“With his own velvet-voiced style of crowd-pleasing hits… Abraham also thrilled the Lyceum crowd with a taste of new material – in the big band style – from his new Eliot Kennedy produced and made in Sheffield album, Remember When…”
Paul Vale, The Stage
“Leading the vocals… is Andy Abraham, proving that he has a talent that should easily outlive any celebrity he earned on the X Factor seven years ago. Surprisingly Abraham opens with a rendition of the rather melancholy Cry Me A River. As an opening gambit the sentiment may be downbeat but the arrangement has all the bravura of a popular Bond theme showing at once the sophistication and pliability of the swing sound and putting the audience on-side immediately.”
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Northampton Chronicle and Echo
“What a show it is, packed with some of the best loved hits including Cry Me A River, Moondance, Sunny, Mr Bojangles and A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square. To call the onstage musicians a backing band seems wrong in every sense of the word. The Barisons instrumentalists, led by trumpet player and music director Brian Hill, were fantastic and really helped restore this era of music to the stage in all its glory… As ever, Andy delivered some beautiful vocal performances.”
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“A night of pure nostalgia for those that were bought up to enjoy the music of the ‘Big Bands’, and the vocals of the true masters of their trade… For me personally the highlight of the show was the music of the truly immortal, never to be forgotten, Glenn Miller.”
Jan McConkey
“I went to see Andy Abraham and the History of the Big Bands a the Alexander Theatre last night. All thanks to Champions PLC & Saga. It was a great night and brilliant to win the tickets.”
Lee Rigby
“We live in Northampton and went to watch Andy tonight at royal derngate theatre and thought the show was excellent and got to meet him afterwards lets hope he comes back in the near future to the derngate Northampton !!!”
William Roache MBE
“I have been lucky enough to see Big Band music in clubs and concert halls across the U.K. Andy Abraham’s History of the Big Bands is a walk down memory lane of some of the best music from this classic era, and it’s one of the best evenings of Swing music you’ll ever see. The musicians from the Barisons Swing Band are magnificent.”
Suzanne Collins
“History of the Big Bands is an evening of powerful, inspirational music and fantastic entertainment. Andy’s voice is amazing. I’ve been telling all my friends and I’ll be first in line when it comes to Liverpool.”
Matthew Hoggard MBE
“Andy Abraham’s voice is incredible. His History of the Big Bands is music as music should be. It’s a great evening’s entertainment.”
Emma Jesson
“I just can’t get the wonderful songs from History of the Big Bands out of my head! Andy Abraham is one of the best male vocalists in the country. His History of the Big Bands is a complete joy and it has had me tapping my toes and swinging my hips for weeks after!”
Brian Close OBE
“Big Band music is one of my favourite styles and Andy Abraham’s History of the Big Bands ticks all the boxes. There are fantastic tunes from the best band leaders, including Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and of course, Duke Ellington. They are all delivered with great style and impact, and Andy Abraham’s voice is terrific.”
Willie Thorne
“I’ve seen (and danced to!) many Big Band shows in my time. For musical excellence, high energy and sheer enjoyment, Andy Abraham’s History of the Big Bands beats them all hands down!”
Craig Phillips
“I’ve always loved Andy Abraham’s voice since seeing him on the X Factor in 2005. In History of the Big Bands he’s on top-form, belting out these fantastic swing tunes!”
