Tonight north east jazz and swing
singer Paul Skerritt makes his Glasshouse debut with a concert in Sage Two in
the venue previously known as Sage Gateshead.
Backing Paul will be the fourteen piece Danny Miller Big Band. The band, mainly from the north west (although usually with a couple of top notch local ringers), has backed Paul on several occasions, including a couple of concerts at South Shields' Westovian Theatre where packed houses gave singer and band a standing ovation and deservedly so.
Although some of the repartee between the singer and bandleader is of
the Rat Pack variety this is much more than a mere tribute to a bygone era.
Sure he'll tip his hat to Frank and Dean - the audience would feel cheated if
he didn't - but you can also expect more contemporary voices to enter into the
mix and all done without losing that big band sound.
Paul summed-up his feelings when
interviewed in a local paper he said: ''Playing
in such an iconic venue is great for myself and the band and I'm really
excited for the show.''
We are too - next
stop Las Vegas. Lance
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