The top 10 brass bands in England go horn-to-horn to win the opportunity to represent the country at the European Brass Band Championships 2014 in Perth.

Elgar Concert Hall, Birmingham

Sat 29 Jun

Prices to be confirmed

10:00 – 19:00

Girls Only Jazz Orchestra

The ensemble performs big band and swing jazz.

Give A Little Love Jazz Orchestra

The ensemble performs the music made famous by Horace Silver.

Robin Park Arena, Sports & Tennis Centre, Wigan

Sun 14 Jul

£15 / 01942 828550

12:00

The Glenn Miller Orchestra

Ray McVay directs the world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra through their repertoire of swing and jazz band tunes.

Lower School Family Concert

A showcase performance of orchestras and big bands.

EM Forster Theatre, Tonbridge School

Sun 16 Jun

Free / 01732 304241

16:00

Re-live the Music Hall days with this variety show. And if you think entertainment in Granny and Grandad's time was all prim and proper, you might get a surprise from the saucy singers, comics, jugglers, dancers and magicians strutting their stuff here in one of the world's oldest intact music halls.

Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, Glasgow

Sat 25 May

Free Pay to get out / 0141 553 0840

13:00
15:00

Sun 26 May

Free Pay to get out / 0141 553 0840

13:00
15:00

Sat 29 Jun

Free Pay to get out / 0141 553 0840

13:00
15:00

…and 9 more dates until 27 Oct

The National Youth Jazz Orchestra

The 22-piece ensemble, which features two vocalists and various instrumentalists, plays a variety of jazz stylings.

The Hideaway, London SW16

Sun 16 Jun

£10 / 020 8835 7070

14:00

National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland

Malcolm Edmonstone and Andrew Bain direct the popular young musicians in a programme featuring jazz classics as well as new compositions and arrangements.

The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow

Sat 29 Jun

£10 / 0141 353 8000

Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival.

15:00

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.