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30 Years of National Jazz Archive

The National Jazz Archive is delighted to start its anniversary year by presenting their first big band fundraising concert. The concert will be on Saturday 24 March, in Loughton, Essex, starting at 8pm.

The concert is the first of a series of events throughout 2018 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Archive.

The 17-piece John Ongom Big Band, with vocalists Mark Jennett and Cynthia Simmonds, under musical director Angus Moncrieff, will play a great selection of music made famous by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and others.

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Angus said: “We’re delighted to kick off the Archive’s anniversary year with this concert, and we’re looking forward to presenting an evening of great music to help raise funds to support the fantastic work of the Archive.”

The venue for the concert is Loughton Methodist Church, Essex, which is located just a couple of hundred yards from the Archive’s home in Loughton Library, where extensive parking is available. The church and the archive are about a kilometre away from Loughton Station on the Central Line, and they are also served by numerous bus routes.

The concert is on Saturday 24 March, 8pm and tickets cost £12. For more details and to book tickets, visit www.nationaljazzarchive.org.uk/events, email events@nationaljazzarchive.org.uk or phone 020 8502 4701.

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