Graham Dalby
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December 2, 1957
- Bandleader
- Vocalist
- Conductor
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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).
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 Trinity alumni.[10] As of 2018 Dalby is the director of the Trowbridge Philharmonic Choir.[11]
- We're Tops On Saturday Night, Graham Dalby and The Grahamophones (1987)
- Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Graham Dalby The Grahamophones (1988)[12]
- Let's Dance Latin American, Graham Dalby The Grahamophones (1995)
- Let's Dance the Slow Foxtrot, Graham Dalby The Grahamophones (1995)
- Let's Dance The Jive, Graham Dalby and The Grahamophones (1996)
- Let's Dance Latin American Volume 5, Graham Dalby and The Grahamophones (1997)
- Jazz And Swing On Screen, Graham Dalby and the London Swing Orchestra (2022)[13]
