Down for the Count Swing Orchestra
Programme
Includes:
Ain’t That a Kick in the Head
’S Wonderful
Let There Be Love
The Nearness of You
That’s Life
Theme from New York, New York
and many more
Performers
Down for the Count Swing Orchestra
Mike Paul-Smith conductor
Plus vocalists to be announced
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The 30-piece Down for the Count Swing Orchestra returns to Cadogan Hall for another big band with strings celebration.
You’ll be treated to the music of Nat ‘King’ Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and many more – bought back to life by some of the UK’s top jazz musicians and arrangers.
This “big band with strings” preserves and protects the musical heritage of these great artists – but this is no mere nostalgia trip, as Down for the Count perform each song in their own unmistakeable style, breathing new life into the best vintage music.
“Awesome!!!” Michael Bublé
Duration: approx. 2 hours 45 mins (incl. interval)
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Ticket Information
£45, £37, £30, £25
Concessions (not available online – please call)
• Under 16s: £18 off all price bands
• Full-time students: £8 off all price bands
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Series Discount
Book 2 Down for the Count concerts and save 10%
Book 3 Down for the Count concerts and save 20%
Future events in this series
Down for the Count Swing Orchestra
The Down for the Count Orchestra is a big band with strings which performs the greatest hits of the Swing Era. At its three shows at Cadogan Hall this season, you’ll hear faithful recreations of great Capitol Studios recordings from Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland, transcriptions of Charlie Parker With Strings classics, big band with strings tunes from the Tommy Dorsey and Harry James Orchestras, and original arrangements of jazz standards.
Celebrating Sammy Davis Jr.
With the Down for the Count Swing Orchestra
Saturday 21 June 2025, 7.30pm
The 30-piece big-band-with-strings presents a celebration of the incomparable Sammy Davis Jr. in his centenary year. Featuring timeless classics such as Birth of the Blues, What Kind of Fool Am I, Me and My Shadow and, of course, Mr. Bojangles.
Down for the Count Swing Orchestra
Saturday 4 October 2025, 7pm
The 30-piece Down for the Count Orchestra and vocalists return to Cadogan Hall with a “sonic ride back to the sounds of Capitol Studios in the 1950s” (DownBeat Magazine) as they play timeless songs from the Golden Age of Swing music.
Swing Into Christmas
With the Down for the Count Swing Orchestra
Sunday 21 December 2025, 1pm & 6pm
Celebrate the festive season in style with the vocalists and instrumentalists of the Down for the Count Swing Orchestra, as they Swing Into Christmas! This 30-piece big band with strings captivates audiences with authentic recreations of Swing Era cl...
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