Scotland On Tour: Ali Affleck - Singing The Blues For Christmas
Scotland On Tour returns to Lenzie this winter when Ali Affleck performs a special Christmas concert at St Cyprian’s Church on Saturday 17th December!
About Scotland On Tour: Ali Affleck - Singing The Blues For Christmas
Ali Affleck is an award-winning jazz singer and early jazz historian. She has earned a solid reputation as the quintessential ‘go to’ vocalist for authentic trad Jazz and prohibition era blues. She is also an American and a swing dancer and therefore uniquely placed to deliver this music with authority.
Respectfully channelling the pioneering women of early music such as Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Alberta Hunter, Sophie Tucker and Maxine Sullivan, her interpretations of roots, blues and jazz, alongside her original compositions, breathe new life into this highly specialised music.
Ali works internationally, is regularly commissioned by the BBC and Jazz Scotland and has been invited to perform at the most revered festivals and swing dance events worldwide from the French quarter Festival to Ascona festival.
Ali Affleck said: “I am really looking forward to performing at St Cyprian’s Church. It’s exciting to bring ‘old time’ Jazz to different venues where the genre might not usually be showcased and to share my music with local people.”
Katie Hull, from Music at St Cyprians, said: “Music at St Cyprian’s are absolutely delighted to have jazz and blues star Ali Affleck performing a Christmas programme for us. Live music has such an important role in people’s lives. Listening and enjoying live performance together is something that has been greatly missed by our audiences during the pandemic. Thanks to Scotland on Tour for making this concert happen!”
Scotland on Tour is taking place over a period of 12 months between April 2022 and 2023. The project, which has been created and managed by Active Events, was made possible by £750,000 of Scottish Government backing and focuses on increasing the number of opportunities to showcase and enjoy live music, while bringing exciting acts to the doorstep of city, towns, villages and rural communities.
The year-long Scotland on Tour bill includes both emerging and established artists with genre-spanning acts appearing across the breadth and width of the country, with rock, pop, jazz, classical, folk, trad and acoustic genres all being showcased.
Tickets for these and a raft of other shows are on sale now at www.scotlandontour.com
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