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Pasadena Roof Orchestra at The Concorde
Courtesy of Vanessa Skeet | Posted on August 3, 2015
Where
The Concorde
Stoneham Lane
Eastleigh
Map
+44 23 8061 3989
When
Wed, October 7, 2015
21:00
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Musicians
About
Directed by Duncan Galloway
Performing year-round with a line-up of eleven top-flight musicians, this orchestra enjoys a world-wide reputation. From its first rehearsal in 1969 it quickly became a great success, recreating the nostalgic dance band sounds of the twenties and thirties.
The repertoire comprises over 200 titles of jazz, early swing and dance music including tunes such as ‘Puttin on the Ritz’, ‘Sweet Georgia Brown’, ‘The Lullaby of Broadway’ as well as hot numbers from the twenties such as Duke Ellingtons ‘Black and Tan Fantasy’ and beautiful numbers that were sung by Al Bowlly, and arranged to perfection by Ray Noble....