Jazz at the Movies: A Swingin' Christmas

A festive jazz evening in the Elgar Room at the Royal Albert Hall, sung by Joanna Eden with the Chris Ingham Quartet, built around Christmas numbers linked to Ella Fitzgerald, Eartha Kitt, Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Dean Martin and Bing Crosby.

Jazz at the Movies: A Swingin'Christmas is an annual event in the Elgar Room at the Royal Albert Hall. The singer Joanna Eden leads the evening, accompanied by the Chris Ingham Quartet, and the selection gathers festive jazz pieces associated with Ella Fitzgerald, Eartha Kitt, Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Dean Martin and Bing Crosby.

The programme mixes swing arrangements with anecdotes about the songs and their performers, giving it a sophisticated, relaxed tone. One previous audience member described it as a joyful evening, and the show has returned to the Elgar Room each year.

The Elgar Room is one of the Royal Albert Hall's spaces for concerts and shows. The venue's Late Night Jazz series presents jazz there, pairing emerging London musicians with well-known jazz standards, and its audiences are free to dance, sing along and move about as they wish.