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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ on ALL ABOUT JAZZ
"Buoyant up-tempo grooves, strong ensemble work and engaging arrangements make this an exemplary big band recording."
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Michael Lamb
Oct 264 min read
Bold & vibrant - AT THE BARRIER
Get hold of and listen to this bold and vibrant album and go with the musicians on a musical journey through contemporary big band music.
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Michael Lamb
Jun 95 min read
JAZZVIEWS: "they pack a powerful but beautifully controlled punch"
"Together they pack a powerful but beautifully controlled punch."
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Michael Lamb
Jun 91 min read
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ in THE SCOTSMAN
"Strictly Smokin’ outfit preaches the gospel of big band jazz with joyous and at times blistering zeal"
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Michael Lamb
May 182 min read
⭐⭐⭐⭐ in JAZZWISE
❝Compelling writing, tear-away execution, and a bevy of star guests excelling: a shoe-in for my 2024 Top Ten.❞
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Michael Lamb
May 141 min read
SSBB on True Brit on Jazz FM with Helen Meyhew
Listen again to the full show below:
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Michael Lamb
May 104 min read
UK JAZZ NEWS: Smokin’ Hot Big Band. New album ‘Strictly Smokin’ and Friends’
The Strictly Smokin’ Big Band, the only ensemble of its kind in the North East of England, will launch its latest album Strictly Smokin’ and
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Michael Lamb
May 31 min read
NEW SINGLE: Daisy Mae - out now
Our second single featuring some wonderfully virtuosic flute playing from the amazing GARETH LOCKRANE is out now!
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Michael Lamb
Apr 271 min read
SSBB on The Clare Teal Show on Jazz FM
SSBB featured on The Clare Teal Show on Jazz FM
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Michael Lamb
Apr 254 min read
JAZZ VIEWS: Michael Lamb Take Five Q&A
One of the key messages for anyone taking an interest in this release is that we’re keen to show that great big band music can exist...
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Michael Lamb
Apr 223 min read
JAZZWISE: "Reinventing the big band with visuals, interactivity and crowdfunding"
Attracting new - and especially younger - audiences to jazz is a problem the music has wrestled with for years; and getting your stuff...
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Michael Lamb
Apr 191 min read
😈 Devil May Care - Single Release
😈 DEVIL MAY CARE 😈
Strictly Smokin' Big Band featuring Anthony Strong
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Michael Lamb
Apr 112 min read
SSBB featured on JAZZ LONDON LIVE
Strictly Smokin' featuring Anthony String with Devil May Care opening Alban Low's Jazz London Live Show this weekend... listen below:
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Bebop Spoken Here
Apr 54 min read
Bebop Spoken Here | Album review: Strictly Smokin' Big Band - Strictly Smokin' & Friends (Jazz Sound Records JSR 0019)
SSBB can hold their own with just about any big band past, present and, probably, future.
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