Tickets on sale now for Courtney Pine, Polar Bear, the
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and more
Following the announcement in
October of Gateshead International Jazz Festival 2014 headliners Django Bates
and the Norrbotten Big Band, The Spring Quartet, Robert Glasper and Bill
Frisell, tickets for five further performances - including the well known British
saxophonist, composer and broadcaster Courtney Pine - have now been released
for sale.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary and renowned for being
the UK’s biggest jazz festival under one roof outside London, the festival,
programmed by Sage Gateshead in collaboration with London-based music producers
Serious, runs from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 April 2014 at Sage Gateshead.
Tickets are now on sale for Saturday and Sunday
performances by Courtney Pine - House of Legends; Jean Toussaint
Quartet/McCormack and Yarde Duo with the Elysian String Quartet - double bill;
Chris Sharkey’s SHIVER and Polar Bear – double bill; the Scottish National Jazz
Orchestra - Jazz Toons (afternoon show) and the Scottish National Jazz
Orchestra – In the Spirit of Duke.
Saturday 5 April
Courtney Pine - House of Legends will provide the climax to the bill on Saturday 5 April
at 10.30pm, fresh from sell-out tours in the US, Canada and Europe. The House
of Legends – Pine’s 15th studio album – is flavoured by the Caribbean
with a mix of Merengue, Ska, Mento and Calypso. Joined by musicians from across
the globe, multi-instrumentalist Pine plays soprano saxophone in a set that’s
been described as ‘a joy throughout’ (BBC Music Magazine) and ‘unquestionably
one of the most joyous albums Pine has ever made, it's just brilliantly
effective dance music’ by Jazzwise, which voted House of Legends its 2012 album
of the year.
Jean Toussaint Quartet/McCormack and Yarde Duo with the
Elysian String Quartet- Double Bill take to the stage at 2pm. The Jean Toussaint Quartet’s
music falls between straight jazz and funk. Born in the Caribbean, band leader
Toussaint is a composer and talented tenor/soprano saxophonist now based in London Paris and London
The McCormack
& Yarde Duo first
performed together in 2008 and their collaboration with the Elysian Quartethas resulted in
a new album, due for release in early 2014. Pianist Andrew McCormack and
saxophonist Jason Yarde both compose separately then come together to play. The
Elysian Quartet is a string quartet specialising in contemporary, experimental
and improvised music.
Sunday 6 April
The double bill of Chris Sharkey’s SHIVER and Polar Bear are
on stage at 2pm. Gateshead-born Chris Sharkey’s new trio SHIVER features Chris
on electric guitar, Andy Champion on electric bass, drummer Joost Hendricks and
two special guests. They will premiere a new suite by Chris commissioned by the
PRSF for Music Foundation to mark the 10th anniversary of Gateshead
International Jazz Festival, influenced by the North East’s 20th century
popular music culture. Expect loud guitars and influences from modern EDM to
garage rock and improv/noise.
Mercury Prize nominees Polar Bear have
led the way in attracting a younger audience to their brand of contemporary
jazz; the band features
tenor saxophonists Mark Lockheart and Pete Wareham, Tom Herbert on double bass,
Sebastian Rochford on drums and Leafcutter John on electronics/guitar.
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra - Jazz Toons: Top
Cats, Action Men and Incredible Super-Heroesbrings
jazz to all the family on Sunday afternoon at 3pm with music from the movies
and cartoons, including The Pink Panther, Top Cat, James Bond, Star Trek and
the Flintstones.
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra - In the Spirit of
Duke features special guest Brian Kellock in a tribute to the
great Duke Ellington. With music from across Ellington’s career, highlights of
the Tommy Smith-directed set include Black and Tan Fantasy, Daybreak Express,
Rockin' In Rhythm, and a tenor-piano duet of The Single Petal of a Rose from
The Queen's Suite. The show starts at 7.30pm.
The 2014 festival, which mixes music with opportunities
for plenty of audience participation, features a range of established and upcoming
stars of the jazz world.
Ros Rigby, Performance Programme Director at Sage Gateshead, said: “For the 10th Jazz Festival we have our strongest ever line up, with stars from the jazz scene coming to Gateshead from across theUK
and Europe – as well as some great American
names. We’re already had lots of interest and are confident these latest
releases will see ticket sales soar.”
Ros Rigby, Performance Programme Director at Sage Gateshead, said: “For the 10th Jazz Festival we have our strongest ever line up, with stars from the jazz scene coming to Gateshead from across the
Gateshead International Jazz Festival takes place at Sage
Gateshead from Friday April 4 to Sunday April 6, 2014. Tickets can be booked
either by calling 0191 443 4661, online at www.sagegateshead.com or in person from Sage Gateshead’s
Ticket Office.
1 comment :
Looks like the next Festival will be superb... so many great Artists on, will have to chose carefully to make my budget ft as far as it can... def want to see Courtney Pine
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