±«Óătv Concert Orchestra 2023-2024 Southbank Centre Season Jazz Then and Now
Jazz Then and Now: ±«Óătv Concert Orchestra at the London Jazz Festival
19:30
Thu 16 Nov 2023
Southbank Centre, London
From silence, music is born: at the London Jazz Festival, composer Miho Hazama, guitarist Rob Luft and the ±«Óătv Concert Orchestra take a very personal journey into their shared jazz roots.
From silence, music is born: at the London Jazz Festival, composer Miho Hazama, guitarist Rob Luft and the ±«Óătv Concert Orchestra take a very personal journey into their shared jazz roots.
She’s been called “a breath of fresh air”, and Miho Hazama is one of the most energising (and talked-about) figures in contemporary jazz. Best-known for her work with Metropole Orkest, today she brings the ±«Óătv Concert Orchestra to the London Jazz Festival, joining guitarist (and former ±«Óătv New Generation Artist) Rob Luft in a programme as eclectic and as vibrant as Hazama herself.
Expect a freewheeling journey through multiple musical worlds, from Toshio Akiyoshi to Duke Ellington by way of a newly commissioned electric guitar concerto from Luft himself: “a homage”, he says, “to some of my idols of 20th century British jazz - musicians such as Kenny Wheeler, John McLaughlin and Dave Holland”. Iconic names: and they’ve never been in more stimulating company.
