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

The concert will feature a sparkling collection of numbers inspired by likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Peggy Lee – alongside music from the legendary bandleaders and composers of the era, such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Benny Goodman … as well as a few surprises along the way.