American Jazz musicians started visiting Britain in 1919 with the Original Dixieland Jazz Band. Over the next 30 years they included ensembles lead by: Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Paul Whiteman and Sidney Bechet.

It was only a matter of time before this influx of extraordinary Jazz had a marked influence on British Jazz Musicians. These included: Birt Fireman, Jack Hylton. Cy Laurie, Chris Barber, Humphrey Lyttleton, Freddy Randall, Ken Colyer, Kenny Ball and Acker Bilk.

A selection of the most memorable tunes from this era will be performed by the distinguished John Braben, (trumpet), Paul Williams (saxophone & clarinet), Chris Schnack (trombone), Jo Bloomfield (piano), Glenn Flenady (banjo), John Conley (double bass), and Rod Andrew (drums).

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