SWING SENSATION !!
Featuring Canada’s Clarinet King
Ross Wooldridge
And His Orchestra
Acclaimed as the finest big band in the Canada, Ross Wooldridge and his Orchestra are garnering rave reviews with their new show Swing Sensation!!
Under the leadership of Canada’s Clarinet King, Ross Wooldridge leads a 17 piece orchestra packed with some of Canada’s finest jazz instrumentalists in vibrant and dynamic concerts and dances, appearing regularly in the GTA at venues like The Redwood Theatre, The TD Toronto Jazz Festival and the Beaches Jazz Festival.
Swing Sensation!! is an action packed Swing Era review of the greatest hits of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Harry James, Tommy Dorsey and many other famous bandleaders from the 30s and 40s, and is guaranteed to have audience members dancing in the aisles and begging for more! Audiences will be tapping their toes in delight to every fantastic phrase from such mega hits as In the Mood, Let’s Dance, Opus #1, You Made Me Love You, Skyliner and more!
The other spectacular presentation from Ross Wooldridge and his Orchestra is Benny Meets Artie, a spectacular retrospective the greatest hits of the King of Swing Benny Goodman and the King of the Clarinet Artie Shaw. Shaw and Goodman were two of the most famous orchestra leaders of the Swing Era with numerous hits such as Begin the Beguine, Stardust, Moonglow, ‘s’ Wonderful and of course, the anthem of the Swing Era, Sing Sing Sing.
As a multi-instrumentalist and recognized jazz virtuoso on all the instruments he plays, Ross Wooldridge is without doubt the number one choice to present this music. Nominated for Clarinetist of the Year at the National Jazz Awards a remarkable 5 times, Wooldridge was a member of Jeff Healey’s Jazz Wizards, and was part of many successful stage productions and music combos, working with such Canadian jazz luminaries as Peter Appleyard, Don Thompson, Reg Schwager as well as his own sextets paying tribute to Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw.
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