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Ian Carr Tribute

Jez Nelson presents a concert celebrating the life and music of the late trumpeter and composer Ian Carr. Featuring the London premiere of Carr's rarely heard Northumbrian Sketches.

Jez Nelson presents the London premiere of Northumbrian Sketches, a rarely heard work, by the late British trumpeter and composer Ian Carr, for jazz ensemble and string orchestra. A year after Carr's death, friends, family and fans come together for a one off concert at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall to celebrate his life and music.

Conducted by Mike Gibbs, this performance features trumpeter Guy Barker, Tim Whitehead on bass clarinet and saxophone, Rob Statham on bass guitar and strings led by violinist Sonia Slany.

Ian Carr, who died on 25th February 2009 aged 75, was best known for forming Nucleus, the most celebrated home-grown British jazz-rock band of the 1970s. However this was only small part of his creative output; he was also a prolific composer, and a gifted teacher and writer, most famously of Miles Davis: The Definitive Biography.

Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producer: Russell Finch.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Mon 19 Apr 2010 23:15
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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  • Ian Carr’s Northumbrian Sketches recorded at Queen Elizabeth Hall on February 23, 2010

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      Line up: Guy Barker (trumpet), Tim Whitehead (bass clarinet, saxophone), Rob Statham (bass guitar),

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      a chamber string orchestra led by violinist Sonia Slany featuring professionals and students of the Royal College of Music and conducted by Mike Gibbs

  • Raymond MacDonald and Steve Noble in an exclusive session recorded March 8, 2010

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      Line up: Raymond MacDonald (tenor saxophone), Steve Noble (drums & percussion)

    • Raymond MacDonald & Steve Noble

      Act of Union Part 1

    • Raymond MacDonald & Steve Noble

      Swift and Slow

    • Raymond MacDonald & Steve Noble

      Blue Notes

    • Raymond MacDonald & Steve Noble

      Full Circle

    • Raymond MacDonald & Steve Noble

      Shadows

    • Raymond MacDonald & Steve Noble

      Act of Union Part 2

Broadcast

  • Mon 19 Apr 2010 23:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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