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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...

😈 DEVIL MAY CARE 😈 Strictly Smokin' Big Band featuring Anthony Strong

Strictly Smokin' featuring Anthony String with Devil May Care opening Alban Low's Jazz London Live Show this weekend... listen below:

SSBB can hold their own with just about any big band past, present and, probably, future.

PRESS RELEASE Strictly Smokin’ Big Band STRICTLY SMOKIN’ & FRIENDS Jazz Sound Records – JSR014 Friday 17 May 2024 Album release (CD & Digital) Launch concert at The Fire Station, Sunderland Featuring Bruce Adams, Alan Barnes and Paul Booth Strictly Smokin' & Friends is the latest album by the Strictly Smokin’ Big Band (SSBB) which features an array of leading British musicians: Bruce Adams, Alan Barnes, Paul Booth, Polly Gibbons, Gareth Lockrane, Mike Lovatt, Mark Nig

Once again the indefatigable Strictly Smokin' Big Band pulled in the crowds at the Glasshouse (Sage, Gateshead). Along with their star guest

As many of our followers will have seen already, we had the tragic news last week that our wonderful friend and colleague, Gordon...

It's Christmas! Well, almost. It's become a tradition, the Strictly Smokin' Big band's two nights at Gosforth Civic Theatre on th...

Ella & Ellington, Strictly Smokin', full house. It's becoming a common occurrence, Strictly Smokin' Big Band playing to capacity audiences.

As the house lights dimmed, the near full house heard the strains of Avenue C. The recorded music gave way to the SSBB's rhythm section seam

FRIDAY 28th APRIL 2023 THE WITHAM, BARNARD CASTLE The Witham on Horse Market isn't a noted jazz venue but thanks to the popularity of the...

FRIDAY 23rd FEBRUARY 2023 HALL 2, SAGE GATESGEAD It doesn't get much better than this. Top singer (actually two top singers) and a big...

We're very excited to be heading out on our first official tour later this year. We'll be at a collection of amazing venues across the...

Here's a quick one on finding the best jazz venues and events in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Friday 23rd December 2022 HOOCHIE COOCHIE The band moved, the dancers moved and one of the non-dancers was moved to remark that he...

Friday 16th & Saturday 17th December 2022 GOSFORTH CIVIC THEATRE If it's the week before Christmas there's is only one place to be and...