Big Band

JRLMA presents A Taste of Sinatra at The Aeolian!

A look into the songbook of Ol' Blue Eyes performed by Scott Bollert & The Jazzman Orchestra with Conductor John Brocksom.

After The Lounge's lead vocalist Scott Bollert delivers a powerhouse performance, with familiar London bandmates, in a genre that is perfect for his strong, confident voice - Jazz!  Scott's infectious personality and professionalism are the keys to the entire production, so make sure you catch this fun-paced, cooler-than-cool show when he and his band are playing in your area.

 

The Prime Time Big Band are putting together a very special show for May featuring some of their favourite songs from past!

Aeolian Hall provides a wonderful acoustic space for listening and dancing. You won’t want to miss this evening of great swing and jazz standards. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face and a swing in your step!

The Prime Time Big Band is one of the most popular Swing Big Bands in Ontario. The band has recorded three albums and numerous performances over almost two decades. The band has many exceptional jazz soloists and singers who always put on a great evening of entertainment.

Aeolian Hall provides a wonderful acoustic space for listening and dancing. You won’t want to miss this evening of great swing and jazz standards. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face and a swing in your step!

The Prime Time Big Band is one of the most popular Swing Big Bands in Ontario. The band has recorded three albums and numerous performances over almost two decades. The band has many exceptional jazz soloists and singers who always put on a great evening of entertainment.

Aeolian Hall provides a wonderful acoustic space for listening and dancing. You won’t want to miss this evening of great swing and jazz standards. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face and a swing in your step!

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London’s Prime Time Big Band is one of the London’s most popular and long running Jazz Orchestras. Specializing in Big Band Jazz from Ellington, Basie, Sinatra, Fitzgerald to more contemporary arrangers and singers like Stevie Wonder and Michael Buble. The PTBB has made three albums including one recently recorded with Grammy winning Matt Alber. We have several vocalists who sing with the band including Gina Farrugia and Bruce Hoadley as well as many great instrumental soloists.  Prime time especially loves playing at Aeolian Hall with its wonderful acoustics and the best grand piano in the city. Aeolian’s cabaret seating allows the audience to dance or just sit back and listen while enjoying their favorite refreshment. This cabaret concert will bring back memories of the Cotton Club featuring the original arrangements of Duke Ellington and his musical partner Bill Strayhorn. Prime Time, Aeolian Hall and Duke Ellington.  There just isn’t a better way to spend the evening.

For the final Western Performs! concert of the season, head to Aeolian Hall to hear the award-winning Western University Jazz Ensemble, led by artistic director Dr. Kevin Watson.

The Western Performs! concert series is a collaboration between the Don Wright Faculty of Music, the School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities (SASAH), and Western Libraries. It is an opportunity to build community by bringing music of all forms to public spaces both on and off campus.

No pre-registration or ticket purchase required. Free admission. Simply attend and enjoy!

London Concert Band, Conductor Robert Kennedy, Associate Conductor Eric Heidenheim and Guest Conductor Donald Clark invite you to “Starburst 8: Spotlight on Youth” on Sunday, March 1 at 2 pm at Aeolian Hall.

Guest trumpeter is 11-year-old Rey Tao, featured in Big Easy Blues and Trumpets Wild.  We lift off with Fanfare for the Third Planet.  A Northern Legend describes for us Chippewa tales of the North Star.  We fly with The Circus Bee and Planes, march with The Vanished Army, are pushed in Scramble and teased with The Comic.

Tickets are $10, $5 for students and under age 10 free, available online, at Long & McQuade, Music Aid and 519-433-3385.

Join us for our 2020 vision Starburst concert!

 

London Concert Band, Conductor Robert Kennedy, Associate Conductor Eric Heidenheim, and Guest Conductor Donald Clark welcome you to A Musical Solstice on Sunday, May 26 at 2 pm at Aeolian Hall.

This will be our hottest concert of the season, as we experience streaks of light in Sunburst; Aurora Borealis displays in Dance of the Spirits; and the play of light in Sunrise, Sunset.  Enjoy the colours of jazz and circus atmosphere in Chroma, and swing with Jitterbug.  Finally, cool down with Cool from West Side Story.

Tickets are $10, $5 for students, under age 10 free, available from Long & McQuade, Music Aid, 519-433-3385 and at the door.  Come join us as we fly close to the sun!

London Concert Band, Conductor Robert Kennedy and Associate Conductor Don Clark invite you to join the chase in Starburst 7:  Spotlight on Youth on Sunday, February 17 at 2 pm at Aeolian Hall.

In Light Cavalry, a troupe tries to unite a young couple;  Rhythm Dance relentlessly unwinds;  in As Tears Fall on Dawn’s New Light, a community rebuilds after a tornado;  March of the Trolls;  a hunt for elegance in Leroy Anderson’s Belle of the Ball;  and finally the ultimate chase in Catch Me if You Can, featuring guest saxophonist Adam Lamoureux.

Tickets $10, $5 for students, under 10 free, available from Long & McQuade, Music Aid, 519.433.3385 and at the door. Come join us for an afternoon of exciting musical pursuit.

London Concert Band and Conductor Robert Kennedy are delighted to welcome you to Spring Has Sprung on Sunday, May 27 at 2 pm at the Aeolian Hall.

Special guests are well-known clarinetists Mark Enns, George Laidlaw and Gary McCumber.  Welcome spring with pieces featuring the clarinet, flute and trombone sections.  Enjoy nature with Loch Lomond and the Elements of earth, air, fire and water.  Jig around to Ants In My Pants, and Pie In The Face Polka, and finish with a medley from La La Land.

Tickets are $10, $5 for students, under age 10 free, available at Long & McQuade, Music Aid, 433-3385 and at the door.  Please join us as we celebrate.