Harrogate Theatre : Acker Bilk & his Paramount Jazz Band

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Buy Tickets Acker Bilk & Kenny Ball

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Approximate Running time:

Acker Bilk: 7.30pm - 8.30pm

Interval 8.30pm - 8.50pm

Kenny Ball: 8.50pm - 9.50pm

Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
&
Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band

A rare opportunity to see two legends of British jazz - Kenny Ball and Acker Bilk - in one great concert.

Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
Probably the greatest test of an artist's success is his durability, and for more than 50 years Kenny Ball has flown the flag for his particular brand of traditional jazz all over the world. It is a tribute to his musical integrity that Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen are as popular today as they were back in 1960 when they had their first chart hit with ‘Samantha’. Hit after hit came pouring out until the final tally was fourteen UK Top 30 records – a figure that eclipses even Kenny's idol, the great Louis Armstrong's total, and an achievement which has yet to be equaled by any other jazz artist.

Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band
Acker Bilk's career is one of British music's success stories. Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band first gained worldwide fame with the hit single 'Stranger On The Shore' in 1962 - it stayed in the charts for 55 weeks and was the first number 1 hit in UK and USA simultaneously. Since that time Acker and his Paramount Jazz Band have firmly established themselves as one of the most successful and best loved British jazz bands of all time.

Acker has received an MBEfor his services to the music industry and was awarded at the BBC Jazz Awards for his unique contribution to jazz in the UK.

This is a unique evening of entertainment – not to be missed.

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