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Ella & Ellington | Tour 2024
- Michael Lamb
- Jun 2, 2024
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Time After Time tour, 2025 | Gosforth Civic Theatre
Another exciting and ambitious project by Michael Lamb and his team of hard-hitting swingers. The history of big band jazz from the 1920s to the present day done in 90 minutes. Some football teams can't score a goal in 90 minutes. On this occasion the SSBB scored plenty. Given the time allotted it is understandable that there were bands who missed the cut. However, their day (maybe) will come. Certainly no one could complain at what was delivered. Early Duke Ellington, Count
Michael Lamb
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SSBB x IKSBB 🇬🇧🫱🏻‍🫲🏼🇩🇪
An evening of big band swing by two contrasting ensembles. One a hard-swinging outfit jam-packed with soloists, the other a powerhouse show band. First up was SSBB and the home team set a high bar. As always, Alice shone - her voice as sparkling as her gown. She dazzled on Lost in the Memory, Midnight Prayer and Cherokee. The latter tune had Alice scatting and trading fours with Steve Summers on alto. Less flamboyant, but equally talented was Sue Ferris on both piccolo and ba
Bebop Spoken Here
Jun 53 min read
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"TREMENDOUS" : Giacomo Smith & SSBB - Glasshouse, Feb 2026
Over the years I have been fortunate to see and hear live many of the world's greatest jazz clarinettists including: George Lewis, Edmund Hall, Peanuts Hucko, Buddy DeFranco, Bob Wilber, Kenny Davern, Jimmy Hamilton, Vic Ash, Sandy Brown, Adrian Cox and Alan Barnes. I think you'll agree that that is quite an impressive list so that when I say that Giacomo Smith is now a worthy addition to that collection of big hitters you'll realise the greatness we had in our midst last ni
Bebop Spoken Here
Feb 272 min read
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