Tommy Blaize, the Strictly Come Dancing singer, brings his live band to The Golden Age of Swing, a concert show of swing and jazz standards.
Tommy Blaize brings his live band to Derby Theatre on Friday 25 June 2027, with his show The Golden Age of Swing. If you recognise the name, it's likely from the television: he's been one of the most recognisable voices on British TV for more than 20 years as the lead singer on BBC Strictly Come Dancing. This is his own live concert show, though, not a Strictly production, and it's built around the Great American Songbook and the golden age of swing and jazz.
Backed by a full live band, he works through the era's biggest names: Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin and Nina Simone. The arrangements are written specifically for the stage, played in full rather than in the shortened versions required for television, and he's supported by a hand-picked ensemble of some of the UK's finest musicians. It's a broad run of the standards that defined the period, from the crooners to the jazz singers.
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Blaize has shared stages over the years with Stevie Wonder, Queen, Aretha Franklin, Robbie Williams, Amy Winehouse and The Beach Boys, so he's well-used to playing with a wide range of musicians. Here, the focus is on the swing era, with the full band giving the songs more room than they get on a TV soundtrack. Tickets are £17, and it all goes down at Derby Theatre on Friday 25 June.
