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Rush Hour Blues 2010
More InfoFree Jazz Symphony Hall Foyer Bars
After a long week at work come along and unwind in the intimate, relaxing atmosphere of Symphony Hall’s Level 3 Bar and let the sensational sounds of Rush Hour Blues help you find that Friday feeling. It’s all free and you deserve it! _It’s free and it really is the place to be_ Birmingham Post
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Rush Hour Blues - ArtsFes... Percy Pursglove and Andrew Bain Organ Quartet
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Percy Pursglove and Andrew Bain Organ Quartet play a special ArtsFest Rush Hour Blues in Symphony Hall.
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ArtsFest
More InfoWeekend of free events Town Hall & Symphony Hall
A weekend of free events as part of ArtsFest 2010. Please visit "ArtsFest":http://artsfest.org.uk for more information.
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BBC Big Band meets the No...
More InfoFri 10 Sep 8:00pm Town Hall
A unique ArtsFest collaboration and jazz celebration as Town Hall Associate Artist the BBC Big Band join forces with Birmingham-based community big band The Notebenders.
*Jiggs Whigham* _conductor_
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Rush Hour Blues - Laura C...
More InfoFri 17 Sep 5:30pm Symphony Hall Foyer Bars
Laura Collins and band replace Ivo Neame Quartet who are unfortunately unable to appear. Singer Laura has recently released her debut album _Baltimore Oriole_ to critical acclaim. Having studied with some of the biggest names in the British jazz vocal scene including Lee Gibson, Anita Wardell, Tina May and Norma Winstone, Laura is certainly heading in the right direction. The line-up of the band is strong with Dick Pearce on trumpet, Barry Green on piano, Sam Dunn on guitar, Jeremy Brown on bass and Matt Skelton on drums.
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Vandermark 5 + Atomic Birmingham Jazz 2010/11
More Info Book TicketsSat 18 Sep 8:00pm Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre
More details to follow.
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Rush Hour Blues - Andrea ...
More InfoFri 24 Sep 5:30pm Symphony Hall Foyer Bars
Originally from Birmingham and descended from a family of jazz musicians, Andrea Vicari showcases her recent work with a group of Croatian players.
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Sounds of Space
More InfoThu 7 - Sat 9 Oct 2010 Town Hall & Symphony Hall
Town Hall and Symphony Hall present a weekend of music, talks and events inspired by the wonders of our universe and beyond. The Steve Tromans Debop Band gets the weekend off to a flying start. The Symphony Hall foyers are filled with a new specially commissioned piece _Musikosmos_ as part of our Friday evening Rush Hour Blues series. The action then moves inside Symphony Hall for a European Premiere by Houston Symphony, of Holst’s _The Planets_. The performance is accompanied by previously unseen HD images from NASA. The foyers come alive on Saturday as they are filled with buzzing entertainment with our Family Foyer Fusion event. Town Hall hosts a very special performance of Brian Eno’s _Apollo_ on Saturday evening, performed by the innovative Icebreaker ensemble and renowned pedal steel guitarist BJ Cole, with NASA footage. All this plus a mobile planetarium, talks and much more to be announced - watch this space.
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Centre Stage - Birmingham...
More Info Book TicketsThu 30 Sep 1:10pm Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre
*Innovation Chamber Ensemble* *Claire Prewer* _soprano_
*Mahler* *(arr. Stein/Jenkinson)* Symphony No. 4 (chamber version)
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Rush Hour Blues - The Ste... (Part of the Sounds of Space weekend)
More InfoFri 8 Oct 5:30pm Symphony Hall Foyer Bars
“M u s i c k o s m o s is my song to the stars.” Steve Tromans Steve Tromans presents a new piece, _M u s i c k o s m o s_, for this special "Sounds of Space":http://www.thsh.co.uk/soundsofspace Rush Hour Blues. Jointly commissioned by Birmingham Jazz and THSH, and performed by The Steve Tromans Debop Band, _M u s i c k o s m o s_ consists of 4 pieces with a ‘cosmic’ theme. _From Nothing_ explores the beginning of the universe and the question of what comes before the beginning. A creation story for eternal optimists. _BetweenTwo Worlds (for Sun Ra)_ is a tribute to the legendary jazz composer and bandleader Sun Ra, whose ‘cosmic philosophy’ has influenced generations of musicians. _Star Clusters_ are groups of stars that are gravitationally bound to each other - a representation of the muisco-gravitational forces at work in the Steve Tromans Debop Band. _Musickosmos (for Carl Sagan)_ is inspired by the records of images and sounds of nature attached to the Voyager space probes, created by Dr Carl Sagan and inscribed by the words “To the makers of music - all words, all times.” "Click here to visit Steve Tromans’s website":http://www.steve-tromans.co.uk Commissioned by Town Hall Symphony Hall and "Birmingham Jazz":http://www.birminghamjazz.co.uk/ as part of the "Sounds of Space":http://thsh.co.uk/soundsofspace weekend at Town hall and Symphony Hall.
*Steve Tromans* _piano and direction_ *Miles Levin* _drums_ *Chris Mapp* _double bass_ *Aaron Diaz* _trumpet_
I. From Nothing II. Between Two Worlds (for Sun Ra) III. Star Clusters IV. Musickosmos (for Carl Sagan)
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Kit Downes, Paul Rogers &... Birmingham Jazz 2010/11
More Info Book TicketsTue 19 Oct 8:00pm Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre
More details to follow.
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BBC Big Band: Sing Sing S...
More Info Book TicketsFri 22 Oct 7:30pm Town Hall
Join virtuoso clarinettist Ken Peplowski, the BBC Big Band and singer Clare Teal for a musical celebration of Benny Goodman, ‘the King of Swing’. Highlights include _Don’t Be That Way_, _Stomping at the Savoy_, _Swingtime in the Rockies_, _Avalon_ and _Why Don’t You Do Right_. Concerts to be recorded for BBC Radio 2’s "Big Band Special":http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/bigband BBC Big Band is a Town Hall Associate Artist
*BBC Big Band* *Clare Teal* _vocals_ *Ken Peplowski* _clarinet_
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Claire Martin Birmingham Jazz 2010/11
More Info Book TicketsFri 5 Nov 8:00pm Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre
More details to follow.
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Funk For Life: Nils Landg... In association with BBC Radio 2
More Info Book TicketsFri 19 Nov 8:00pm Town Hall
Swedish trombonist and singer Nils Landgren and his Funk Unit join forces with the BBC Big Band for the very first time. They will perform music from his latest album _Funk for Life_ - in all-new versions for big band, created by conductor Jorg Keller.
*BBC Big Band* *Nils Landgren* _trombone / vocals_ *Jorg Keller* _conductor_
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Paul Carrack
More Info Book TicketsFri 26 Nov 7:30pm Town Hall
Legendary Sheffield-born singer, songwriter and former frontman of Ace, Squeeze and Mike & The Mechanics returns to Town Hall to mark the release of his acclaimed new album _I Know That Name_. The album has received heavy airplay on BBC Radio 2. The single _I Don't Want to Hear Any More_ featuring Don Henley and fellow Eagle Timothy B. Schmit on backing vocals, has also been recorded and released as a single by The Eagles. With a back catalogue of hits including _How Long, Tempted_ and _The Living Years_, Paul's marvelously soulful voice is known to millions around the world. He is undoubtedly a key figure in Britsh pop history. As his devoted fans know all too well, a Paul Carrack show is always something very special.
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Brubecks Play Brubeck Special guest Dave O’Higgins (Sax)
More Info Book TicketsMon 29 Nov 7:30pm Town Hall
A concert featuring Dave Brubeck’s legendary music and original compositions by his sons. Darius, the eldest Brubeck son, is a jazz pianist, composer, educator and band-leader. Chris is a multi-instrumentalist and award-winning composer, who tours the world performing his exciting trombone concertos. Dan is a renowned, Grammy-nominated percussionist, acclaimed for his exciting drum solos, whose own group, The Dolphins, played to critical success at Ronnie Scott’s. In the 70s and 80s the three brothers recorded and toured worldwide with Dave. Now, in their father’s ninetieth year, they have come together to play the music that made him a revered icon of modern jazz. With special guest saxophonist Dave O’Higgins, this concert will include famous Brubeck originals, standard tunes associated with Dave and a few of their own. For over fifty years, Dave Brubeck has been a giant of American jazz. In December 2009, he received the Kennedy Center Award for a lifetime contribution to American culture. The Dave Brubeck Quartet has been one of the most popular and influential groups in the last half century and this concert underscores its relevance today.
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Soweto Kinch Quartet Birmingham Jazz 2010/11
More Info Book TicketsSat 4 Dec 8:00pm Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre
More details to follow.
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BBC Big Band Christmas Co...
More Info Book TicketsFri 10 Dec 7:30pm Town Hall
Join the BBC Big Band for an evening of Christmas swing and big band classics. More details to follow soon.
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Glenn Miller Orchestra
More Info Book TicketsSun 2 Jan 2011 3:00pm Symphony Hall
Legendary bandleader Ray McVay swings into Birmingham to direct the UK’s most renowned big band for a nostalgic journey back to the forties with chart topping war time hits. The orchestra will perform the second half of the concert in the World War II uniforms of the US army Air Force. Presented in association with Raymond Gubbay. For more information visit "www.raymondgubbay.co.uk":http://www.raymondgubbay.co.uk
*Glenn Miller Orchestra* *The Jiving Lindy Hoppers* _special guests_ *Jan Messeder* *Colin Anthony* *The Uptown Hall Gang* *The Moonlight Serenaders*
_633 Squadron_, _We'll Meet Again_, _Mr. Bojangles_, _That's Amore_, _Joy to the World_, _I've Got You Under My Skin_, _When You Wish Upon A Star_, _Kalamazoo_, _Little Brown Jug_, _String of Pearls_, _Pennsylvania 65,000_, _In the Mood_
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Steve Lehman Octet Birmingham Jazz 2010/11
More Info Book TicketsFri 21 Jan 2011 8:00pm Book through our ticket office for CBSO Centre
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