Trad jazz fans are in for a treat when the legendary Pedigree Jazz Band visits Darlington on Saturday 1 June. The band will be the guest of Darlington New Orleans Jazz Club and the lunchtime gig will bounce to the hit tunes of the British Trad Jazz boom of the 1950s and 60s.
Clarinetist Chris Walker, renowned also for his jazz lectures and radio broadcasts, leads Pedigree’s ‘Salute to Trad Jazz’, with fresh arrangements of a host of popular hit tunes made famous at the time by the likes of Chris Barber, Ken Colyer, Lonnie Donegan, Kenny Ball, Acker Bilk, Alex Welsh and many others. The show has proved a resounding success everywhere the band has played.
Darlington New Orleans Jazz Club meets at St Augustine’s Parish Hall, Larchfield Street, Darlington on the first Saturday of every month except January. Doors open at 12 noon and entry is just £10 on the door, with free entry for children under 16 when accompanied by an adult. Darlington for Culture members are eligible for discounted entry on production of their membership card.
For more information go to www.darlingtonjazz.co.uk or contact Ray Sams ray@darlingtonjazz.co.uk 07860 368022 Graham Foster graham@darlingtonjazz.co.uk