Big Band in a Day at Ronnie Scott's
Event description
This event is held on the last Sunday of every month.
Students would be expected to be able to play to grade 5 standard. Instrumentalists needed: piano, bass, drums, saxophones, trumpets, trombones, guitar, singer (possibly). Ronnie Scott’s may be able to help provide some instruments, please check with us.
September's session was run by Pete Long (Saxophonist/Ronnie Scott's Orchestra band leader) and James Pearson Pianist/Ronnie Scott's artistic director.
Programme:
- Start at 12pm with tuition in the upstairs bar and running till performance time. All will be fed a lunch and there will be regular breaks throughout the day.
- At 7pm they would go into the main club and perform for the audience as the support band for the Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra who are playing that night. The day would finish for them at around 7.30pm.
Parents/guardians are more than welcome to stay for the workshop and their performance but if you would like to stay for the main act that night, we recommend you buy your tickets well in advance.