The Limehouse-Jazzband was founded in 1965. Originally from the Haarlem City, near Amsterdam, they developed a good reputation as a Traditional Band playing arranged music acoustically and specializing in Classic New Orleans Music of the 1920 / 1932 period. Highlight 1972: First at the Breda-Jazz-Festival. The Limehouse-Jazzband since 2003:” from music making just for the fun of it to internationally directed marketing”. The North Sea Jazz Festival (2004) and the Ascona International New Orleans Jazz Festival (2005) brought about a significant momentum to all aspects of the orchestra: a musical director (Mr. Louis Lanzing); some new musicians and intelligent arrangements. Essential in today’s interpretation of arranged Classic New Orleans Music is professional coaching. The specific Limehouse-Jazzband timbre, mainly supported by the reed section, revives the sounds from the twenties and the thirties. The jubilee CD:”Drop me off in Harlem” (sold out) was very well received and induced many invitations for prestigious jazz festivals. The new CD “Club Conversation” with five special made arrangements by arranger Peter Stove (Holland) also sold out now. For the “Limers” playing in sociable Jazz-Clubs and on Jazz-Festivals at home and abroad not only means a “gig” but most of all a “kick”.