Swing That Music!
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
£27
£20 full time students
Down for the Count: Swing That Music!
Join the UK’s hardest swinging band Down for the Count All-Stars for “one hellova celebration of vintage music” (TimeOut London) – it’s time to Swing That Music! This ten-piece mini big band recreate the music of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Nat ‘King’ Cole, Ella Fitzgerald and more – but this is no mere nostalgia trip, as the band perform each song in their own unmistakeable style, breathing new life into the best vintage music. Combine that with the band’s top class instrumental solos, sublime vocal performances, and irresistible humour and joie de vivre, and you get a show that will leave you feeling uplifted and wanting more.
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“Awesome!!!”
Michael Bublé
“My first impulse on leaving Cadogan Hall in the wake of a standing ovation on Sunday evening was to ask permission to lay 10 stars on this outstanding gig rather than the usual five.”
Jazz Journal
“One hellova celebration of vintage music”
TimeOut London
“My first impulse on leaving Cadogan Hall in the wake of a standing ovation on Sunday evening was to ask permission to lay 10 stars on this outstanding gig rather than the usual five.”
Jazz Journal
"A sonic ride back to the sounds of Capitol Studios in the 1950s"
DownBeat Magazine
"Terrific to watch. It brought on… a much-needed cheery grin and not to mention a tear to the eye to see musicians playing instruments like what we used to."
Clare Teal BBC Radio 2
“Wow! That was fantastic! You guys are so good.”
David Grant Vocal coach – Fame Academy, Pop Idol etc
Running time approx. two hours and 30 minutes, including interval