The Vern ROPER BIG BAND

BIOGRAPHY:

Seventeen piece big band founded in 1974 by Joe Miller (tenor sax, ex-Tommy Shirra Band), and featuring Pete Dyer (trumpet), Jimmy Cruickshanks (trumpet), Alex Forsyth (alto sax), Andy Clarkson (baritone sax), Ray Davidson (drums), Bill Hendry (piano, also with the George Moncur Quintet) or Ian Christie (piano, ex-Ian Christie Mainstream Group), and Blair Riddoch (bass) or Dave Margaroni (bass). In 1975 they had a residency at Clouds, Edinburgh. Dyer later played with Lauder's Big Band.