Down for the Count

UK-based big band, sometimes with strings. "A sonic ride back to the sounds of Capitol Studios in the 1950s" (DownBeat Magazine)

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Feel the L-O-V-E with us this summer!

CELEBRATING NAT KING COLE
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Sat 27 Jun ~ Edinburgh
Sun 28 Jun ~ Glasgow
Wed 2 Jul ~ Cambridge
Thu 3 Jul ~ Coventry
Sat 5 Jul ~ Bristol
Fri 10 Jul ~ London

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Happy Flashback Friday! Here's us at @officialronnies a few years ago. Good times indeed!

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Nice to see our summer show also getting a mention alongside @MarvTheJazzman in @bristol247's roundup of jazz gigs in June & July!

Can't wait to be back in lovely Bristol. (Well, those of us who don't already live there.)

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Thank you to @thelistmagazine for including Celebrating Nat King Cole in their 40 top gigs and music festivals taking place across Scotland this summer! Nice way to start our week.

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While this phone footage was taken during last year's "Swing Into Christmas" tour, we think the swoonsome "Let There Be Love" should probably feature in our "Nat King Cole" tour this summer.

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Happy 100th, Miles Davis! Aged impeccably. 👌

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BIG NEWS coming soon! 👀 Stay tuned...

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If you missed it on April 30th, hit YouTube and watch the wonderfulI International Jazz Day concert from Chicago in 4K #jazzday #livejazz
https://t.co/E3ZLg26RxL

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@jiveaces @Specsavers Hahaaa! Maybe we should bring that one out on stage today.

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Happy VE Day! 🥳 We're celebrating in Guernsey, at the @Specsavers Liberation Tea Dance and Hangar Ball.

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Forgive us, we hopped on a trend.

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However you spend your bank holiday, we hope it involves friends and fun (and maybe a stop at Tebay services)!

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Wonderful venue.

Looking forward to being back there in September!

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And just like that… we’re back 🌿🎭

The stage is set, the doors are open, and a new summer at BOAT begins today.

We can’t wait to share it with you.

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The recent debate about drinking at work has us a little nervous. No reason.

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Soon, we're going to be inviting you to be part of something very special... Watch this space 👀

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Happy UNESCO #InternationalJazzDay! 🎷🎺

We'd like to take a moment to thank all of our wonderful fans who continue to give us so much love. We really appreciate your enthusiasm for this genre and our band — you can't keep swing and jazz fans down.

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⭐️ @WestRoadCH, Cambridge – an audience favourite.
⭐️ @warwickarts, Coventry – a recent love!
⭐️ @stgeorgesbris, Bristol – so many special moments with the local crowds in this space.
⭐️ @cadoganhall, London – this class act feels like our second home now.

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This summer, our Swing Orchestra will be returning to some of our fave venues (and a new one!), so we thought we'd take a moment to acknowledge each of them.

Which is your favourite? Will we see you at any of these? Is there a venue you'd love to see us at?

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Hope you're all enjoying the sun this weekend! We've been known to make good use of the better weather.