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:

PRESS RELEASE Strictly Smokin’ Big Band STRICTLY SMOKIN’ & FRIENDS Jazz Sound Records – JSR014 Friday 17 May 2024 Album release (CD &...

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

Register for tickets to see EMMA SMITH and STRICTLY SMOKIN' BIG BAND | Sunday 22nd October 2023 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne

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.

The region's greatest big band - Strictly Smokin' Big Band - are celebrating 20 years in the biz with an extra special gig at Hoochie Coochi

There have been two main modes of musicians getting their playing 'out there' during 2020/ 2021... either live stream, or create these...

Once upon a time, the 'jazz blog' was a niche corner of the internet for enthusiasts documenting the gigs they'd attended. Now, they're...

I'm not particularly prone to to writing articles - in fact, since this new section of our web site was started this is the first actual...