MI22 is Denmark’s first, largest and oldest Funk-Big Band featuring 13 horns, rhythm-section and a singer.
The orchestra was established in the late 70’s, where at first it was lead by a.o. Thad Jones, Ernie Wilkins, Sahib Shihab - later with Bjarne Thanning leading the band for a long period.
MI22’s repertoire spans from dancing-orientated funky electronica, where the band has worked with electronica-guru Anders Trentemøller, to an extensive collection of both well-known classics and original compositions written for the band, within the funk-, jazz-, soul- and latin- genres.
