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Hans Koller Ensemble

Jez Nelson presents a concert in which pianist Hans Koller and his big band perform new music inspired by composer Gil Evans.

Pianist and composer Hans Koller is something of a big-band specialist, so the task of writing new music inspired by the greatest jazz composer of them all - Gil Evans - couldn't be in better hands. Koller has spent much of the last two decades working with leading large ensembles in both the UK and Germany, including his own big band. He's put together a special version of that outfit for this performance, fronted by the electric guitars of Jakob Bro and Phil Robson and also featuring leading American drummer Jeff Williams. The music takes inspiration from Evans's approach rather than his style, developing through intuition and "happy accident" as much as forensically crafted combinations of instruments and sounds. The concert also features a second major new work, using text by the German Romantic poet Hölderlin and featuring vocalist Christine Tobin.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 25 Feb 2013 23:00

Music Played

  • Hans Koller on the influence of Gil Evans

    • Ryan Truesdell / The Gil Evans Project

      How About You

      Composer: Ralph Freed / Burton Lane Arranger: Gil Evans

      • Centennial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans.
      • Artistshare.
    • Hal McKusick Septet

      Blues for Pablo

      Composer: Gil Evans

      • Jazz Workshop.
      • RCA.
    • Charlie Parker's Reboppers

      Blues for Pablo

      Composer: Gil Evans

      • Miles Ahead.
      • Columbia.
  • Hans Koller Ensemble recorded at King's Place, London on Saturday 9 February 2013

    • Untitled

      Line up: John O'Gallagher (alto sax); Francois Theberge (tenor sax); Jakob Bro, Phil Robson (guitar); Percy Pursglove, Robbie Robson (trumpet)

    • Untitled

      Jim Rattigan (French horn); Hans Koller (piano, trombone); Dave Whitford (bass); Jeff Williams (drums); Christine Tobin (voice)

    • Hans Koller Ensemble

      Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ/Heimath: Froh kehrt der Schiffer heim / Und niemand weiss

      Composer: Hans Koller

    • Hans Koller Ensemble

      Half of Life

      Composer: Hans Koller

    • Hans Koller Ensemble

      Demi and The Blue Man

      Composer: Dave Liebman Arranger: Hans Koller

    • Hans Koller

      Demi and The Blue Man

      Composer: Dave Liebman Arranger: Hans Koller

    • Hans Koller

      Temporarily

      Composer: Jimmy Giuffree Arranger: Hans Koller

    • Hans Koller

      Der Tag mit seinem Lichte

      Composer: J S Bach Arranger: Hans Koller

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 Baroque Season

    • Baroque Jazz Trio

      Zoma

      Composer: Baroque Jazz Trio

      • Baroque Jazz Trio.
      • Saravah Records.
  • Forthcoming Release

    • Paolo Angeli

      Funda de Almohada

      Composer: Paolo Angeli

      • Sale Quanto Basta.

Broadcast

  • Mon 25 Feb 2013 23:00

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