Guildhall Big Band present Chicago: A South Wind Blows
- 7pm
About this event:
- Category:
- Jazz
- Event type:
- Free | In-person
- Admission:
- Free No tickets required
- Location:
- Silk Street Music Hall
Event information
By the mid-1920s, the epicentre of jazz and popular music was beginning to shift to New York, but Chicago wasn't down for the count just yet. Louis Armstrong had moved East in 1924, but by 1926 he was back in the Windy City, making records under his own name for the OKeh label.
This concert by Guildhall Big Band under the direction of Matt Skelton and featuring narration from Kevin Le Gendre, tells the story of musicians such as King Oliver, Armstrong, Bix Biderbecke and Kid Ory migrating north from New Orleans and the southern states to Chicago, Illinois; of Earl 'Fatha' Hines, and the nucleus of the post-war evolution in jazz. The nightlife at 35th and Grand Boulevard has rarely been eclipsed.
We're delighted to welcome back the legendary Jean Toussaint as guest tenor saxophonist for this performance.
Free, no tickets required
Performers
Guildhall Big Band
Matt Skelton director
Kevin Le Gendre narrator
Jean Toussaint saxophone
Venue information
Silk Street Theatre, Music Hall and Lecture Recital Room are located in the main Guildhall School building on Silk Street and for Barbican produced events the venue can also be accessed from the Barbican if you exit via the doors next to Barbican Kitchen on Level G.
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Silk Street
Barbican
EC2Y 8DT
