Article: Culture: An Austin allegro; With Dinah Washington and Quincy Jones as her Godparents, Patti Austin was born to sing.(Features)

Article: A parting blast at the BBC from Radio 2's voice of the big ...
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  August 16, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... attacking' their music. Malcolm Laycock, who presented big band show The Age Of Swing, said the Corporation 'no longer exists ... rigid format of 50 per cent British dance bands and 50 per cent big band music would be dropped.' Mr Laycock began his career at the ...

Article: TODAY'S EVENT What: Big Band Special [...].(News)
The Birmingham Post (England);  September 11, 2009 ;     407 words ...TODAY'S EVENT What: Big Band Special 30th Anniversary Where ... 00pm-9.30pm Details: The Big Band Special is celebrating its 30th ... Jiggs Whigham, Britain's finest big band from the BBC Radio 2 weekly series will perform a ...

Article: Big band will razzle dazzle
Gloucestershire Echo, The;  May 14, 2009 ;     286 words ...Having just been voted the Best Big Band in the Land for the 11th consecutive year ... release of their latest album 'strictly Big Band ' has been enthusiastically received by Malcolm Laycock BBC Radio 2 and the great Neal Hefti. The show ...

Article: Star to join BBC Big Band ; Jazz
Birmingham Mail;  February 1, 2008 ;     440 words ... ... the residency of the BBC Big Band which now has a top class ... jazz vocalists. The BBC Big Band is a real jewel in the firmament ... perform as guests of the BBC Big Band. Ashley Beckford and Avatar ... recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 2.

Article: Star to join BBC Big Band; Jazz.(News)
Birmingham Mail (England);  February 1, 2008 ;     484 words ... ... the residency of the BBC Big Band which now has a top class ... jazz vocalists. The BBC Big Band is a real jewel in the firmament ... perform as guests of the BBC Big Band. Ashley Beckford and Avatar ... recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 2.

Article: Good time guaranteed when UK's finest big band ...
Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  June 9, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... The Times as "Britain's finest big band". The man is Gary Crosby, the ... multiple accolades, including the BBC Radio Jazz Award for Best Band in 2002 ... expanded the group into a 20-piece big band, complete with horn section. The ...

Article: Jazz: It's good to be appreciated BBC RADIO JAZZ ...
The Independent - London;  August 7, 2002 ;     666 words ...The second BBC Radio jazz awards went off much more smoothly ... the winners' jam session with the BBC Big Band. This year, Pine was the presenter ... Stars showed that there's hardly a big band to touch them in this country, with ...