BIG BAND ČAKOVEC - osnovan je 1995. na poticaj dirigenta Ladislava Varge. Ansambl je nastupao na Proljetnoj reviji jazza u Zagrebu, Međunarodnoj reviji jazza u Varaždinu i na Jazz Art Expo u Virovitici. Osim u Hrvatskoj Big Band Čakovec nastupao je i u Njemačkoj. Na repertoaru mu se nalaze mnogi poznati jazz standardi te nekoliko autorskih kompozicija Ladislava Varge.

BIG BAND ČAKOVEC - was founded in 1995, on the initiative of conductor Ladislav Varga. The ensemble has performed on the Springtime Jazz Fever in Zagreb, on the International Jazz Festival in Varaždin and on the Jazz Art Expo in Virovitica. Big Band Čakovec performed in Croatia and in Germany, with a repertoire which includes many well-known jazz standards, as well as some works composed by Ladislav Varga.