Hello all! As the nights draw in, what could be better than getting out and about listening to The Front Row Big Band? We love to share our latest news and events with you and hope that you can come along to our shows and encourage your family and friends to join us. We’d like to thank those of you who came to see us perform our Front Row Curtain Up show at Gorleston Pavilion on September 27th. The band were on top form and so was the audience, listening to songs from across the Broadway spectrum and including the original arrangements of One, from A Chorus Line and All That Jazz from [Read more...]

Hello all! Welcome to summer (typically rainy now), and thanks for subscribing to our newsletters. We love to share our latest news and events with you and hope that you can come along to our shows and that you’ll encourage your family and friends to join us. What have we been up to, so far, this year? We started 2025 with our virtually sold-out (only four single seats went unsold) Perfectly Frank show at The Pavilion Theatre, Gorleston. Matt Ford, who is considered to be the UK’s finest Big Band singer, brought his inimitable interpretation of twenty of Sinatra’s finest arrangements from the [Read more...]

Hello all! A belated Happy New Year to you all, and thanks for subscribing to our newsletters. We love sharing our latest events with you and hope that you can come along to our shows and encourage your family and friends to join us. We wanted to take a few moments to reflect on 2024 – our first full year as The Front Row Big Band. It was a very busy time with many highlights. Our Highlights One of the highlights was when we were contacted by The National WW2 Museum of New Orleans and were delighted to be booked to take part in their 80th D-Day Anniversary tour. There were a few [Read more...]

The Trombones Often the trombone section is the least featured section of the band but the Front Row Big Band are working hard to change this. Trombones are essential to give the mid-section sound of the band the depth it needs. Nothing sounds better than a controlled section playing in close harmony. If you’d like to hear our trombone section in person, then please check our upcoming dates to book tickets to see the Front Row Big Band today. So, what are the attributes needed for the trombone section…. Lead Trombone On lead, you have to be positive at all times and make the most of [Read more...]

Martin’s Scrapbook – From Lovatt with Love This edition of Front Row News is not like our usual one. Our band leader, Martin Eaton, has put together a digital scrapbook to share his perspective on our recent concert with Mike Lovatt. The PDF below includes pictures from the concert and explains how the experience came about. Take a look to see how much the band enjoyed the concert. [Read more...]