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The Chetham?s Big Band will be appearing at The Grand this coming Monday (February 9th)

Saturday, February 07, 2009

The Chetham?s Big Band, a product of Manchester?s leading specialist music school ?Chets?, will be appearing at The Grand this coming Monday (February 9th), with doors at 7pm

The Chetham’s Big Band, a product of Manchester’s leading specialist music school ?Chets?, will be appearing at The Grand this coming Monday (February 9th), with doors at 7pm.

The performance is part of an ongoing partnership between The Grand, John Travis Events Ltd and one of the UK’s foremost music schools.

The Chetham Big Band was formed in 1990 and has since become one of the best established jazz ensembles of its kind.

Over the last few years the band has broadcast on Jazz FM, won the prize for professionalism in the Daily Telegraph Young Jazz Competition and won the Junior Section of the BBC Radio 2 big band competition in 1996 and 2000. The band was also awarded the Boosey and Hawkes National Concert Band Festival on numerous occasions in recent years.

Tickets for the event, available from The Grand Box Office, or through http://www.ticketline.com cost £8 (£5 concs).

Visit http://www.thegrandvenue.co.uk for more forthcoming events.