Michael Lamb's magnificent Strictly Smokin' Big Band recently toured its Harlem '58 show across the north of England. Playing to full houses night after night, the SSBB won many new friends along the way. The story began some two decades ago when MD Michael Lamb was still at school. Forming a big band (as one does!), chasing gigs, plugging away, the Strictly Smokin' Big Band began to make an impression on the local music scene.
Over the years the SSBB has performed at many of the region's prestigious venues (regularly selling out Hoochie Coochie and Sage Gateshead), often working in the company of a star guest (the big names include Bruce Adams, Paul Booth, Matthew Ford, Polly Gibbons, Claire Martin and Dave O'Higgins).
Now, Michael Lamb's ace outfit is about to make its debut at the marvellous Fire Station venue in Sunderland. What's more it's an Ella & Ellington show! You don't need to be a big band aficionado or committed jazz fan to know about Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington. And, the icing on the cake is the wonderful Alice Grace will be front and centre stage singing numbers associated with Ella and Duke! The concert is three weeks on Friday (July 21), tickets are selling like hotcakes. Sunderland's Fire Station on High Street West is the venue, the date Friday 21 July, down beat at 7:30pm. Book now: www.sunderlandculture.
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