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Photograph of the BBC Big Band in concert. The members are playing a variety of different instruments, and are all wearing matching white uniforms.

BBC Big Band: The Art of Swing

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The internationally acclaimed BBC Big Band are joined by multi award-winning vocalist, Claire Martin, for a musical journey celebrating ‘The Art of Swing’.

Through a wonderfully diverse repertoire, arranged and curated by the BBC Big Band’s conductor, Barry Forgie and Claire Martin, the concert celebrates the music of the twentieth century’s quintessential Big Band, Swing orchestras, and vocalists – whose legacy and influence continues to define a classic era of music.

World-class musicians… a brilliant musical force”
The Telegraph

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Age Guidance

Please note, no under 5s will be admitted to the auditorium.

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Three members of the BBC Big Band playing a variety of brass instruments.

The BBC Big Band

A male musician from the BBC Big Band playing a trumpet. Two other men sit in the background.

The BBC Big Band

Four male saxophonists, part of the BBC Big Band.

The BBC Big Band

Several male trombone players, part of the BBC Big Band.

The BBC Big Band

BBC Big Band play at the BBC Proms. Vocalist, Claire Martin. Royal Albert Hall 7 September 2011

BBC Big Band play at the BBC Proms. Vocalist, Claire Martin. Royal Albert Hall 7 September 2011

Photograph of singer Claire Martin, a white lady with blonde hair, wearing a long black dress.

Claire Martin, photograph by Kenny McCracken (2023).

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