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Christmas at Ronnie's

Georgia Mann returns to Ronnie Scott’s in London for more festive fun, as Giacomo Smith's Big Band present Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite.

Georgia Mann returns to the legendary London jazz club Ronnie Scott’s for more festive fun, as Giacomo Smith's Big Band present The Nutcracker Suite - Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's jazz interpretation of Tchaikovsky's seasonal masterpiece - alongside some Christmas favourites.

Italian-American clarinettist and saxophonist, Giacomo Smith, has made London his home for over a decade. It was witnessing the talent and creative spirit of the capital's jazz scene that inspired him to form Kansas Smitty's back in 2012. This fifteen-piece big band represents a new sound for Smitty's, inspired by ‘The Duke's’ music, and packed full of London’s top Jazz players, they bring bags of Christmas cheer to the world-famous jazz club in it's 65th year.

Release date:

1 hour, 29 minutes

On radio

Mon 23 Dec 2024 19:00

Broadcast

  • Mon 23 Dec 2024 19:00