Kenny has stepped into the breach at The Radlett Centre
JAZZ legend Kenny Ball may well have been blowing his own trumpet now for almost half a century but the star player, who has been delighting audiences since the 60s, is showing no signs of hanging up his instrument.
In fact, Kenny, ever the showman, has stepped in to ensure audiences at The Radlett Centre won't miss out on a great night of jazz music by replacing the legendary Humphrey Lyttelton, who has had to pull out from his concert date due to ill health.
Humphrey was due to play at the venue on Sunday, May 4 at 7.30pm, but has had to cancel some of his upcoming tour dates at the last minute.
Thankfully, the highly acclaimed Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen have stepped into the breach and will perform on the date instead.
Kenny, from Ilford, made many landmark recordings in the 1960s such as Midnight in Moscow, which catapulted him to worldwide fame after reaching No.2 in the UK and the US charts and hitting worldwide sales of more than one million copies. His follow-up hit record, When I'm 64, made Kenny a household name.
His autobiography, Blowing My Own Trumpet, released in 2003, tells the wonderful story of Kenny's eventful life on the road, playing with such giants of the music world as Louis Armstrong.
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Through the course of his career, Kenny has travelled from his native Essex to the Cavern Club in Liverpool, to Germany and on to the United States, Australia and the Far East.
To date, Kenny Ball has flown the flag for his particular brand of traditional jazz all over the world. It is a tribute to his stamina and musical integrity that Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen (Bill Coleman (double bass), Nick Millward (drums and vocals), John Bennett (trombone), Andy Cooper (clarinet and vocals) and Hugh Ledigo (piano) remain as popular today as they were back in 1960 when they had their first chart hit with Samantha.
See Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen in action on The Radlett Centre stage on Sunday, May 4 at 7.30pm. Tickets: 01923 859291, or www.radlettcentre.co.uk
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