The VFBB was specially formed by Annie Whitehead
for the 2002 London Jazz Festival.

New music specially written by members of the
band was recorded live at the Vortex Jazz Club -
'Charybdis' is out on Babel records.

Listen to MP3s here.

''the variety and richness of the compositions provided the biggest surprises..... much more than a right-on gesture, this is a new British big band with a future.''

John Fordham - The Guardian, Sept 2003