GBH Big Band Christmas Cracker

Duke Ellington's classic, The Nutcracker Suite

Start your Christmas the big band way with the most enduring of Duke Ellington’s suites, featuring the pick of Tchaikovsky’s original tunes plus some seasonal jazz favourites. The suite, performed by The Gorgeous Big Horns (GBH) includes the instantly familiar Overture, as well as March, renamed by Ellington as Peanut Brittle Brigade, while the Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy appears as Sugar Rum Cherry.

This swinging Christmas cracker is one of our favourites with a stocking full of other treats including Such Sweet Thunder from Ellington’s Shakespeare Suite, Basie, Kenton, some familiar favourites and a surprise or two. The Gorgeous Big Horns relish in making a fabulous sound featuring a plethora of exciting jazz musicians and are known for their scintillating seasonal events attracting star soloists. Taking centre stage at the start of Christmas week GBH delivers a cracker of a musical gift.