My review of the SNJO last weekend.
(Pictures by Derek Clark.)
Once again, the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and their arrangers have pulled off a feat improbable if not impossible. This time, they brought the music of Weather Report successfully to the big band stage under the leadership of drummer Alyn Cosker. Birdland had a superb sense of groove. Whereas for a certain generation of Londoners,
My review of Makoto Ozone, SNJO and RSNO last Friday. (Tl:dr I loved it - but it wasn't quite as good as I had hoped! Which might have been down to my high expectations!)
#Edinburgh #jazz #classical #SNJO #RSNO
https://londonjazznews.com/2024/05/07/rsno-with-snjo-and-makoto-ozone-in-edinburgh
The SNJO played a gig last night featuring the wealth of young jazz talent in Scotland. There were some wonderful arrangements, too - I thought what Florian Ross did for the the band behind Ewan Hastie was wonderful. Matt Carmichael's slot was brilliant, though each of the contributions was really enjoyable!
Mark wrote a review for LJN, which features a photo of mine; I took many more pictures which I'll share some other time!
https://londonjazznews.com/2024/03/04/scottish-national-jazz-orchestra-nu-age-sounds-in-edinburgh/
A review of SNJO's excellent gig last night. I took some photos - @markmckergow wrote the words.
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra with Geoffrey Keezer – The Art Of Arranging(Queen’s Hall Edinburgh, 1 October 2023. Live review by Mark McKergow) L-R: Geoffrey Keezer, Helena Kay, Calum Gourlay, B…
Photos of Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers in Edinburgh last weekend.
It was a tremendous gig!
I saw the SNJO with the Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers last weekend. It was a tremendous gig!
#SNJO #ScottishNationalJazzOrchestra #MugenkyoTaikoDrummers
https://londonjazznews.com/2023/05/31/snjo-and-mugenkyo-taiko-drummers-in-edinburgh/?amp=1
Some photos from the SNJO and Gwilym Simcock's gig in Edinburgh last week.
Patrick Hadfield
