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8 Aug 2014, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2014 Prom 30: Battle of the Bands

Prom 30: Battle of the Bands
Prom 30: Battle of the Bands
22:15 Fri 8 Aug 2014 Royal Albert Hall
Singer and broadcaster Clare Teal transports us back to the 1930s, as two of the greatest swing bands of the day – one led by Count Basie, the other by Duke Ellington – faced off in a memorable Battle of the Bands. In this Late Night Prom, present-day leaders James Pearson and Grant Windsor fight it out in their own, roof-raising battle.
Singer and broadcaster Clare Teal transports us back to the 1930s, as two of the greatest swing bands of the day – one led by Count Basie, the other by Duke Ellington – faced off in a memorable Battle of the Bands. In this Late Night Prom, present-day leaders James Pearson and Grant Windsor fight it out in their own, roof-raising battle.

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Clare Teal singer/presenter
Gregory Porter singer

Count Pearson Proms Band
James Pearson conductor, Proms debut artist

Duke Windsor Proms Band
Grant Windsor conductor, Proms debut artist

Leading jazz singer Clare Teal presents a Late Night Prom with a difference as we are transported back to the swing era of the 1930s and 1940s with two of the greatest bands of the day, led at the time by Count Basie and Duke Ellington. With selections including Jumpin’ at the Woodside and It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing), and culminating in a bespoke ‘Battle Royal’, the roof will surely be raised as these giants of jazz do battle for the approval of the audience.

There will be no interval

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