Big band night of jazz classics, golden age groovers and festive carols by the Exeter Jazz Orchestra, with a pop-up bar.
The Exeter Jazz Orchestra are playing at Exeter Library on Saturday 12 December, their Christmas show for the year. It's a big band night, and the set is built around two things: jazz classics and festive carols. The classics come from the names that defined the era — Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Buddy Rich and Gordon Goodwin — and the carols are the Christmas favourites we all know, though the band plays them with a twist.
The orchestra is led by saxophonist Will Paley, and the line-up draws on some of the premier musicians from across Exeter and Devon. It's a full big band, so you'll have the whole brass and reed section going at once rather than a small combo.
There's a bit of history to the group too. They were founded in 2021 to beat the pandemic blues, and since then they've played to sold-out audiences, including three annual shows and appearances on the high street for the Jubilee and around the park at the Respect Festival. This is their Christmas outing, so it's the festive one of the year.
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On the night, a pop-up bar serving soft drinks and booze will be open at the venue, and all profits go back to the orchestra and Libraries Unlimited, a registered charity. Doors open at 19:30 and the music starts at 20:00. Tickets are £9 for Library members and £12 for non-members.
