A unique concert - The Music of Gil Evans - Miles Ahead: Porgy and BessA unique concert featuring the original and authentic arrangements of one of the most brilliant musicians of the twentieth century – Gil EvansGil Evans’ son Miles Evans has provided JBGB Events exclusive access to the authentic instrumental parts and arrangements of Porgy and Bess.OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY Manilla PR Ltd. A unique concert featuring the original and authentic arrangements of one of the most brilliant musicians of the twentieth century – Gil Evans Porgy and Bess Downbeat Magazine, in its list of the greatest jazz albums of the 20th century, features the Miles Davis recordings of the Gil Evans arrangements of George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess as a must have in any collection. Yet this wonderful music is hardly ever performed. Several reasons for this: The Challenge. Second, the original recordings took place over several days. The trumpet soloist, Miles Davis, was able to spread the efforts of the taxing parts. No single musician could execute the required 60 minutes Suite in one, continuous live performance. Third, the mathematical imperative of such a performance, requiring top class musicians, many rehearsals, a large venue, filled to capacity and with first class sound, acts as a brake on imaginative musical promoters for whom commercial returns from such a venture would be, at best, uncertain. Fourth and finally, whilst others have attempted transcriptions of the instrumental parts drawn from listening to the recordings, these are unreliable versions of Gil Evans writings. The original and authentic parts, which are the exclusive preserve of the Gil Evans Family trust, who hold their father’s legacy close , have been unavailable to performances. The Solution “John Billett -and his JBGB Events- is a very passionate and superb music promoter. It’s going to be a very special presentation of some of my father’s most cherished arrangements and compositions. This is a performance not to be missed.” – Miles Evans. To perform the Porgy and Bess Suite, JBGB Events have commissioned a special 22-piece Royal Academy Music All Stars Jazz Orchestra – with some of the UK’s finest musicians selected from RAM Jazz alumni spanning the last fifty years. The orchestral conductor is none other than legendary Nick Smart – the Royal Academy’s Head Of Jazz. The orchestra leader and manager is the outstanding young trombone player Tom Green, who with his remarkable Septet will present next year, their second album after a widely acclaimed album debut and sold out concerts in London’s Jazz scene The concert features a stellar selection of trumpet soloists in the Miles Davis role. The full band line up is:- The first half of the evening features the outstanding band leader Chris Ingham with his 6-piece REBOP, playing their arrangements from the Gil Evans Miles Ahead album including “The Duke”, “New Rhumba”, “Blues For Pablo” among others “Gil Evans is one of the most brilliant musicians of the 20th Century, He’s the next great sound after Duke Ellington” – Miles Evans Tour dates:
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