| Orchestra or Band | Basin Street Brawlers (Peter Horsfall, Ewan Bleach, Malcolm Earl Smith, Colin Good, Martin Wheatley) |
| Performance Notes | The Basin Street Brawlers are London's own master exponents of hot jazz, swingin' their way through the most beautiful melodies and raucous rags of the 1920s and 1930s.
Led by trumpet player and vocalist Peter Horsfall, the ensemble's repertoire features the finest work of the master songwriters of the era, including Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael and George Gershwin, delivered in a unique and powerful style reminiscent of the Louis Armstrong All Stars and the great Harlem stride pianoman Thomas "Fats" Waller.
The Brawlers are extremely popular with swing dancers of various flavours, as well as jazz club, festival and concert hall audiences. In addition, they can just as often be found providing the soundtrack for only the most stylish of parties throughout the UK, Europe and further afield. |