Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 26th April 2014 at 7.30 pm 0131
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This April sees a
welcome shower of shimmering piano notes over Scotland
The SNJO has invited the superbly gifted pianist, Makoto Ozone to create a vivid and inventive
re-imagining of Mozart’s 9th
Piano Concerto for piano and
Jazz Big Band. It promises to be a unique
and memorable experience where the freedom of jazz is wedded to classical
discipline. The result will
be an enthralling addition to the
jazz repertoire. Tommy Smith’s stunning arrangement of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue also offers the ideal complement to Ozone’s
Mozart, matching two iconic
compositions in an intriguing programme full of
life-affirming wit and artistic verve.
Makoto Ozone is no
stranger to some of the most prestigious concert platforms in the world, having
shared the stage with, among others, The
New York Philharmonic Orchestra and
the Shanghai Symphony
Orchestra. He is recognized worldwide as a classical and jazz pianist of
equal accomplishment, and has made more than 34 recordings, many of them with
his own jazz trio. He is noted too for his collaborations with, among many
others, Gary Burton, Chick
Corea, Ellis Marsalis and the
SNJO itself on their 2011 album Celebration.
The SNJO have begun
2014 with ambitious ideas, innovative programmes and bravura performances and
earned standing ovations during recent shows featuring Kurt Elling in Syntopicon, and Revisiting Coltrane with Courtney Pine. More than that,
audiences have been a bit shaken and more than a little stirred by the full
measure of commitment from an impressive repertoire orchestra.
Audiences in Scotland Scotland
NB: There will be a
free preconcert talk at 6.45pm before each concert.
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