Coming right up at The Petersfield Music Festival… BBJO with the Froxfield Choir – Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert.
Gloria Miller, vocalist; tap dancer tbc.
Michael Servant, conductor
Jan Zawada, Musical Director BBJO
Ellington called his Sacred Concert ‘the most important thing I’ve ever done’. With solo vocalist Gloria Miller, Brass Breakout Jazz Orchestra under the superb direction of Jan Zawada, Froxfield Choir and conductor Michael Servant, this concert promises to be all singing and all dancing!
Coming right up 22nd February 2026, starts 12:30 at The Farmhouse BBJO playing to a packed room, get there early if you want a seat. Food served throughout the performance, great bar and nice people. Some new charts as always on this gig featuring outstanding South Coast musicians.
BBJO draws from the legendary libraries of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Ted Heath, Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson, and Rob McConnell. Whether you’re after high-energy swing, lush ballads, or toe-tapping rhythm sections, their performances strike the perfect chord between tradition and innovation.
With a vast repertoire that includes timeless hits from the Great American Songbook, you’ll hear classics made famous by George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, Jerome Kern, and Harold Arlen — as well as vocal tributes to the likes of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., and more.
Music is meant to be felt, not just heard — and The Breakout Brass Jazz Orchestra brings an emotional, thrilling energy to every stage they step on.
Coming right up 25th January 2026 starting the New Year in impeccable style, starts 12:30 at The Farmhouse BBJO playing to a packed room, get there early if you want a seat. Food served throughout the performance, great bar and nice people. Some new charts as always on this gig featuring outstanding South Coast musicians.
BBJO draws from the legendary libraries of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Ted Heath, Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson, and Rob McConnell. Whether you’re after high-energy swing, lush ballads, or toe-tapping rhythm sections, their performances strike the perfect chord between tradition and innovation.
With a vast repertoire that includes timeless hits from the Great American Songbook, you’ll hear classics made famous by George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, Jerome Kern, and Harold Arlen — as well as vocal tributes to the likes of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., and more.
Music is meant to be felt, not just heard — and The Breakout Brass Jazz Orchestra brings an emotional, thrilling energy to every stage they step on.
Coming right up 30th November 2025 starts 12:30 at The Farmhouse BBJO playing to a packed room, get there early if you want a seat. Food served throughout the performance, great bar and nice people. Some new charts as always on this gig featuring outstanding South Coast musicians. On this event featuring Wendy Blunn on Vocals… ‘Man with the Bag by Kay Starr and lots of Ella Fitzgerald, Keely Smith’s Blue Skies and more…
BBJO draws from the legendary libraries of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Ted Heath, Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson, and Rob McConnell. Whether you’re after high-energy swing, lush ballads, or toe-tapping rhythm sections, their performances strike the perfect chord between tradition and innovation.
With a vast repertoire that includes timeless hits from the Great American Songbook, you’ll hear classics made famous by George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, Jerome Kern, and Harold Arlen — as well as vocal tributes to the likes of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., and more.
Music is meant to be felt, not just heard — and The Breakout Brass Jazz Orchestra brings an emotional, thrilling energy to every stage they step on.
Coming right up BBJO, it’s ‘Big City Jazz’ at the Farmhouse Portsmouth, playing to a packed room, on 29th June 2025, starts at 12:30. Free entry but donations appreciated.
BBJO draws from the legendary libraries of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Ted Heath, Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson, and Rob McConnell. Whether you’re after high-energy swing, lush ballads, or toe-tapping rhythm sections, their performances strike the perfect chord between tradition and innovation.
With a vast repertoire that includes timeless hits from the Great American Songbook, you’ll hear classics made famous by George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, Jerome Kern, and Harold Arlen — as well as vocal tributes to the likes of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., and more.
Music is meant to be felt, not just heard — and The Breakout Brass Jazz Orchestra brings an emotional, thrilling energy to every stage they step on.
