| Main Performers | Clarke Peters,
Vula Malinga,
Kurt Elling - vocals,
Giacomo Smith - clarinet |
| Orchestra or Band | Kansas Smittys,
Guy Barker's Big Band |
| Set List | Instrumental - 'Christmas Opening 2019',
'Jump for Joy Christmas in Harlem' (with Clare Teal),
'Boogie Woogue Santa Claus' (with Clarke Peters),
'This Christmas' (with Vula Malinga),
'Smittys Christmas Medley' (Kansa's Smitty),
'Tootie for Cootie' (with Kurt Ealling),
'Christmas Children' (with Kurt Ealling),
'Artie Shaw Clarinet Concerto' (with Giacomo Smith),
'Snow Bound' (with Clare Teal),
'Minnie the Moocher' (with Clarke Peters, Vula Malinga),
'Glorious' (Vula Malinga)
INTERVAL
Instrumental - 'We Three Kings'
'Santa Claus Santa Claus' (with Vula Malinga),
'Zat You Santa Claus' (with Kurt Ealling, Clarke Peters),
'Tiger Rag' (Knsas Smitty's),
'Christmas in New Orlans' (with Clarke Peters),
'The Christmas Song' (with Clarke Peters),
'I'm Gonna Live Until I Die' (with Clare Teal),
'I Like The Sunrise' (with Kurt Ealling),
'Slow Boat To China' (trumpets),
Instrumental - 'Latin Medley 1 & 2',
'Christmas Finale 2019' (with Clare Teal and Ensemble),
'Birmingham Bounce Hey Baba Re Bop' (Ensemble) |
| Performance Notes | In what is quickly becoming an annual tradition, big band favourite Guy Barker returns in 2019 with a swinging, soulful celebration of big band music with a Christmas twist!
Guy Barkers inimitable mixture of jazz classics, unearthed treasures and Christmas oddities will put a swing in your step as the festive season kicks off.
Jazz singer and BBC Radio 2 presenter Clare Teal will be co-presenting the evening, performing alongside a range of very special guests including formidable star of stage and screen Clarke Peters, powerhouse vocalist Vula Malinga, young jazz originals Giacomo Smith and Kansas Smittys, and renowned singer Kurt Elling. More guests will be announced closer to the show.
With Barkers musical mastery and illustrious guests raising the roof, Guy Barkers Big Band Christmas can convert even the grumpiest bah humbugs to the joy of Christmas. |
| Related Archival Material | Handbills (RAHE/6/2019/52, 54),
Programme (RAHE/1/2019/152),
Poster (RAHE/2/2019/72),
Autograph (RAHE/8/1/12) |