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Never miss another 'BBC Big Band' show
Here's A Song For You: BBC Big Band + Norma Winstone + Mike Gibbs
The BBC Big Band returns to Sounds New in the company of 2 jazz greats.
Together with singer Norma Winstone along with arranger and composer Mike Gibbs, they explore some of the finest examples of popular song from the past 80 years. These include the work of Fats Waller (Jitterbug Waltz), Duke Ellington (Caravan), Joni Mitchell (Blue), Tom Waits (Soldier's Things), Sting (A Thousand Years) and Nick Drake (Riverman).
This concert is being recorded for transmission on BBC Radio 2's Big Band Special.
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BBC Big Band
Britain's premier big band has been regularly voted the 'Best Big Band' at the British Jazz Awards. An awesome 17-piece jazz powerhouse. "For me, this is the band" - Mel Torme. "Not only are they terrific musicians, they also have a marvellous sense of humour" - Ken Bruce.
BBC Big Band tour dates
Norma Winstone
The doyenne of jazz singers in the UK, Norma is a singer of brilliant virtuosity and flexibility, handling very complex lines with widr intervals and improvising with the fluency of an instrumentalist. A BBC Award winning jazz singer.
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Mike Gibbs
Respected arranger, composer and producer for the likes of Pat Metheney, John McLaughlin and Laurie Anderson.
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Venue Facts
Venue: Gulbenkian Theatre
Address:
Giles Lane
University of Kent
Canterbury
CT2 7NB
51.298264,
1.069367
Website http://www.thegulbenkian.co.uk
