Tom Burlinson – Swingin' The Great Standards

Favourite Australian entertainer Tom Burlinson returns with a new show performing some of the most memorable songs from the greatest composers and lyricists of the 20th Century, accompanied by one of the best big band orchestras in the business. In Swingin’ The Great Standards, Tom has selected material from Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter and other fine songwriters, and with all of his trademark charm and humour will entertain audiences with stories and insights into the lives and careers of these amazingly talented men and their timeless songs.

With words and music that evoke passionate memories from the lifetimes of so many people, Tom will perform much-loved classics such as Stormy Weather and Something’s Gotta Give and classics from Broadway, Tin Pan Alley and the silver screen like As Time Goes By and Cheek to Cheek. Other songs include The Way You Look Tonight, Love is Here to Stay, The Song is You, Night and Day, and Where or When to name just a few. Many of these were recorded by greats such as Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald as well as more modern stars like Diana Krall and Michael Buble.