The Jazz Legacy of Charles Mingus feat Arild Andersen
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) is joined by master Norwegian bassist Arild Andersen to celebrate the life and work of a truly extraordinary jazz musician: the visionary bass player, bandleader and composer, Charles Mingus.
Music of Dave Brubeck: Herald Review
SNJO plays Brubeck, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh Bill Dobbins’ admiration for the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra’s ability to move effortlessly between musical styles, expressed to the Herald ahead of this Dave Brubeck tribute, must have come into the pianist-arranger’s thoughts as he prepared the set-list. There were quite a few changes of direction here, all negotiated […]
Mike Stern meets the SNJO
One of the great guitar players of all time, Mike Stern is a multifaceted electric guitarist who moves comfortably between jazz-informed rock, fiery fusion and rocked-out jazz.
BENNY GOLSON in SCOTLAND
Benny Golson’s SNJO gigs aren’t just a trip down Memory Lane by Jim Gilchrist THE past, as we all know, is a foreign country, and Benny Golson doesn’t much care to dwell there too long. The hugely influential veteran jazz musician will, however, delve into his back catalogue – if on his own terms – […]
The Glenn Miller Sound
The warm and wonderful sound of the Glenn Miller Orchestra is synonymous with some of the most instantly recognisable and universally loved melodies of all time.
Jeunehomme: Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9 K-271
The SNJO are delighted to announce that our latest CD, JEUNEHOMME featuring pianist Makoto Ozone has just been released on the Spartacus Record label.
Review ‘Jeunehomme’ – Mozart’s 9th Piano Concerto
“SNJO/Makoto Ozone: Jeunehomme review – a clever and sympathetic crossover project.” Mozart was 21 when he wrote the K271 Jeunehomme piano concerto, and some connoisseurs consider it his first masterpiece. But if the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra are daunted by its prestige and cascade of ideas, they don’t show it. Nor does Japanese jazz pianist Makoto Ozone, who has […]
Benny Golson plays Benny Golson
Few musicians have had careers that span the history of post-war jazz as comprehensively as saxophonist, composer and songwriter Benny Golson.
Kurt Elling for Sage Gateshead!
This Wednesday, May 20, there is only one place to be – Sage Gateshead. Kurt Elling, the pre-eminent singer of his generation, is in town. Chicago-born Elling will be singing with the finest big band in the land, the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra in a programme celebrating the centenary of the birth of the pre-eminent […]
A Century of Frank Sinatra by Hannah McGill
For those about to celebrate Ol’ Blue Eyes’ centenary, Frank Sinatra’s demons – the sex, scandal and paranoia – are the secret ingredients of a divine, inimitable voice, writes Hannah McGill ‘LISTEN, we’re all possibly Frank Sinatra’s son,” tweeted Mia Farrow’s son Ronan in 2013, to widespread delight.
