Graham Dalby | |
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| Born | Graham James Dalby December 2, 1957 Chatham Medway, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Trinity College of Music London [1] [2] |
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| Years active | 1987–Present |
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| Genres | Jazz |
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Graham James Dalby (born 2 December 1957 in Chatham, Medway, UK) is a British composer, conductor, band leader, vocalist, specializing in Jazz music from 1911 to 1965. He was a member of the Hong Kong police force until 1979. In 1985 Dalby founded the London Swing Orchestra, initially to perform for a VE event until it later became professional and went on to play a number of royal events. [3] [4] In 1987, he created a Jazz band named Graham Dalby and the Grahamaphones; they performed all over the world (except the United States of America).
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Dalby wrote the theme song and appeared on the BBC Two video documentary I'd Sooner Be A Crooner, a BBC2 program which profiled him and his band and their bid to "keep alive" 1930s big band music. [5] [3] [6] He also arranged, and performed with his band, the song "You're The Cream In My Coffee" for the intro of the BBC TV show, The Mrs Bradley Mysteries . [7] [8]
In 2015 Dalby and the London Swing Orchestra celebrated 5 centuries of dance music on BBC Radio 2, along with the BBC Concert Orchestra. [9] In 2017 Dalby started the Choir of the Western Wynde, a group of singers that had come together via Facebook. [10] As of 2018 Dalby is the director of the Trowbridge Philharmonic Choir. [11]
