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"Yet another SSBB triumph!" - Emma Smith with Strictly Smokin' Big Band
"...two top singers and a kickass big band..."
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Michael Lamb
Sep 71 min
"Spellbinding" | Stoller Hall, Manchester - Ella & Ellington
Strictly Smokin’ Big Band presented a spellbinding evening of swing magic with a programme featuring the iconic sounds of Ella and Ellington
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Michael Lamb
Jun 105 min
JAZZVIEWS: "they pack a powerful but beautifully controlled punch"
"Together they pack a powerful but beautifully controlled punch."
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Michael Lamb
Jun 101 min
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ in THE SCOTSMAN
"Strictly Smokin’ outfit preaches the gospel of big band jazz with joyous and at times blistering zeal"
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Michael Lamb
May 182 min
⭐⭐⭐⭐ in JAZZWISE
❝Compelling writing, tear-away execution, and a bevy of star guests excelling: a shoe-in for my 2024 Top Ten.❞
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Michael Lamb
May 172 min
'Friends' Launch Review
If you weren't there, buy the album. If you were there, buy the album.
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Michael Lamb
May 141 min
SSBB on True Brit on Jazz FM with Helen Meyhew
Listen again to the full show below:
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Michael Lamb
May 104 min
UK JAZZ NEWS: Smokin’ Hot Big Band. New album ‘Strictly Smokin’ and Friends’
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
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Michael Lamb
May 31 min
NEW SINGLE: Daisy Mae - out now
Our second single featuring some wonderfully virtuosic flute playing from the amazing GARETH LOCKRANE is out now!
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Michael Lamb
Apr 281 min
SSBB on The Clare Teal Show on Jazz FM
SSBB featured on The Clare Teal Show on Jazz FM
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Michael Lamb
Apr 254 min
JAZZ VIEWS: Michael Lamb Take Five Q&A
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...
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Michael Lamb
Apr 223 min
JAZZWISE: "Reinventing the big band with visuals, interactivity and crowdfunding"
Attracting new - and especially younger - audiences to jazz is a problem the music has wrestled with for years; and getting your stuff...
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Michael Lamb
Apr 191 min
😈 Devil May Care - Single Release
😈 DEVIL MAY CARE 😈
Strictly Smokin' Big Band featuring Anthony Strong
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Michael Lamb
Apr 122 min
SSBB featured on JAZZ LONDON LIVE
Strictly Smokin' featuring Anthony String with Devil May Care opening Alban Low's Jazz London Live Show this weekend... listen below:
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Bebop Spoken Here
Apr 64 min
Bebop Spoken Here | Album review: Strictly Smokin' Big Band - Strictly Smokin' & Friends (Jazz Sound Records JSR 0019)
SSBB can hold their own with just about any big band past, present and, probably, future.
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Michael Lamb
Mar 143 min
PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE Strictly Smokin’ Big Band STRICTLY SMOKIN’ & FRIENDS Jazz Sound Records – JSR014 Friday 17 May 2024 Album release (CD &...
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Bebop Spoken Here
Feb 232 min
Dennis Rollins with SSBB
Once again the indefatigable Strictly Smokin' Big Band pulled in the crowds at the Glasshouse (Sage, Gateshead). Along with their star guest
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Michael Lamb
Jan 312 min
Gordon Marshall
As many of our followers will have seen already, we had the tragic news last week that our wonderful friend and colleague, Gordon...
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Bebop Spoken Here
Dec 17, 20231 min
Christmas at GCT 2023
It's Christmas! Well, almost. It's become a tradition, the Strictly Smokin' Big band's two nights at Gosforth Civic Theatre on th...
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Bebop Spoken Here
Aug 4, 20232 min
'Ella & Ellington' Preview at Sunderland Fire station
Ella & Ellington, Strictly Smokin', full house. It's becoming a common occurrence, Strictly Smokin' Big Band playing to capacity audiences.
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