The Swing Commanders are a stunningly vibrant and versatile group that performs an exciting mix of 1940s classics, boogie-woogie, western swing, 50’s jump jazz and more! 

The Band have appeared, often headlining, at most of the UK’s top Vintage and Country Music festivals. Loved by fans of Jazz, Country, Swing and Blues, The Swing Commanders fill dancehalls with Lindy Hoppers, Modern Jivers, Line Dancers, and Social Dancers, up and down the UK, and as far as Europe and the US.

Led by the incredibly dexterous upright bass playing of lead vocalist and frontman Pete Riley, the ensemble’s instrumentation also features fiddle, sax, clarinet, steel guitar, accordion, piano, guitar, cowbell, drums and multiple harmonising vocals.

We can’t wait to welcome them back to The Grand!

The Swing Commanders really deserve to be on the world stage for all to see and when they are, I, for one, will say I have been extremely privileged to experience a live Swing Commanders performance!

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It is rare enough to find a band whose members’ talents are so considerable; rarer still to find one so at ease with itself and with the audience.