Swing Into Christmas with the Down for the Count Swing Orchestra, two shows at Cadogan Hall, London.

Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024

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Swing Into Christmas
with the Down for the Count Swing Orchestra
Saturday 28 December, 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Celebrate the festive season in style with the sensational Down for the Count Swing Orchestra as they return to Cadogan Hall for their much-loved annual show, Swing Into Christmas!

This is a Christmas celebration like no other – the unique 38-piece big band with strings recreates the music of Nat ‘King’ Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and many more in their own inimitable style.

Expect exuberant recreations of classics from the swing era, including ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’, ‘New York, New York’ and ‘That’s Life’ alongside original arrangements of jazz and festive standards by principal conductor Mike Paul-Smith and arranger Simon Joyner.

The Down for the Count Orchestra is one of the UK’s most highly regarded vintage ensembles, having sold out numerous shows at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, the London Jazz Festival, Cadogan Hall and more.

It may be cold outside, but a night with the Down for the Count Swing Orchestra is guaranteed to leave you and your family in the warm glow of the holiday spirit.

‘A sonic sleigh ride back to the sounds of Capitol Studios in the 1950s’
(DownBeat)

PROGRAMME INCLUDES:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Stardust
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Christmas in New Orleans
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)
Theme from New York, New York
and many more

PERFORMERS:
Down for the Count Swing Orchestra
Marvin Muoneké vocalist
Lydia Bell vocalist
Ineza Kerschkamp vocalist
Saara Kaldma vocalist
Elise Roth vocalist
Mike Paul-Smith conductor

https://cadoganhall.com/whats-on/swing-into-christmas-2024-with-the-down-for-the-count-orchestra

Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace
London SW1X 9DQ

BOX OFFICE: 020 7730 4500