Back on your screens
It's been a while since we graced the screens of your TVs, phones, laptops and tablets, however we’re pleased to announce that this Thursday, we'll once again be beaming our show live to the world! Tune-in on 21st October at 9.15pm for an hour of live big band entertainment featuring Matt Ford, Louise Cookman and Enrico Tomasso.
A fantastic programme is lined-up with music from the libraries of Basie, Miller, Kenton and Goodman all captured in HD with the same glorious sound quality you've become accustomed to. Email ahead with any dedications and get in touch during the show through Facebook and YouTube comments.
This is something of an experiment. For years we've all moaned that there's none of our kind of music on the tele (and very little on the radio for that matter). During the lockdowns, we tried to put this right with our regular broadcasts. Will you support us in continuing this now that we're all back out and about?
Our aim is to put a concert online every 6 weeks or so, giving viewers quality music, professionally captured with varied programmes and guests. We want to keep these events easily accessible so that more and more people will discover how brilliant big band music is. Doing this doesn't come cheap! Although these will be concerts with paying live audiences, the streaming itself costs money. The engineers need paying, there are the systems we hire to make it all work and often venues charge us extra for allowing us to film.
If you like the idea of us putting live music back into your living room, please continue to support us through your contributions to the honesty box. Tell your friends too! If we get more viewers, the chances of us recouping the costs increases.
Could one small positive from the pandemic be that big band music is once again available to the masses? It's in your hands! All the while livestreaming is financially viable, we'll keep them coming but we can't do it at a loss.
Click here to make your contribution to the Honesty Box - and click on 'send'. If PayPal isn't your thing, cheques can be sent to 1 Chellows Farm Cottages, Chellows Lane, Crowhurst, Surrey, RH7 6LU. Please make them payable to Razzle Dazzle Productions Ltd.