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Bands in Parks performs at Oriel Park.BSB Swing invites you to join them in celebrating their musicians. From swing to latin, pop to funk, the band will get your toes tapping as they invite some of their soloists to Please Stand Up and be featured.From the mellow trombones in Holliday's 'God Bless the Child' to the bopping keys of Simone's 'My Baby Just Cares for Me', the tom-tom drum grooves of big band swing and sweeping vocal lines, you're in for an afternoon of great Big Band tunes.
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