Welcome in the New Year at Sandy Hill with the Dylan Ross Jazz Collective

Join us for a night of fabulous music and dancing in our magical setting – the perfect excuse to put on your glad rags and welcome in 2025!

Dylan Ross, fronting a world class duo, delivers a sparkling cabaret to celebrate the year ahead at Sandy Hill Arts – the home of  the arts in  Purbeck.

Dylan is an acclaimed emerging vocalist in London. Backed by world-class musicians, his Jazz Collective revives the art of live performance and celebrates the golden age of jazz through unique renditions of the Great American Songbook, as well as the band’s own original compositions.

Dylan gives the classic ‘leading vocalist’ style a contemporary edge, bringing these songs to life with an emphasis on the lyrics and sophisticated drama while his band blends intelligent improvisation with modern flair and classical sensitivity. Together, their virtuosity and chemistry transport the audience to that world of refined excitement we associate with the great idols of jazz.

Paul Kelly, Chair of Swanage Jazz Festival, says:

“Male jazz singers are in a minority, so it’s always interesting to hear one, especially one who has the tone and phrasing of some of the very best from the past. If you like Sinatra, Tony Bennett and even Michael Bublé, you can’t help loving Dylan Ross who was pitch perfect all night… The Jazz Collective got a rousing reception from a near capacity crowd.”

Bar open from 6.30pm. Come and join us for dancing, fabulous music and great company, as we start the New Year