RCM Jazz Orchestra: Big Band Visionaries

Name: RCM Jazz Orchestra: Big Band Visionaries
Start: 2026-10-14 19:30:00
Location: Britten Theatre

Dates
14 October 2026, 7:30pm

Venue
Britten Theatre

Tickets
From £16.50 (incl ticket fee). Under 35 discount available

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14 October 2026, 7:30pm

Venue
Britten Theatre

Tickets
From £16.50 (incl ticket fee). Under 35 discount available

Season launch announcement

Booking opens on Wednesday 5 August. RCM Friends and supporters at Core Contributor level and above have priority booking from Wednesday 29 July.

Become a member and benefit from priority booking.

Jon Stokes director
RCM Jazz Orchestra

Celebrate the golden age of the big band with this swinging programme!

Directed by Jon Stokes, the RCM Jazz Orchestra pays tribute to the pioneering bandleaders, arrangers and musicians who shaped the big band explosion of the 1930s and ’40s – and to the innovators who keep the tradition alive today.

These outstanding young musicians take you from the rhythmic groove of Count Basie and the sophisticated sound of Duke Ellington to more recent voices such as Wynton Marsalis and Maria Schneider.

Supported by The Victor Ford Swale Jazz Fund

Concerts

Under 35

Visiting artists

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