Live music swing in London, november 2024

Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott, Acker Bilk, George Shearing with Strings

Sun 24 Nov 2024, 18:30 - Cadogan Hall, London

Our fourth concert with strings for the EFG London Jazz Festival features the music of four great
... arrangements being amongst Tubby’s best work, the BBC turned him down and so this music has never been... join us at Cadogan Hall to experience this wonderful music played by the fine musicians of the Jazz

Nu Civilisation Orchestra presents Duke Ellington’s New Orleans Suite

Sun 24 Nov 2024, 18:00 - Kings Place, London

London Jazz Festival performance of Duke Ellington’s New Orleans Suite. Intensely evocative, New Orlean
... swing, but he’s added something more. There’s a swagger and grit to the opening track, Blues for New... drum for its blessings. Ellington’s music stands alone. It’s tempting to say that there’s Ellington and... musical director, Peter Edwards, Nu Civilisation Orchestra is earning a reputation as a shapeshifting