City : Birmingham
Venue : Town Hall
Time : 7.30pm

 

A Swinging Christmas

Conductor:  Jiggs Whigham
Guests:  Clare Teal, Matthew Ford, Mica Paris (vocals), Joanne Shaw Taylor (guitar & vocals)

Britain’s finest big band makes a welcome return to the Town Hall with a swinging celebration of Christmas guaranteed to delight.

Boogie Woogie Santa Claus becomes The Man With The Bag as the band with guest singers Clare Teal and Matthew Ford embark
on a Sleighride to A Winter Wonderland at this, The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year.

The concert also features 2 special guests making their first appearance with the BBC Big Band, funk and soul singer Mica Paris along with rising blues star Joanne Shaw Taylor.  Mica brings alive the soulful side of Christmas with the music of Chris Brown and Luther Vandross whilst Joanne explores the rockabilly sounds of the Brian Setzer Orchestra as she and the band Dig That Crazy Santa Claus.

This concert is being recorded for BBC Radio 2.

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