AlWoodBigBand Sunday12thJuly• SouthStandSuiteJJBStadium Time12.30pm• FullPrice£ 12, Concession£ 10 Backbypopulardemand, afterasell- outconcertatWiganJazzClub! TheNorthWest'smostpopularbigband. AlbeganhismusicalcareerinBlackpoolin1959. Britain'sfinestmulti- instrumentalist, heplays saxophone, tromboneandtrumpet. Infactheplaysalmosteverything! Overtheyearshehas workedwithmanybandsincludingMaynardFerguson, JohnnyHoward, KenMackintosh, theBBC BigBandandwithsuchartistsasRobMcConnell, DerekWatkins, NatAdderleyandDionne Warwick. BeforejoiningthestaffofLeedsCollegeofMusic, hewasteachingwiththeBBC NorthernRadioOrchestra. HehastwicebeenwinneroftheBBCBigBandcompetitionprizefor bestsoloist. ThebandwasformedwhenabunchofgraduatejazzstudentsfromLeedsCollegeofMusic naggedhimto' enrich'hisretirementbyrecreatingthebandtheyhadintheirlastyearatcollege. Aftersomedeliberationherelentedandheretheyare. Telephone019428256775

KingsofSwing- GeneKrupa, America'sAce DrummerMan ACentenaryCelebration 16- PieceBigBand Sunday12thJuly• SouthStandSuiteJJBStadium Time8.00pm• FullPrice£ 18, Concession£ 16 ThisbigbandpaystributetoAmericandrummingaceGeneKrupa. Theshowfeaturesdrummer RichardPite, trumpeterEnricoTomassoandAmericanvocalistJoanViskant. GeneKrupawasadrummingphenomenon- awildlyextrovertshowmanwithHollywoodgood looks, whobecameoneofthegreateststarsoftheswingera. Thisperformancewillfeature highlightsofhiscareerfrom thelate20' sthroughtothe glorydayswithBenny Goodmanandhisownband ( withAnitaO'DayandRoy Eldridgeasitsstars).' Sing SingSing'wasrecentlyvoted bythereadersofModern Drummerasthegreatest drumsoloofalltime. 6www. wiganjazz. net