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Zig Zag Big Band

Eighteen-piece big band playing contemporary Scottish composers with a mix of new fresh arrangements of jazz classics.

City Halls, Glasgow

Sun 30 Jun

Bazaar Bar

Free / 0141 353 8000

Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival.

  • 13:30

Kudos Bar Restaurant, Glasgow

Sun 7 Jul

Free / 0141 221 1066

  • 14:00 – 16:00

Sun 4 Aug

Free / 0141 221 1066

  • 14:00 – 16:00

Sun 1 Sep

Free / 0141 221 1066

  • 14:00 – 16:00
…and 3 more dates until 1 Dec

Hits From The Blitz, Five Star Swing

The band performs jazz-swing from artists such as Vera Lynn, who notably performed during WWII.

Headgate Theatre, Colchester

Sun 4 Aug

£11 (£9) / 01206 366000

  • 19:30

The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage

Sun 23 Jun

£12 (£11) / 01929 422239

  • 19:30

Pavilion Theatre, Great Yarmouth

Sat 21 Sep

£16 / 01493 662832

  • 19:30

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Dunfermline Live

A weekend showcase of Scottish music.

Various venues, Dunfermline

Fri 11 Oct

Free

  • 12:00 – 01:30

Sat 12 Oct

Free

  • 12:00 – 01:30

Sun 13 Oct

Free

  • 12:00 – 01:30

E17 Large Ensemble

The ensemble performs various jazz and big band songs.

The Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston Culture House, London N16

Sun 6 Oct

£8 / 020 7254 4097

  • 15:30

The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular

The return of the UK's finest Rat Pack tribute night, with classic tunes including 'Under My Skin' and 'Come Fly with Me' and plenty of entertaining between-song patter.

Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline

Sat 6 Jul

£17–£21 / 01383 740384

  • 19:00

Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay

Sat 31 Aug

£20 / 01803 328385

  • 20:00

Blackwood Miners' Institute

Wed 9 Oct

£20 (£18) / 01495 227206

  • 19:30

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1940s Big Band Swing Dance

Dress in your 1940s finery (perhaps a diamond as big as the Blitz?) for dinner and dancing to the musical stylings of That Swing Sensation Big Band and Nicola Cassells. More fun comes in the form of a raffle and auction.

Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow

Fri 30 Aug

£55 (includes complimentary drink and three course meal) / 01292 561347

  • 18:15 – 00:00

Back To Basie Orchestra

The band plays the songs by American jazz pianist and composer Count Basie.

Snape Maltings Concert Hall

Sat 10 Aug

Snape

£15–£22; £6.50 prom / 01728 687110

  • 19:30

The BBC Big Band

A celebration of the rise of Big Band and Dance Band music in the UK. Including a selection of favourites from the days of the BBC Dance Orchestra under the batons of Jack Payne and Henry Hall through to the music of band leaders including Jack Hylton, Harry Roy, Bert Ambrose, Geraldo, Ted Heath, John Dankworth, Joe Loss…

Corn Exchange, King's Lynn

Tue 23 Jul

£25 / 01553 764864

  • 19:30

The Big Band Ball

Hark back to days before WWII, when Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington ruled the wireless. A three-course dinner is followed up by an evening full of swinging tunse and ballroom dancing. Dress code is smart casual.

Skylark Hotel, Southend-on-Sea

Fri 19 Jul

£10–£25 / 01702 279955

  • 19:00 – 00:00

Fri 16 Aug

£10–£25 / 01702 279955

  • 19:00 – 00:00

Fri 20 Sep

£10–£25 / 01702 279955

  • 19:00 – 00:00
…and 3 more dates until 13 Dec

Big Band Leavers Gig

Departing members from The University Of Warwick Big Band play jazz, swing, Latin, funk and soul under the aegis of Musical Directors Dan Parkes, Bradley Price and Nick Perry.

Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

Sat 22 Jun

£8.50 (£5.50) / 024 7652 4524

  • 20:00
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The Big Beer Band

Seventeen-piece swing band.

The Grape & Grain, London SE19

Mon 24 Jun

Free / 020 8778 4109

  • 20:00

Mon 1 Jul

Free / 020 8778 4109

  • 20:00

Mon 8 Jul

Free / 020 8778 4109

  • 20:00
…and 3 more dates until 29 Jul

Birmingham Conservatoire Jazz Orchestra

The ensemble performs big band arrangements of standards and popular tunes.

Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham City University

Fri 21 Jun

Adrian Boult Hall

£5.50 (£3) / 0121 331 5901

  • 13:05

Byres Road Big Band

SNJO alumnus Paul Towndrow (saxophone) leads the big band.

City Halls, Glasgow

Sat 29 Jun

Bazaar Bar

Free / 0141 353 8000

Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival.

  • 14:00

Callum Au Big Band

The ensemble performs big band arrangements of popular songs and showtunes.

Ronnie Scott's, London W1D

Sat 20 Jul

£25–£45 / 020 7439 0747

  • 18:00

County Upper School Swing Band

The group performs big band and swing music from the 1940s to the present day.

The Apex, Bury St Edmunds

Thu 4 Jul

£10 (Children £6; £6; £6) / 01284 758000

  • 19:30
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Cutting Edge Big Band

The ensemble performs big band arrangements of showtunes and popular songs.

The Trout Inn, Lechlade

Sun 21 Jul

Phone for prices / 01367 252313

  • 14:30

Dave Barry Big Band, Steve Clayton

The band performs arrangements of well known standards and popular songs.

Iford Manor, Bradford-on-Avon

Sat 29 Jun

£32 / 01225 868124

  • 18:00

Winter Gardens, Margate

Sat 6 Jul

£15; £25 pair of tickets; £100 table of 10 / 01843 292795

  • 19:30

Bootleggers, Kendal

Sun 28 Jul

Free / 01539 723824

  • 18:00

Sun 29 Sep

Free / 01539 723824

  • 18:00

Sun 1 Dec

Free / 01539 723824

  • 18:00

Doncaster Jazz Orchestra, Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra

The ensemble performs big band arrangements of popular tunes and standards.

Robin Park Arena, Sports & Tennis Centre, Wigan

Thu 11 Jul

£14–£16 / 01942 828550

  • 20:00
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Drummond Community Big Band

Big band formed from an evening class playing mainly jazz standards.

Woodside Hotel, Aberdour

Sun 4 Aug

£8 / 01592 750625

  • 14:00 – 17:00

The Duke Street Big Band

The seventeen-piece London-based band play a compilation of jazz, funk, big band, soul and blues with a distinct Latin and South American influence.

The Old Queen's Head, London N1

Mon 1 Jul

£5 / 020 7354 9993

  • 19:30 – 00:00

ENJO Jazz Orchestra

The ensemble performs big band arrangements of standards and easy listening pop songs.

Hertford Theatre

Wed 17 Jul

£13 (£11) / 01992 531500

  • 20:00

Everything Bublé

Tribute to the smooth crooning of Michael Bublé.

Central Hall, Grimsby

Fri 5 Jul

£12–£15 / 01472 346251

  • 20:00 – 22:00

The Film and TV Theme Extravaganza

A night of TV and flim nostalgia as big band London Music Works perform favourite theme tunes from the 70s and 80s.

Islington Assembly Hall, London N1

Tue 9 Jul

£15 / 020 7527 2000

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