Celebrate the festive season in style with the vocalists and instrumentalists of the Down for the Count Orchestra, as they Swing into Christmas!
This is a Christmas celebration like no other, as Down for the Count recreate the music of Nat ‘King’ Cole, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and many more in a luscious 30-piece orchestral setting evoking the sounds of the great Capitol Studios recordings.
Expect to hear faithful recreations of the best music of the swing era including I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Let’s Face the Music and Dance and ‘S Wonderful, alongside original arrangements of jazz and festive standards written by the Orchestra’s principal conductor Mike Paul-Smith, including Winter Wonderland and The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting).
“Awesome!” Michael Bublé
“A sonic ride back to the sounds of Capitol Studios in the 1950s” DownBeat Magazine
“A potential rival to the John Wilson Orchestra” Jazzwise Magazine
“A breath of fresh air on the swing scene” Twinwood Festival
Swing Into Christmas Tour (Down for the Count Orchestra, 30-piece)
Sun 12 Nov INVERNESS ~ Eden Court
Tue 14 Nov GLASGOW ~ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Wed 15 Nov ABERDEEN ~ The Tivoli Theatre
Fri 17 Nov EDINBURGH ~ The Queen’s Hall
Wed 29 Nov COLCHESTER ~ Charter Hall
Wed 6 Dec CHELTENHAM ~ Town Hall
Thu 7 Dec BATH ~ The Forum
Fri 8 Dec WORTHING ~ Assembly Hall
Sat 9 Dec SOUTHAMPTON ~ Turner Sims (2 shows)
Sun 10 Dec OXFORD ~ Olivier Hall
Wed 13 Dec NORWICH ~ The Halls
Fri 15 Dec CAMBRIDGE ~ West Road Concert Hall
Sat 16 Dec HARROGATE ~ Royal Hall
Sun 17 Dec LIVERPOOL ~ St. George’s Hall (2 shows)
Mon 18 Dec HUDDERSFIELD ~ Lawrence Batley Theatre
Wed 20 Dec BIRMINGHAM ~ Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Thu 21 Dec MANCHESTER ~ The Stoller Hall
Fri 22 Dec NOTTINGHAM ~ Albert Hall
Thu 28 Dec LONDON ~ Cadogan Hall (2 shows)