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Brand-new single available to stream on all platforms now, plus a brand-new 360˚ video!

After 14 amazing years of spreading festive cheer, we decided it’s time to up the ante for our milestone 15th year! For Christmas 2025 we

A monumental evening that will surely live long in the memory of those fortunate to be present on an evening of astounding, adventurous...

Friday 13th & Saturday 14th December 2024 Gosforth Civic Theatre Friday Review - Lance Liddle Zowie! When the SSBB brass section hits...

Tickets for all venues at strictly-smokin.co.uk/tickets

Friday 21st February 2025 The Glasshouse, Gateshead Michael Lamb’s Strictly Smokin’ Big Band returns to The Glasshouse with multi-award...

"Buoyant up-tempo grooves, strong ensemble work and engaging arrangements make this an exemplary big band recording."

Get hold of and listen to this bold and vibrant album and go with the musicians on a musical journey through contemporary big band music.

"...two top singers and a kickass big band..."

Strictly Smokin’ Big Band presented a spellbinding evening of swing magic with a programme featuring the iconic sounds of Ella and Ellington

"Together they pack a powerful but beautifully controlled punch."

"Strictly Smokin’ outfit preaches the gospel of big band jazz with joyous and at times blistering zeal"

❝Compelling writing, tear-away execution, and a bevy of star guests excelling: a shoe-in for my 2024 Top Ten.❞

If you weren't there, buy the album. If you were there, buy the album.

Listen again to the full show below:

The Strictly Smokin’ Big Band, the only ensemble of its kind in the North East of England, will launch its latest album Strictly Smokin’ and

Our second single featuring some wonderfully virtuosic flute playing from the amazing GARETH LOCKRANE is out now!

SSBB featured on The Clare Teal Show on Jazz FM

One of the key messages for anyone taking an interest in this release is that we’re keen to show that great big band music can exist...

Attracting new - and especially younger - audiences to jazz is a problem the music has wrestled with for years; and getting your stuff...