BBC Big Band

The return by popular demand of one of the country’s best-loved institutions. The BBC Big Band can be heard every Monday evening on Radio 2, recreating the authentic sounds of the 20s and 30s with music from the big band era and beyond.

The internationally renowned BBC Big Band are joined by incredible piano-vocalist, Joe Stilgoe, and the acclaimed singer Natalie Williams, for an evening of world-class music inspired by the great swing bands and best vocalists of the twentieth century. The internationally renowned BBC Big Band are joined by incredible piano-vocalist, Joe Stilgoe, and the acclaimed singer Natalie Williams, for an evening of world-class music inspired by the great swing bands and best vocalists of the twentieth century. Featuring music from the likes of Duke Ellington and Count Basie, as well as vocalists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole (along with a few surprises along the way), this is a truly feel-good evening of music celebrating the Art of Swing and Song.