Looks good to me - Lance.
THU 25 APRIL Edinburgh Queen’s Hall Box
office: 0131 668 2019
SAT 27
APRIL Glasgow Royal Conservatoire Box office: 0141 332
5057
SUN 28 APRIL Stirling Albert Halls Box office: 01786 473544
Throughout
the fabulous ‘40’s and well into the 1950’s the world was swinging, living and
loving to the gigantic sounds of the Big
Bands. Few were adored more than the large orchestra led by influential
composer, arranger and pianist Stan
Kenton (1911-1979). Tommy Smith once more leads The Scottish National Jazz
Orchestra through the jazz hall of fame in a series of Scottish concert
dates that promise to re-ignite the hottest music of the post war era and
beyond.
Stan Kenton’s
forty-year career as a bandleader began with his Artistry in Rhythm Orchestra in 1941 and it eventually made him a popular
figure. Hit tunes such as Eager Beaver, Tampico and Intermission Riff featured his brash, brassy trademark sound and
further consolidated his growing fame.
But
it was The Peanut Vendor in 1947 that made him a household name on
both sides of the Atlantic . This infectious
piece of danceable Latin Jazz proved to be his enduring signature tune, and its
bright good natured appeal still speaks to the young and the young at heart
alike.
Kenton consistently
used sassy Afro-Cuban stylings and European Classicism in his vast repertoire but by the late
1950’s he had begun to explore more modernist, avant-garde themes. He later
returned to his familiar swing roots before becoming a leading jazz educator.
Leading Scottish
saxophonist, composer and educator Tommy
Smith directs the acclaimed SNJO in a celebration of Stan Kenton’s best
known and most riotously expressive originals alongside singular readings of
standards such as Love For Sale and Fascinating Rhythm.
Tommy Smith founded the multi award-winning SNJO in 1995 and it is currently the UK ’s
foremost jazz orchestra. Its members include the brightest and best of jazz
talent living and working in Scotland
today.
2 comments :
Can't wait to hear this! I heard the later Kenton Bands but never heard the 40s/50s bands live and I can't think of any guys who could do it better than Tommy and his musicians.
Then we've got them doing Ellington in July at Durham!
Free prescriptions, No Uni Fees, a sponsored SNJO - maybe I'll emigrate (after July). I know there's still Billy Connolly and kilts and the language barrier to contend with but there's also Carol Kidd..
And bagpipes to contend with, they're worse than banjos and bodhrans!
Ann Alex
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