Known as The Duke, Edward Kennedy Ellington was considered
amongst the world’s greatest composers and musicians, who reached out and
touched a worldwide audience in a fashion that may never be equalled. His legacy covers six decades and as a pianist
and bandleader, Ellington’s music was evocative and emotional as well as richly
textured in mood, ranging from lyrical simplicity through to dense
complexity.
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, the UK’s best jazz
ensemble, have chosen a fabulous range of his pieces with which to pay their respects
and thrill their audiences - foot tapping favourites,
infectious swing, mellow mood and contemporary jazz to inspire and entertain
all – an evening not to be missed!
In
the Spirit of the Duke features the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra with Brian
Kellock on piano and will cover some of the most popular of Ellington’s music -
through iconic hits such as Black & Tan Fantasy, Mood Indigo, Caravan and
Rockin’ in Rhythm and reaching into less frequently played Ellington orchestra
masterpieces including Billy Strayhorn’s arrangement of Morning Mood from the
Peer Gynt Suite, highlights from Ellington’s Latin American, Far East, Nut
Cracker and the Queen’s Suites as well as Sepia Panorama, the Ellington
orchestra’s original theme tune before the adoption of Take the A Train in
1941.
SNJO director Tommy Smith said: “We are proud to be
celebrating such an inspirational figure as Duke Ellington, whose music we have
visited successfully before and to whose style we will be endeavouring to
remain as true as possible on these concerts. There’s no musician more
qualified to play the Ellington role on piano than Brian Kellock and we’re
looking forward immensely to featuring his skill, exuberance and fantastic
touch at the keyboard at the core of an orchestra that’s currently playing at
the top of its game.”
Tour
details: October 2012
All concerts start at 7.30pm with a free pre-concert talk at
6.45pm
Free tickets for under 16yrs and SNJO Youth cards:16 – 25
yrs allow entry for £5 to concerts
For more information, please contact: Lindsay Robertson, SNJO Manager on tel:
07827 966735 / email: lr@snjo.co.uk
Sponsors: The SNJO would like to thank their sponsors
for all their help: Creative Scotland, The Foyle Foundation, Sono Vie, Arts &
Business, Grasshoppers and the Royal Highland Hotel, Inverness
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