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Birth of the Cool & Art Pepper + Eleven

,Milton Court Concert Hall
Jazz band

Two landmark suites share the bill in a programme that defines 'cool', framing ground-breaking soloists in beautifully written vessels.

Miles Davis’s 1949 recordings presented the results of months of undercover work by a young group of nine musicians – Davis, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz and John Lewis among them – who met together in Gil Evans’ New York basement flat.

Collected together under the Birth of the Cool title, their influence was immense in an exciting period when new music was evolving out of the bebop era. That 'cool' sound became particularly associated with the west coast, and a few years later Hollywood writer Marty Paich created another classic, assembling an all-star team of LA players to feature star saxophonist Art Pepper in his sumptuous arrangements. 

Tagged with: Contemporary music Guildhall School

Performers

  • Guildhall Jazz Orchestra  
  • Scott Stroman   director
  • Guildhall Big Band  
  • Matt Skelton   director

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

Car and bicycle parking
We have free bicycle spaces and paid car parking spaces available