SNJO swings towards its 20th anniversary by Rob Adams
When Kurt Elling sings with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra in May, he’ll be celebrating not only the centenary of Frank Sinatra and the twentieth anniversary of the orchestra itself, he’ll also be celebrating his fifth return to the city where he studied as a young divinity student, Edinburgh.
Alba: Songs of Scotland with special guest Eddi Reader
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) celebrates its twentieth anniversary in adventurous style by extensively touring Scotland’s north and west and travelling out to its island communities. From Islay to Arran and then on via Shetland to Mull, Skye, South Uist, Lewis, Ullapool and Inverness, they will be joined by their special guest Eddi Reader
Happy Christmas to all.
We wish all our friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 2015 is a special year for the SNJO – our 20th anniversary and we look forward to some really special events and concerts. We start by celebrating the centenaries of two remarkable jazz names.
Culloden Moor Suite
Echoes from a Lost Future Bobby Wellins and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra bookmark history with ‘The Culloden Moor Suite’.
SNJO / MAKOTO OZONE: JEUNEHOMME – 5* Review
***** JEUNEHOMME: Mozart’s 9th Piano Concerto No. 9 K-271 [break]Audacious isn’t the word for last year’s venture by the SNJO when, working on the premise that young Wolfgang Amadeus was as much an improviser as he was an inventive pianist and composer, they commissioned renowned Japanese pianist Makoto Ozone to arrange Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9 […]
