(Press release)
On Thursday 26 November the BBC Big Band along with three of today’s
leading jazz vocalists; Liane Carroll, Claire Martin and Ian
Shaw perform a unique musical tribute to the 20th Century’s
greatest interpreter of popular song at Sage Gateshead. (Photo shows Claire Martin and Ian Shaw with local songsters Ann Alex and Claire Kelly).
In a career spanning 60 years Frank Sinatra set the standards, defined
and in many cases redefined ‘the great American songbook’. From his early
days with the swing era big bands of Harry James and Tommy Dorsey to his sold
out stadium tours of the 70’s and 80’s, Ol’ Blue Eyes laid down the musical
route that his contemporaries would follow, and in the process created a unique
sound and style which remains hugely influential in today’s world of music.
In this special performance to mark his forthcoming Centenary, the BBC
Big Band and their guests explore the musical landscape of Frank’s world with
classic versions of the songs he made famous. These include Brazil, In
the Still of the Night, Only the Lonely, Come Fly with
Me, One for My Baby, In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning and All
Or Nothing At All.
Taking a cue from his pioneering spirit of creativity and never ending
quest for innovation with his favourite collaborators; arrangers Nelson Riddle,
Billy, May and Gordon Jenkins, there will be new settings of a number of
Sinatra classics heard for the first time in this concert. These include One
For My Baby, It’s A Lonesome Old Town and Witchcraft which
have been arranged by some of today’s most talented big band writers.
These include veteran Hollywood composer Patrick Williams, the Guildhall School
of Music’s Head of Jazz, Malcolm Edmonstone, the director of Hamburg’s NDR Big
Band, Joerg-Achim Keller, and leading jazz trombonist Mark Nightingale who also
directs the BBC Big Band in this performance, which is being recorded for
broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Jazz Line Up.
Sinatraland - The BBC Big Band In Concert with special guests Liane Carroll and Ian Shaw takes place in Sage One, Thursday 25 November. Tickets can be booked either by calling 0191 443 4661, online at sagegateshead.com or in person from Sage Gateshead’s Ticket Office.
Sinatraland - The BBC Big Band In Concert with special guests Liane Carroll and Ian Shaw takes place in Sage One, Thursday 25 November. Tickets can be booked either by calling 0191 443 4661, online at sagegateshead.com or in person from Sage Gateshead’s Ticket Office.
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