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Guildhall Big Band present Chicago: A South Wind Blows

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

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By the mid-1920s, the epicentre of jazz and popular music was beginning to shift to New York, but Chicago wasn't down for the count just yet. Louis Armstrong had moved East in 1924, but by 1926 he was back in the Windy City, making records under his own name for the OKeh label. This concert by Guildhall Big Band under the direction of Matt Skelton and featuring narration from Kevin Le Gendre tells the story of musicians such as King Oliver, Ar...

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1 dates (5 Dec - 5 Dec)

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