The Hugo Jennings Big Band Plays the Music of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Oliver!, and the Sound of Music
The iconic Clapham Grand will be hosting the opening night of the 2024 Battersea Jazz Festival on Thursday 4th July. After the success of “Scheherajazz” at the Clapham Grand in August 2023, festival founder and bandleader Hugo Jennings will be bringing his big band to perform a programme of entirely original arrangements from the film soundtracks of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Oliver!, and the Sound of Music. Expect a night of energetic swing and romantic ballads, as a big band of some of London’s finest musicians put a jazz twist on some of the most iconic films in history.
Tickets are on sale now! The Clapham Grand will also be screening the results of the General Election after the gig, and ticket holders are welcome to stay until closing at 5am for no extra charge.
Doors open at 18:30, Music starts at 19:30.
Tickets are direct from the venue, and can be found here.
Line-up:
- Tom Smith, Alto Sax and woodwinds
- Joe Pickering, Alto Sax and woodwinds,
- Fraser Smith, Tenor Sax and woodwinds,
- Dave Shulman, Tenor Sax and woodwinds
- Pete Lukas, Bari Sax
- Luke Vice-Coles, Trumpet
- Lewis Taylor, Trumpet
- Evan Clegg, Trumpet
- Magnus Pickering, Trumpet
- Ed Parr, Trombone,
- James Wade-Sired, Trombone
- Dan Pickering, Trombone
- Jai Patel, Bass Trombone
- Hugo Jennings, Piano and Vocals
- Stefan Melovski, Guitar
- Chris Hyde-Harrison, Double Bass
- Robbie Ellison, Drums
The Clapham Grand, 21-25, St John's Hill, SW11 1TT
