Friday 31 August at 10.15 p.m.
Royal Albert Hall
Martin Taylor/Guy Barker: The Spirit of Django – orchestral suite (54 mins) - London Premiere
Martin Taylor guitar
Britten Sinfonia
Guy Barker Jazz Orchestra
Spirit of Django
Guy Barker conductor
Guitarist Martin Taylor joins the Britten Sinfonia and conductor Guy Barker in the London premiere of The Spirit of Django a tribute to the great jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt.
This late-night Prom is a unique collaboration between two greats of the British jazz scene: multi award-winning guitarist Martin Taylor and trumpeter and arranger Guy Barker. Based on themes created by Taylor and then arranged and orchestrated by Barker the piece is inspired by legendary Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. The resulting homage is a suite lasting nearly an hour which suits the Proms well - as Barker remarks Reinhardt was an ideal subject: "Django was a fan of Debussy as well as Louis Armstrong",
Royal Albert Hall
Martin Taylor/Guy Barker: The Spirit of Django – orchestral suite (54 mins) - London Premiere
Martin Taylor guitar
Britten Sinfonia
Guy Barker Jazz Orchestra
Spirit of Django
Guy Barker conductor
Guitarist Martin Taylor joins the Britten Sinfonia and conductor Guy Barker in the London premiere of The Spirit of Django a tribute to the great jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt.
This late-night Prom is a unique collaboration between two greats of the British jazz scene: multi award-winning guitarist Martin Taylor and trumpeter and arranger Guy Barker. Based on themes created by Taylor and then arranged and orchestrated by Barker the piece is inspired by legendary Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. The resulting homage is a suite lasting nearly an hour which suits the Proms well - as Barker remarks Reinhardt was an ideal subject: "Django was a fan of Debussy as well as Louis Armstrong",
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