Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra are coming to Kendal, thanks to a local business.
The band will appear at the Westmorland Hall at Kendal Leisure Centre on Friday, July 22, and the event is being sponsored bby Macbeth Scott & Co as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations.
Charles Scott, one of the directors of the insurance brokers and independent financial advisers, said: “We have decided to do this as part of the 50th anniversary of the founding of our business but the focus is also to support charity.”
Proceeds from tickets sold through the company to its clients would go the help people in Ukraine through the Disaster Emergency Committee and to Prostate Cancer UK.
“I have seen Jools Holland live three or four times and it is a stunning night out,” said Mr Scott. “He plays with a 19-piece orchestra – it is quite a set up and it is a coup to have him play in Kendal.
“The concert on July 22 promises to be a night of great entertainment.”
TV presenter Jools is a former member of Squeeze, whose hits included Up The Junction and Cool For Cats.
In 1987, he formed The Jools Holland Big Band with Gilson Lavis. This gradually metamorphosed into the current 19-piece Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, which consists of pianist, organist, drummer, three female vocalists, guitar, bass guitar, two
tenor saxophones, two alto saxophones, baritone saxophone, three trumpets and three trombones.
A special guest at the Kendal concert will be Eddi Reader and among the vocalists playing with Jools will be Ruby Turner.
Tickets for the concert are available at https://betterboxoffice.co.uk/whats-on/jools-holland
As part of the 50th anniversary celebrations Macbeth Scott & Co are also sponsoring three concerts at Kendal’s Brewery Arts Centre – blues guitarist Sean Webster on July 8; Aynsley Lister on July 27 and Wishbone Ash on October 25.
