THREE living legends of British jazz come to Blackpool's Grand Theatre next month.

The Big Chris Barber band, along with Mr Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazzband join Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen at the Grand Theatre on April 1.

Although Ball/Barber/Bilk spent more than 130 weeks in the album charts during the 1960s (in addition to successful recordings by the individual groups) they have only recently started playing live on stage together for these special events.