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The SNJO honour the memory of a jazz giant
with specially commissioned arrangements of classic compositions from the career of John Coltrane Naima - Joe Locke (USA) Moments Notice - Christian Jacob (FRANCE) Giant Steps - Florian Ross (GERMANY) Resolution - Paul Towndrow (SCOTLAND) Dear Lord - Geoffrey Keezer (USA) Afro Blue - Rick Taylor (ENGLAND) Acknowledgement - Manu Pekar (FRANCE) Impressions - Ryan Quigley (IRELAND) Satelite - Pino Iodice (ITALY) The Father The Son & The Holy Ghost - Tommy Smith (SCOTLAND) |
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Since giving its first performances in
November1995, the
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra has earned an
international reputation for outstanding quality in celebrating the classic
big band repertoire, including Ellington, Basie and Kenton, as well as
creating exciting new orchestral works. Formed at a time when Scotland -
already the breeding ground for many international class jazz musicians -
saw the beginnings of an extraordinary and continuing wave of young jazz
players, the orchestra set out to harness this talent and present it in its
best possible light. Under the direction of saxophonist Tommy Smith, a
musician who has been highly regarded across the world since his teenage
years with Gary Burton’s band in the late 1980s, the orchestra has matched
its ambition with results. With unstinting energy, dynamism, enthusiasm and discipline, Smith has piloted the orchestra through an impressive list of achievements. The many top musicians the SNJO has worked with include Sir John Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine, Bobby Watson, David Liebman, Ingrid Jensen, Ken Peplowski, Kenny Wheeler, Jim Mullen, Mike Walker and Joe Lovano, and composers and guest directors Florian Ross, Maria Schneider, Keith Tippett and Geoffrey Keezer. Celebrations of Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Benny Goodman, Oliver Nelson, Benny Carter, Billy Strayhorn, Gil Evans, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Dizzy Gillespie, George Gerswhin, Joe Williams, Ray Charles and Thad Jones-Mel Lewis have been enthusiastically acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, and specially commissioned works by Kenny Wheeler, Keith Tippett and Florian Ross have proved outstanding successes. New music from within the orchestra itself, paying homage to everything from football heroes to famous Scottish landmarks, has pushed the number of new works the SNJO has generated towards the one hundred mark. Currently preparing concerts featuring the music of John Coltrane and Woody Herman the SNJO continues to celebrate jazz’s rich history as well as forging ahead into as-yet uncharted territories. With a personnel brimming with youthful vigour, solo talent and collective accomplishment, SNJO looks forward to further adventures as Scotland’s leading jazz ambassadors. |
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+++Saxes:
Martin Kershaw, Paul Towndrow, Tommy Smith, Konrad Wiszniewski, Bill Fleming
+++Trumpets: Ryan Quigley, Cameron Jay, Tom MacNiven, Brian McGinley
+++Bones: Chris Greive, Phil O'Malley,
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