Friday, October 23, 2015

BRITTEN SINFONIA PLAYS ZAPPA

November 18, 2015, Britten Sinfonia & Eddie Gomez will be performing a couple of Zappa pieces as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival:

http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=17529 

Legendary bass player Eddie Gomez joins Britten Sinfonia in this programme as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival.

A leading member of Bill Evans’ band, Gomez has been working with composer Simon Bainbridge on a new work which will feature Gomez improvising alongside the orchestra. The concert is completed by a rich programme of jazz inflected music by Stravinsky, Zappa and Milhaud.

Programme & Performers

Stravinsky Tango
Zappa arr. Cashian Igor’s Boogie
Stravinsky Ragtime for 11 instruments
Zappa Perfect Stranger
Bill Evans arr Ogermann Symbiosis (Part II)
Milhaud La Creation du Monde
Simon Bainbridge & Eddie Gomez New work (world premiere)

Britten Sinfonia
Kristjan Järvi conductor
Steven Osborne piano
Eddie Gomez double bass


-- info : thecreepingmess, at Zappateers

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