King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys

With nearly 7,000 performances across 27 countries in 40 years, King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys are one of the world’s leading jump, jive and swing bands. Their rough, tough, high-energy sound has wowed audiences from the UK to the USA, Russia, and Europe. They’ve opened for legends including BB King, Cab Calloway and Ray Charles, toured with the Blues Brothers Band, and appeared on dozens of radio and TV shows. Renowned for dazzling musicianship and riveting stage performances, they’re rightly called the Kings of Swing. This gig, celebrating 40 years on the road, promises an unforgettable night. With nearly 7000 performances across 27 countries under their belt in their 40 years on the road, King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys are more than just the world’s greatest jump, jive and swing band – they’re an institution! In that time, they have opened shows for BB King, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, and toured with the Blues Brothers Band (the one from the movie), and they’ve played on 36 radio shows and made 73 television appearances. Rough, tough and always rocking, King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys have appeared at festivals, in concert and at clubs throughout the UK and Europe as well as in the USA – and Russia. Along the way, the band have recorded 11 albums for Big Bear Records, all distributed worldwide. The band line up as King Pleasure (vocals and baritone saxophone), Boysey Battrum (alto and tenor saxophone), Bullmoose K Shirley (guitars), Mighty Matt Foundling (piano), Shark Van Schtoop (bass) and Gary ‘The Enforcer’ Barber (percussion). Dazzling musicianship, riveting stage performances and 40 years of performances have established King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys as the unequivocal Kings of Swing! ""Superb, a stunning range of instrumental ability...classy stuff in the style of Louis Jordan and Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, with nowt taken out."" - Dave Clarke, Now Dig This