Podcasts about scottish national jazz orchestra

Here is a playlist featuring endless delights from recent and not so recent releases of Kenny Wheeler, and Kenny Wheeler-adjacent music, projects and musicians. The playlist features John Taylor; Arild Andersen; Rainer Brüninghaus, Kenny Wheeler, Jon Christensen, Brynjar Hoff; Tommy Smith [pictured]; John Surman; The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Laura Jurd, Irini Arabatzi. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20350038/Mondo-Jazz [from "Spring (Phases)" onward]. Happy listening! Photo credit: Derek Clark.

Irini Arabatzi is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and performer. Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, she began her music journey while growing up in Brussels. Inspired by the Greek records of her parents she began to absorb traditional folk sounds but also to discover jazz and improvisation during 12 years of piano classes. Music remained a vital ingredient of her life when she returned to Greece, attending the Athenaeum Conservatory. After performing all around the country and with some of its most famous artists, she moved to Scotland to continue her education and met with artists like Corto.Alto, Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and Fergus McCreadie. After arriving in London in 2018 she began her first solo musical project which is now coming into the world via south London soul and jazz label Albert's Favourites. Her debut EP, to be released in June 21st 2024, is a collection of intimate yet uplifting songs, produced alongside her brother Manolis. #Music #Interviews #ContentCreation #SocialMedia

Face to Face, Nikki's new album is out today! As a founder member of the hugely innovative Creative Jazz Orchestra in the early 90s, Nikki Iles came to prominence working with musicians such as Anthony Braxton, Vince Mendoza, Mark Anthony Turnage, Kenny Wheeler and Mike Gibbs.Mike subsequently booked her for one of her first recording dates with great American musicians, Steve Swallow and Bob Moses on the CD “By The Way” on AH HUM records. For many years, Nikki served a lengthy apprenticeship in the North of England playing with the cream of British and American jazz such as Peter King, Iain Ballamy, Art Farmer, Peter King ,Tina May ,Tim Garland and Jim Mullen.Many of these relationships were re- kindled later ,when after a car accident, Nikki finally decided to make the move to London in 1998. Here she joined the groups and toured and recorded with musicians such as Steve Arguelles, Mick Hutton, Martin Speake, Stan Sulzmann and Julian Arguelles and Norma Winstone .Several awards followed with the BT British Jazz Award and an IAJE Award in America for services to Jazz. Although well known as a pianist, composition still remains a major part of her musical life.The breadth of Nikki's artistic vision has led her to disregard the arbitrary boundaries of the jazz scene and most notably, commissions have included a collaboration with American dancer Mimi Cichanowicz , the UMO Jazz Orchestra in Finland, “A Gentle Prayer “ - London Sinfonietta , “Red Ellen” - Tim Garland's Northern Underground Band, “Carillion – The LPO's Renga ensemble and this year “The Caged Bird” from the International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers.Nikki was honoured to have her piece HUSH commissioned by the National Youth Jazz Orchestra featured at the 2012 Proms ( BBC TV) and more recently write for the great American singer, Kurt Elling and The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra.Recently she has been particularly busy - she was awarded the prestigious Ivors Academy Gold Badge and the Ivor Novello Award - winning the best large ensemble composition in 2021.Support the show

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I'm joined by acclaimed actor, musician and activist Tam Dean Burn. Once dubbed 'The scariest actor in Scotland', Tam talks about how he saw acting as an escape route to possibility and how that vision evolved into a prolific career spanning nearly 50 years. From working with the likes of Steven Berkoff and Irving Welsh to his more recent work raising climate awareness with children Tam has always searched for meaning. He also talks openly about the life changing event that led him to re-valuate his perceptions around mental illness and how that has since informed his work. Please join me as we look a life through a different lens.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Tam initially saw acting as an escape from a troubled home life and difficult relationship with his mother, opening up a whole new world of possibilities. Punk music became an outlet for Tam's anger but he realised acting allowed him to channel his energy in a more constructive way through the discipline of performance. Working with directors like Steven Berkoff who celebrated working-class stories helped Tam find meaning and belief in more alternative, physical styles of theatre. Being stabbed by a mentally ill man led Tam to completely re-evaluate his perceptions around mental illness. The experience inspired Tam to create work aimed at understanding voices in people's heads, reducing stigma and supporting mental health. Tam uses daily meditation, yoga and tai chi to find calm, control his anger and recover from difficult situations. Performing climate crisis awareness shows for kids is now a major focus for Tam - helping shift perceptions on protecting the planet. BEST MOMENTS "I was the first person in my whole extended family that moved away from home without being married." "If I'd carried on doing Agatha Christie I would have dropped out, who knows where I would have ended up." "When you've got children, I don't know, then you just think, God, what is it going to be like for my daughter?" "He's been told by the voices that there was a paedophile ring of Scottish actors and I was the only one he recognised." "I felt immediately calm. I didn't freak out at all...it must have been a really sharp knife." "Forgiveness is the key to the kingdom of heaven." "Maybe I could make a series of podcasts with the interviews - podcasts are all about listening." "If life was based on forgiveness, we'd all be in an entirely different place."   ABOUT THE GUEST Tam Dean Burn is a Leith-born actor, musician and political activist who was the mainstay of agit-prop street theatre group Workers Theatre Movement and Artists Against the War from the 1980s on. He was lead singer of the Edinburgh punk band Dirty Reds as featured in the recent award-winning documentary on the Scottish post-punk scene Big Gold Dream. He currently sings in The Bum-Clocks with post-punk legends Malcolm Ross (Josef K) and Russell Burn (FIre Engines) and performs with Tommy Smith's Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. He has had an acclaimed career in theatre, working extensively with Steven Berkoff and at the Donmar, Almeida, National Theatre, Soho Theatre, Glasgow Citizens' and the National Theatre of Scotland. He toured nationally and internationally with his one man show adaptations of Irvine Welsh's Filth and Venus As A Boy by Luke Sutherland. Socials & Contact insta, Linktree, FB are @tamdeanburn ABOUT THE HOST Bio Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy. CONTACT METHOD FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

Have you ever done something very different from your own profession and found similarities? With Jon, we found that cooking in the kitchen can be as similar as preparing for a performance. In this talk we also discussed about Jon's experience as an orchestra musician, what is his approach toward making music, success and failure. With some added seasoning of Jon's humor the conversation turned out to be very cheerful and optimistic. For the time being this uplifting energy is very much required, so tune in to join us for 58 min and 11 sec of good vibes!About Jonathan Chapman:A graduate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he has appeared as Guest Principal Timpanist of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Guest Section Leader Percussionist with the Royal Northern Sinfonia. In addition, he regularly freelances professionally with orchestras such as the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Orchestra of Scottish Ballet, and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. Jonathan has also performed with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, at the 2017 and 2019 BBC Proms. In March 2018, Jonathan performed the Schwantner Concerto for Percussion with the coaching of Chris Lamb, Principal Percussionist of the New York Philharmonic.  He first joined EUYO in 2019 and has since toured to 9 different countries on 3 continents in that time.Contact Jon at - jonathan.chapman94@hotmail.comEpisode music: C. Debussy - Étude No. 11 "Pour les Arpèges Composés" performed by M.MašanauskaitėA. Schoenberg - Die  Gurre-Lieder (Excerpt from Jon's performance)R. Strauss - Till Eulenspiegel (Excerpt from Jon's performance)A. Gaelic - Symphony mov. 4 excerpt (Excerpt from Jon's performance) If you have any comments or enquiries, drop me a line at openartedpodcast@gmail.com  

Recently, Professor Tommy Smith was awarded an O.B.E. for services to education and jazz music. At 17, he left the Berklee College of Music to tour with Gary Burton. Soon afterwards, Smith recorded his debut CD for Blue Note. After returning to Scotland, he founded (and currently directs) the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. He also established the jazz curriculum at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow. His record label, Spartacus Records, has released - amongst others - one of Smith's favourite sax-players, fellow Scotsman, the late Bobby Wellins...

For our 9th episode, we invited two locally based DJ/Producers into the studio - Rebecca Vasmant and Patrick Pothul. Rebecca juggles a busy DJ schedule with a slot on Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide FM and production with Scottish National Jazz Orchestra trombonist Chris Greive in Glasgow Jazz Experiment. Patrick also DJ’s regularly across Glasgow and runs the Glasgow-based Hip Hop label, Handpicked.Aside from their involvement in running labels, club nights, radio shows and producing music, They’ve been friends for a number of years in Glasgow. They play together a lot as well we knew the camaraderie between these two would make for some great listening. They discuss early forays into Glasgow’s clubbing culture, fond memories of the now closed but much loved Soundhaus, their various creative projects and breaking through different genres of music in a city known for it’s love of House & Techno. You’ve been listening to the Talking Feet podcast, brought to you by Walking Heads and produced by Inner Ear. Rebecca can be found hosting Worldwide Glasgow on Worldwide FM. Rebecca will also be playing alongside Gilles Peterson at the Sub Club on November 2nd, following the launch of a new night in collaboration with the Sub Club showcasing the fresh and growing Jazz, funk, latin and world music scene in Glasgow. Find out more on Resident Advisor. You can find Patrick and Handpicked on Subcity Radio hosting their regular radio show plus a monthly event at Bloc on Bath Street in Glasgow. You can check out label releases on the Handpicked Bandcamp page.Do check out and have a listen to our Glasgow Music Tour, which hosted on the Guidigo app, just search for Walking Heads. It’s also available on our website. Download the Guidigo app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Is there someone in particular you’d like to hear on our podcast? Contact us via twitter for your suggestions. We will be venturing away from Glasgow in our next few episodes, exploring themes from our other walking tours in arts & culture across Scotland.You can subscribe to our podcast on all the major platforms, like iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and Acast. If you have any feedback for us or enjoy what we are doing, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on whatever platform you use. Our artwork is by Rae-Yen Song and our music is by Ryan Gibson. To find out more about Walking Heads, go to walkingheads.net.

In our 8th episode, the Talking Feet team is joined by fellow podcasters Halina & Phoebe from PodcART. They host the New Music podcast together and are very active within music in Glasgow but inhabit different areas of the community. In this episode, Halina & Phoebe opened up about where their music experiences in Glasgow began, where they are now and enlightening each other of music spaces & places. They also discuss their upcoming creative endeavours, DIY events and make comparisons to the rest of the UK. And although they make some genuine, positive and constructive criticism of Glasgow’s scene, they ultimately come back around to what makes this dear green space so dear to them. You’ve been listening to the Talking Feet podcast, brought to you by Walking Heads and produced by Inner Ear. You can find out more about PodcART at podcart.co, p o d c a r t . c o. You can subscribe to the Podcart New Music Podcast on all major platforms. You can find out more about UNKNOWN on twitter on the handle UNKNOWNGLASGOW, all one word, all caps. The first event is on the 20th of September at Bloc on Bath Street, from 11-3 and is titled Knowledge & Understanding. The event is free entry and all proceeds/donations will go to the GSA People of colour society. Do check out and have a listen to our Glasgow Music Tour, which hosted on the Guidigo app, just search for Walking Heads. It’s also available on our website. Download the Guidigo app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Is there someone in particular you’d like to hear on our podcast? Contact us via twitter for your suggestions. Continuing in the theme of our Glasgow Music Tour, we are joined in our next episode with two DJ/Producers based in Glasgow - Rebecca Vasmant and Patrick Pothul. Rebecca juggles a busy DJ schedule with a slot on Worldwide FM and production with Scottish National Jazz Orchestra trombonist Chris Greive Glasgow Jazz Experiment. Patrick also DJ’s regularly across Glasgow and runs the Glasgow-based Hip Hop label, Handpicked. You can subscribe to our podcast on all the major platforms, like iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and Acast. If you have any feedback for us or enjoy what we are doing, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on whatever platform you use. Our artwork is by Rae-Yen Song and our music is by Ryan Gibson. To find out more about Walking Heads, go to walkingheads.net.

One of the finest up and coming Scottish Jazz musicians and composers takes to the road with Tune Up for his first ever nationwide tour - playing his own compositions with David Dunsmuir on guitar, Ross Hamilton on bass and a host of special guest appearances. Jazz musician Alyn Cosker has emerged as a regular on the Scottish jazz scene, known to most as the drummer with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and for his performances alongside numerous international jazz greats. Most recently, he stepped in to replace Paolo Vinaccia to great acclaim on a couple of dates on the Tune Up tour that featured Tommy Smith and Arild Anderson. So impressed was Tommy Smith, that he has agreed to guest on Alyn's own Tune Up tour this May. Cosker is also coming to light as a talented composer and this, his first nationwide tour, will co-incide with his debut album release, showcasing the Alyn Cosker Trio comprising electric guitarist David Dunsmuir and Ross Hamilton on bass. Special guest will also include Tommy Smith (tnr sax), Jason Rebello (pno), Paul Towndrow (alto/sop sax), Ryan Quigley (trumpet) & Maureen McMullan (vox). "This has been my first real outlet for composition, and it will be mainly my own stuff. There are a lot of styles going on within the trio, and I wanted to challenge myself." Alyn Cosker

Paul Towndrow Alto and Soprano Saxophonist, Composer, Educator, World Saxophone Competition finalist 2003 & 2004. Paul currently leads his own group, The Paul Towndrow Quartet, is a member of The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and has also performed with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. The Sextet took off around Scotland in summer 2007 with Tune Up. This episode captures some of their unique, quirky, character.