The Nick Ross Orchestra presents 'Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era' feat. Sam Merrick

The Nick Ross Orchestra presents 'Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era' feat. Sam Merrick

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The Nick Ross Orchestra presents' Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era' at Tivoli Theatre (Wimborne Minster)

Featuring Special Guest Vocalist, Sam Merrick.

Recapture the sounds and memories of a bygone era as the Nick Ross Orchestra present an unmissable evening of music and song, the classic Big Band Sound of the Glenn Miller Era.

With a line-up of saxophones, trumpets, trombones, a rhythm section and singers, the Nick Ross Orchestra faithfully recreate the Big Band sound of the 1940s.

The NRO Library features hits from Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Ted Heath, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Les Brown, Benny Goodman, Ray Noble and Stan Kenton among others.... and their repertoire would not be complete without reference to the songbooks of Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald.

www.nickrossorchestra.com www.sammerrick.com

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Sam Merrick is a British singer of ever growing repute. He has had the privilege to perform with internationally renowned jazz musicians including the likes of Ian Shaw, Jacqui Dankworth, Claire Martin & Liane Carroll.

Having recently completed training at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Sam tours the UK, performing with the likes of the renowned ‘Nick Ross Orchestra’, the Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra and with his other projects on the London and UK Jazz Circuits."

"...to complete the vocal array, on came the slight figure of Sam Merrick... (and) again, excelled, taking ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’ and sundry other favourites for an altogether pleasing ride." - Jazzwise

"Superbly Seductive Singing" - Dorset Echo

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Start:
24 September 2016
7:00 pm
End
24 September 2016
10:00 pm