Pasadena Roof Orchestra at Soul Mama

Doors 6.30pm | Show 8pm | Full Listing CLICK HERE
The Soul Mama Menu offers a delightful blend of African, Caribbean, and South American cuisine. Soul Mama was listed in the “top restaurants to look forward to in 2024 list” by the Evening Standard. Please take a moment to explore our menu.




The Finest Hot Dance Music of the 1920s & ‘30s
It’s hard to believe but in 2024 the Pasadena Roof Orchestra will be celebrating 55 years of touring playing live music from the 1920s and 1930s. Mr. Armstrong was landing on the moon, the Beatles were breaking up, and Mr. John Arthy the Orchestra’s founder discovered a treasure trove of original music arrangements in an attic in Manchester.The Orchestra became a household name in the 70s with appearances on all major TV channels and tours throughout the UK and Europe. ...

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Doors 6.30pm | Show 8pm | Full Listing CLICK HERE
The Soul Mama Menu offers a delightful blend of African, Caribbean, and South American cuisine. Soul Mama was listed in the “top restaurants to look forward to in 2024 list” by the Evening Standard. Please take a moment to explore our menu.




The Finest Hot Dance Music of the 1920s & ‘30s
It’s hard to believe but in 2024 the Pasadena Roof Orchestra will be celebrating 55 years of touring playing live music from the 1920s and 1930s. Mr. Armstrong was landing on the moon, the Beatles were breaking up, and Mr. John Arthy the Orchestra’s founder discovered a treasure trove of original music arrangements in an attic in Manchester.The Orchestra became a household name in the 70s with appearances on all major TV channels and tours throughout the UK and Europe. 
The recipe for longevity is quite simple… staying true to the original sounds that were produced nightly by the resident bands in some of the first class hotels pre-war, and in the jazz clubs of New York and beyond .Their show involves lovingly recreated orchestrations of melodies from the great American Songbook composers such as Irving Berlin and George Gershwin. Also represented are hot tunes from the likes of Duke Ellington and Fletcher Henderson as well as some classic British dance band arrangements from Ray Noble and Lew Stone. The show is hosted by vocalist and band leader Duncan Galloway, never short of an anecdote or two and some great ‘British’ humour.The Pasadena Roof Orchestra, still going after 55 years!
"An evening of rare musical entertainment." The Financial Times
"For the PRO I have nothing but praise, they brilliantly evoked an array of 20’s and 30’s musical styles." The Sunday Telegraph

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