The ConChord Big Band was formed in 1990 and is made up of local musicians, both male and female and all big band enthusiasts.

Martin Forward leads the band which has developed from being a typical band playing music from the 30's 40's and 50's to become a highly entertaining show band with a wide repertoire that covers swing, jazz, pops, movie and stage music. Martin is an experienced musician and ConChord is pleased to have him as their leader.
(More about Martin on Our Players page).

We have a permanent rehearsal room, converted from a redundant courthouse adjacent to the police station in the local park:-
The Old courthouse, East Court, East Grinstead, West Sussex, England.

Our town is situated midway between London and the English Channel - Brighton.
(See"EGNet" on our Links page)

Rehearsal - "Tea Break"

We play for theatre shows, dances, weddings, concerts, festivals, public and private functions, in fact to audiences anywhere that appreciate a good band. We are happy to travel outside our area and in fact often perform some distance from home.

Every year we run a sell-out show "Search for a Star" in collaboration with the local newspaper The East Grinstead Observer, where local singers compete for cash prizes singing with the band.

Over the years ConChord has raise many thousands of £ for local and national charities. Beneficiaries have included the Prince's Trust, the British Heart Foundation, St Catherines Hospice and numerous other worthy causes.

My name is Frank Osborne and I am the guitarist in the band. The ConChord website is designed to tell you about our organisation, players and music and give you sufficient information to book our highly entertaining big band for your events. If you have any comments or require additional information, please contact us and I will do my best to help.
The content on this site may change from time to time, so check us out regularly for the latest developments.