Joanne Shaw Taylor: joins the BBC Big Band for their A Swinging Christmas

Joanne Shaw Taylor returns to the Birmingham Town Hall on Tuesday 16 December as special guest with the BBC Big Band for their "A Swinging Christmas" bash; recorded for Radio 2 (broadcast Sunday 21 December). Book Now: http://bit.ly/1xO5KxY

Britain’s finest big band makes a welcome return to Town Hall with a swinging celebration of Christmas guaranteed to delight.

Boogie Woogie Santa Claus becomes The Man With The Bag as the BBC Big Band with guest singers Clare Teal and Matthew Ford embark on a Sleighride to A Winter Wonderlandat this, The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year.

The concert also features two special guests making their first appearance with the BBC Big Band, funk and soul singer Mica Paris and rising blues star Joanne Shaw Taylor. Mica brings alive the soulful side of Christmas with the music of Chris Brown and Luther Vandross whilst Joanne explores the rockabilly sounds of the Brian Setzer Orchestra as she and the band Dig That Crazy Santa Claus.

This concert is being recorded for transmission on BBC Radio 2.


The BBC Big Band
Jiggs Whigham conductor
Clare Teal vocalist
Matthew Ford vocalist
Joanne Shaw Taylor guitar, vocalist
Mica Paris vocalist