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Beats and Pieces Big Band

In a concert at London's Ronnie Scott's jazz club in London in July 2015, Manchester big band Beats and Pieces perform music from their album All In.

Manchester big band Beats and Pieces perform music from their latest album, All In, recorded live at London's Ronnie Scott's jazz club in July 2015.

Comprising many of Manchester's best and brightest young musicians, under the direction of composer and conductor Ben Cottrell, Beats and Pieces are one of the most exciting ensembles to emerge from the north of England in recent years.

Known for their explosive energy and heavyweight sound, they have reinvented big band music for a new generation, drawing on sources as diverse as Michael Jackson, Radiohead, Loose Tubes and Björk.

The release of their award-winning debut album, 2012's Big Ideas, brought them a host of new fans and All In, this year's keenly awaited follow up, seems likely to win them many more. This live show sees the band at their edgy, hard-grooving best.

Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producer: Chris Elcombe.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 21 Sep 2015 23:00

Music Played

  • New Releases

    • Liberty Ellman

      Supercell

      Composer: Liberty Ellman

      • Radiate.
      • Pi Recordings.
    • Mark Pringle's Moveable Feast

      A Real Bombshell

      Composer: Mark Pringle

      • A Moveable Feast.
      • Stoney Lane Records.
  • Beats and Pieces in concert at Ronnie Scott's, London on 8 July 2015

    • Beats and Pieces

      Rocky

      Composer: Ben Cottrell

    • Beats and Pieces

      Pop

      Composer: Ben Cottrell

    • Beats and Pieces

      Havmann

      Composer: Ben Cottrell

    • Beats and Pieces

      Bake

      Composer: Ben Cottrell

    • Beats and Pieces

      Rain

      Composer: Ben Cottrell

    • Beats and Pieces

      Hendo

      Composer: Ben Cottrell

    • Beats and Pieces

      Fairytale

      Composer: Ben Cottrell

    • Beats and Pieces

      Djimi

      Composer: Ben Cottrell

  • New Release

    • BenoΓ®t Delbecq

      Le Ruisseau

      Composer: BenoΓ®t Delbecq

      • Ink.
      • Clean Feed Records.
  • Unsung Heroes: Sarah Gail Brand in conversation with cellist Hannah Marshall

    • Anthony Braxton & George Lewis

      Donna Lee

      Composer: Charlie Parker

      • Donaueschingen (Duo) 1976.
      • hat ART.
    • Sol6

      And The World Might Bb After All

      Composer: Luc Ex / Hannah Marshall / Tony Buck / Veryan Weston / Ingrid Laubrock / Mandy Drummond

      • Sol6.
      • Red Note.
    • Sol6

      Brainboilingly Obvious 2

      Composer: Luc Ex / Hannah Marshall / Tony Buck / Veryan Weston / Ingrid Laubrock / Mandy Drummond

      • Sol6.
      • Red Note.
    • Barrel

      Sklatch: Unseemly Semi-Liquid Mess

      Composer: Alison Blunt / Ivor Kallin / Hannah Marshall

      • Gratuitous Abuse.
      • Emanem.
    • Hannah Marshall

      Bye Bye

      Composer: Hannah Marshall

      • Tulse Hill.
      • Linear Obsessional Recordings.

Beats And Pieces

Beats And Pieces
Photo by Carl Hyde Β© 2015

Broadcast

  • Mon 21 Sep 2015 23:00

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