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Jun 105 min

JAZZVIEWS: "they pack a powerful but beautifully controlled punch"

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

Jun 101 min

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ in THE SCOTSMAN

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

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.❞

May 172 min

'Friends' Launch Review

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

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

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...

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...

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.