Join Bob Quick and the Big Brass Swing Band at the Ardhowen Theatre to take a journey through some of our best loved and most toe tapping music – finishing with an incredible Elvis Spectacular!
Fresh from the Limavady Jazz and Blues Festival with his Big Band, Bob Quick joins us at FLive for musical extravaganza that’s sure to have you rocking in the aisles. The Deputy Director of the WELB Music Service, Bob has written and arranged a show that traces the history of popular music through the 20th century, from its Irish and Scottish folk roots through strong influences from African music. The story then moves on to the Blues, into Swing and the Rat Pack, to a spectacular Elvis finale.
From Big Bands to ‘Tell Me Ma’ to the undisputed King of Rock & Roll, the story unfolds through the power of the brass band and the refinement of a jazz combo. This big, brassy, swinging band features 4 trumpets, 2 horns, 2 euphoniums, 4 trombones, an Eb bass, a full rhythm section and 4 singers – more than enough to lift the roof off the Ardhowen Theatre!
The brass players come from 2 of the North West’s best known bands, the fabulous Derry based Britannia band and the mighty Strabane Concert Brass – this year’s N.I. Senior champions. The rhythm section of Paul Maquire, Ronan McKee and Mike McGinnity are simply the best there is, while Strabane male vocalist Gareth Devine is joined by Katrina Gormley, Jenny Grant and Gerarda Mc Cann, all professionally trained singers working with Bob Quick for the W.E.L.B. music service.
Bob Quick studied trombone at London’s Royal Academy of Music before playing with the BBC Concert Orchestra, the BBC Northern Ireland and Ulster Orchestras. In 2005 he performed the Irish premier of a new Trombone Concerto [Earth’s Fury] in Christchurch, Dublin. He has appeared 3 times as the featured soloist at the Cork International Trombone Conference. This year he opened the Limavady Jazz and Blues Festival with his Big Band.
It’s set to be an incredible night and tickets are sure to go fast – get yours for just £7 each (£5 concession) right now at FLive.org.uk.
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