The Oriental Jazzband is a young, old traditional style jazzband from Enkhuizen, Holland, founded in 1999 by Hans-Peter Pluim (ex-cornet player of the Freetime Old Dixie Jassband). After starting out with 4 boys on the local music-school the formation is now complete with 6 guys and one girl. The band has it's own sound that was inspired by names like Phil Mason, Max Collie, Bunk Johnson, Capt. John Handy and Ken Colyer. Despite their young age the band has seen many stages, jazzclubs and festivals, as well as in Holland as in the UK, Germany, Spain and more. The band's first trip abroad was a mini-tour on invitation of the late Jack Gilbert (ex-Max Collie). But they have since seen many other places, for example: Jazzfestival Gelsenkirchen (Germany), the Isle of Bute Festival (UK), Jazzfestival Breda, Jazzfestival Enkhuizen, Doctor Jazz Reunion, George Lewis Memorial Day, Jazzfestival Abersoch (UK), Jazzfestival Domburg, Hayling Island Festival (UK), International Jazzfestival Marbella (SP), Femo Jazzfestival (DK) and many, many others. Also, every summer they make a little tour through England to play at as many jazzclubs as possible.