Big Band Legacies: The Jazz Soul of Porgy and Bess

Dr Jazz and the Cheshire Cats big band is joined by leading saxophonist Alex Clarke (a finalist in the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2020 and winner of the Rising Star category in the 2019 British Jazz Awards) for a programme of music exploring legacies in jazz.

The centrepiece is Bill Pott’s The Jazz Soul of Porgy and Bess, a reimagining of music from Gershwin’s 1935 opera. Alongside this, the programme includes compositions by or written in tribute to jazz luminaries including Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson and Clifford Brown.

Dr Jazz and the Cheshire Cats are a community Affiliate Organisation at The Tung Auditorium for 2025–2027. Find out more about our affiliate scheme here.

Promoted by Dr Jazz and the Cheshire Cats.

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A booking fee of 9% will apply to purchases made by telephone or online.

Access seats are available to visitors with additional access requirements such as wheelchair users. Sign-up to the access scheme to book these seats.

This performance is not likely to be suitable for children under 5 due to the acoustics in the auditorium. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Under-10’s are not permitted to sit on the balconies.

Food and hot drinks are not permitted in The Tung Auditorium.
The Fröhlich Café Bar is open for drinks 90 minutes prior to the start of each performance and during the interval. We recommend pre-ordering your interval drinks before the performance starts.

This concert will last approximately 2 hours including an interval.

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