theatre

1956: A Jazz Jubilee

At Cadogan Hall, Chelsea, London · 1 performance from Sun 27 Sept to Sun 27 Sept.

TITLE: 1956: A Jazz Jubilee --- SUBTITLE: The Jazz Repertory Company --- DATE/TIME: Sunday 27 September 2026, 6.30pm --- PERFORMERS: The Pete Long Orchestra; Iain Mackenzie (vocalist); Georgina Jackson (vocalist) --- EVENT COPY: Featuring the music of Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Count Basie and Duke Ellington, Jazz At The Philharmonic and more, performed by the 17-piece Pete Long Orchestra. 1956 was an excellent year for jazz, and this concert revisits five of the best albums: Ella Fitzgerald's Cole Porter Songbook, Count Basie's The Atomic Mr Basie and April In Paris, and Frank Sinatra an