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Sketches of Spain

with Guildhall Jazz Orchestra

,Milton Court Concert Hall
Guildhall Jazz Orchestra playing in Milton Court Concert Hall

Guildhall Jazz Orchestra are joined by Guildhall professor Robbie Robson and Henry Lowther (Gil Evans band member) to give their take on Miles Davis’s ground-breaking concept album Sketches of Spain.

Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, written for acoustic guitar and orchestra, doesn’t immediately strike you as a likely starting point for creating a jazz classic. But Davis’s unique blend of cool-bop lyricism and intensely focused solos, combined with orchestrator Gil Evans’s intoxicating and mysterious harmonies, did exactly that.

It all adds up to an album that picked up where Kind of Blue left off in questioning the nature of jazz, and is as fresh today as it was when recorded over half a century ago – and Robson and Lowther are trumpet players with all the necessary tools to recreate its moody, heady atmosphere once again. With talented musicians from Guildhall School of Music & Drama, they promise a fearless performance that’s perfectly in the spirit of such an icon.

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End-time to be announced nearer the event.

Programme

  • Iain Ballamy   21st Century Pastoral
  • Miles Davis   Sketches of Spain (arr Gil Evans)

Performers

  • Robbie Robson*   trumpet
  • Henry Lowther   trumpet
  • Iain Ballamy   saxophone
  • Scott Stroman   director
  • Guildhall Jazz Orchestra  
  • Guildhall Big Band  

* Unfortunately Alison Balsom has had to withdraw from this concert due to illness. We are very grateful to Robbie Robson and Henry Lowther for stepping in at late notice. 13/03/2020

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Milton Court Concert Hall

Location
Milton Court Concert Hall is located within the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is approximately a 5 minute walk from the Barbican entrance on Silk Street.  

Address
Milton Court
Silk St, London
EC2Y 9BH

Nearby public transport
We are within walking distance from a number of London Underground stations, the closest being Barbican, Old Street, St Paul’s and Moorgate. The nearest train stations are Liverpool Street and Farringdon. Bus Route 153 runs directly past the Barbican along Chiswell Street

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