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BBC Proms

2015

Friday Night at the Proms: The Story of Swing

Duration: 2 hours, 10 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Following the success of 2014's Battle of the Bands Prom, Clemency Burton-Hill and Clarke Peters present the inimitable and talented jazz singer Clare Teal who returns with a line-up of musicians to showcase the very best of the current UK swing and big band scene.

Clare is joined by trumpeter and composer extraordinaire Guy Barker and trombonist and multi-instrumentalist Winston Rollins to tell the story of the birth of swing, including tributes to 'King of Swing' Benny Goodman and the great trombonist and bandleader Tommy Dorsey. Special guests include saxophonist jazz supremo Denys Baptiste, English singer Elaine Delmar and the compelling deep baritone voice of American singer Jamie Davis. Show less

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