Musicien autodidacte, Raphaël IMBERT poursuit un chemin atypique dans la grande famille du Jazz et des musiques improvisées ; saxophoniste, pédagogue exigeant et irrésistible, arrangeur et improvisateur recherché, il est récipiendaire d'une Victoire du Jazz en 2018 pour l'album Music is My Hope.
(Jazz is a remarkable fact of society in the construction of our contemporary modernity. Among the most influential creators of this art, Duke Ellington holds a special place, fully universal but also difficult to define from an aesthetic, political and philosophical point of view. There is an "Ellington" paradox. By evoking Duke Ellington's commitments, reflections and education, we will see how he sheds light on the issues of society of his time, up to our own present day. His Masonic commitment, his religious faith, his aesthetic curiosity, his political positions, his role in the great artistic and intellectual movements that marked his career, are all elements that show an Ellington fully in line with his time and a source of inspiration for ours.
Self-taught musician, Raphaël IMBERT pursues an atypical path in the great family of Jazz and improvised music; saxophonist, demanding and irresistible pedagogue, sought-after arranger and improviser, he was awarded a Victoire du Jazz in 2018 for the album Music is My Hope.)
Participation aux frais : 10 € (8 € pour les adhérents)
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Saturday 19th March 2022, 19:30
St Andrew's Hall, Norwich
DUKE ELLINGTON: The Best of the Sacred Concerts
Norwich Philharmonic Orchestra
Tap dancer - Bradley Wray
Narrator - Revd Richard Lawry
Norwich Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by David Dunnett
Echoes of Ellington Jazz Orchestra conducted by Pete Long
From the website:
The Phil Chorus realises a long-standing ambition to revive its performance of Duke Ellington’s Best of the Sacred Concerts, last given in the Norfolk & Norwich Festival in 1999.
The music comes from three ‘Sacred Concerts’ which Duke Ellington (pictured left) performed in the 60s and early 70s and he described as "the most important thing I have ever done".
The Choir will be joined by Pete Long and his award-winning jazz orchestra, Echoes Of Ellington, together with some stellar soloists, a tap dancer and the Revd Richard Lawry, Vicar of Blakeney and former actor, as Narrator, in what promises to be a thoroughly entertaining evening, and a little different to the Phil's typical offerings!
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Music Director Leon Botstein will lead the American Symphony Orchestra on March 24 in a tribute to the genre-defying genius of the great Duke Ellington. The all-Ellington symphonic concert at Carnegie Hall, is where the composer played a series of annual concerts and premiered many of his greatest works, including Black, Brown, and Beige and New World A-Comin’. The pieces will be performed for Jazz Trio and Large Orchestra by American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and teacher Marcus Roberts, who performs with his Marcus Roberts Trio. The evening also features Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Catherine Russell, best known for her album Harlem on my Mind and her appearance as a featured artist on the soundtrack album for the HBO TV series Boardwalk Empire.
Duke Ellington+Marcus Roberts Trio
Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage)
Leon Botstein, conductor
Marcus Roberts Trio
Marcus Roberts, piano
Rodney Jordan, bass
Jason Marsalis, drums
Catherine Russell, singer
All-Ellington program
Black, Brown, and Beige Suite (Arr. Maurice Peress)
Satin Doll (Arr. Chuck Israels)
Harlem (Arr. Luther Henderson & Maurice Peress)
Sophisticated Lady (Arr. Morton Gould)
Night Creature for Jazz Band and Orchestra (Arr. Luther Henderson, Ed. Gunther Schuller)
New World A Comin’ (Arr. Maurice Peress)
Three Black Kings (Completed by Mercer Ellington, Arr. Luther Henderson)
Duke Ellington’s musical style employs a unique blend of classical and jazz compositional techniques that also combine improvisation with written works, making him one of the most influential jazz composers of all time. Although he considered his compositions “beyond category” and he never defined himself as a jazz composer, his instrumental groupings, improvisational skills, and jazz arranging brought the world a notable American sound that can be heard in works like Sophisticated Lady and Harlem. His symphonic suite Three Black Kings demonstrates his focus on musical form and jazz composition. Ellington said his aim in writing Night Creature—which premiered at Carnegie Hall in 1955—was “to try to make the symphony swing.”
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