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Public Events
In addition to private functions and parties, here are few events where you will see members of That Swing Sensation during the year.
October
6 Charity Fundraiser
A night of great music in aid of Mary's Meal
August
21 Sax Appeal at the Edinburgh Fringe
The sax quartet appear on the Edinburgh Fringe with an hour of light classics, jazz and easy listening.
27 Big Band favourites at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Big Band return to Edinburgh and the world's favourite festival aiming for another sell-out show. Early bird tickets (a saving of £2:00 per ticket) are available until June 2010
June
10 - Sax Appeal III
7-8pm, Botanic Gardens Glasgow
A new programme of music from the
sax quartet in their third appearance in Glasgow's Kibble Palace.
May
1 We'll meet again. VE Day Celebrations.
People's Palace and Winter Gardens
1-4pm Glasgow Green, Glasgow,
That Swing Sensation
and The Fly Right Dance Company with a programme of forties favourites to get everyone dancing.
Entry Free!
7 Fundraiser for the East Kilbride Dementai Carers Group
Ballerup Hall East Kilbride
10 - Sax Appeal II
7-8pm, Botanic Gardens Glasgow
A new programme of music from the
sax quartet in their second appearance in Glasgow's Kibble Palace.
30 Sunday Swing Big Band Dance
Tickets £8:00 (over 18s only)
Big band night . More >>
April 2010
Jazz Buffet Night
The Taste of China, Coatbridge.
A touch of Trad to accompany your oriental banquet
3 Liquid Jazz in Brel, Glasgow
19 Sax Appeal
7-8pm, Botanic Gardens Glasgow
The
sax quartet appear in the luscious surroundings of Glasgow's Kibble Palace in the first of their annual recital series. (In aid of ENABLE Scotland.)
23 The Kennedy Cupcake's 1940s Birthday Bash
Charity night in aid of Help for Heros.
Alona Hotel, Strathclyde Park
25 Sunday Swing Big Band Dance
Tickets £8:00 (over 18s only)
Big band night . More >>
March 2010
5 The Mad Ball
St Andrews
25 Uddingston Jazz Club,
28 Sunday Swing Big Band Dance
Tickets £8:00 (over 18s only)
Big band night . More >>
February 2010
19 Swing into Spring
Tea Dance
1.00-3.30pm, Partick Burgh Halls, Glasgow
Tickets £4 (including afternoon tea & music from Swing Sensation's
tea dance trio, The Tea Set) on the door and from Charlene McNeill on 07904 10 10 11
28 Sunday Swing Big Band Dance
Tickets £8:00 (over 18s only)
Big band night . More >>
January 2010
3 Winterfest Glasgow. The Big Stage, George Square. The band returns to the venue of last year's Guiness world record.
14 Viva Las Vegas
Tiger Tiger, Glassford Street, Glasgow
Charity night in aid of Action for Children
Come along and try our blacjack, poker
- all for a good cause of course.
31 Sunday Swing Big Band Dance
Tickets £8:00 (over 18s only)
Big band night . More >>
December 2009
Back in the red, we get into the festive spirit as the Swinging Santas at ..
2 & 3 Lighting up Glasgow - Community Xmas Light event round Glasgow.
4 : The Anderston Winterfestival (3.30pm )
November 2009
Saxes by Starlight enjoy an evening of easy listening music under the stars.
29 Sunday Swing Big Band Dance
Tickets £8:00 (over 18s only)
Big band night . More >>
October 2009
2 & 4 Callander Jazz and Blues Festival
The Trossachs again plays host to musicians of national and international fame in a long weekend of fabulous Jazz and Blues.
17 Strictly
Tea Dance
4pm-7pm, Adelaide's Glasgow. More>>
25 Sunday Swing
Tickets £8:00 (over 18s only)
Big band night . More >>
September 2009
7 Sax for a Summer's
Evening III - Sax Appeal
7:15 pm, Kibble Palace, Glasgow. Free
27 Sunday Swing with That Swing Sensation
Tickets £8:00 (over 18s only)
That Swing Sensation relive the golden days of
the big band dance halls in Glasgow's city centre. More >>
August 2009
1 & 2 The Glasgow Show
Music in all shapes and sizes from That Swing Sensation during Glasgow's fun-filled weekend.
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10 Sax
for a Summer's Evening II
7:15 pm, Kibble Palace, Glasgow. Free entry
30 The
Ayrshire Hospice Garden Party
Brig O' Doon Hotel, Ayr. Enjoy an afternoon jam-packed with entertainment.
Tickets £8.50
in aid of the Ayshire Hospice.
June 2009
2 Ayrshire Hospice Volunteers' Night, Ayr Racecourse
5 Big Band Dance Night at the
Fairfield Club, Glasgow
15 Sax for a Summer's Evening
7.15 pm, Kibble Palace Glasgow.
Billy Shaw and Jon Ritchie with The Thistle Saxophone Quartet
in the first of this year's summer recitals as part of Glasgow's West End
Festival.
May 2009
23 - Glasgow Subway Festival
Two days of fantastic events, offers and performance on and off the rails. Catch up with Billy Shaw and Jon Ritchie as The Thistle Saxophone Quartet entertains and amuses travellers around Glasgow.
March 2009
27 The Trossachs Beer Festival
Great beer and great music - what more could a jazz fan ask for?
February 2009
Uddingston Jazz Club
January 2009
6 The last of our Tea Dance Tuesdays
All winter That Swing Sensation have been entertaining the crowds at the weekly Tea Dances in George Square, Glasgow, including Glasgow's Guiness World Record-breaking Tea Dance.
This is the last chance to grab your partner for a fabulous foxtrot.
31 Gaiety Theatre Big Band Gala
That Swing Sensation produce the final show in Ayr's historic Gaiety Theatre.
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That Swing Sensation are a group of Scottish jazz musicians that play smooth jazz, trad, big band and swing music. From jazzy duets up to the 13 piece big band they perform swinging music at events, festivals and functions in Glasgow, Edinburgh, the Trossachs and central Scotland.
Swing Sensation info (at) swingsensation.co.uk