, the Galaxy Big Band has surged onto the big band scene attracting some of the most accomplished musicians in East Anglia to comprise its 18 piece line-up of saxophones, brass and rhythm. The entertaining and talented Roger Chinery leads the Band as well as playing some wonderful trumpet solos. Treading in the footsteps of the great big bands of the 1940s, the Galaxy Big Band has established an enviable reputation for swing music, jive and jazz.

The Band has a solid and stable membership of 17 members, plus its accomplished resident vocalist, Val Sinclair (image to the left, more images here ). Val Sinclair has been the band's vocalist since July 2004. Fellow musicians in the band say "it was hard to believe that she had never sung with a big band before she joined us. She has a sense of rhythm that really swings, a great voice that lifts the whole band and a personality that connects every time with the audience." Guest vocalists also include Paul Hicks and Martin Leigh.