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1 Oct 2022, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
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BBC Concert Orchestra 2022-2023 Celebrating Mingus: Guy Barker and the BBC Concert Orchestra

BBC Concert Orchestra
Celebrating Mingus: Guy Barker and the BBC Concert Orchestra
19:30 Sat 1 Oct 2022 Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Backed by the full forces of the BBC Concert Orchestra, Barker’s 16-piece New Jazz Orchestra gives voice to Mingus’ pioneering musical imagination, which reshaped the sound of the 20th century.
Backed by the full forces of the BBC Concert Orchestra, Barker’s 16-piece New Jazz Orchestra gives voice to Mingus’ pioneering musical imagination, which reshaped the sound of the 20th century.

Performances & Interviews

LISTEN: Mingus Suite
01:05
LISTEN: Mingus Suite
Guy Barker's Mingus Suite: brand-new arrangements of the Charles Mingus's greatest music.
Sep '22BBC

Programme

      • Don’t Be Afraid, the Clown’s Afraid Too / Us Is TwoMedley. Arranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker
      • Money JungleArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
      • Fleurette AfricaineArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
      • I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)Arranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
      • Maple Leaf Ragarr. Jelly Roll Morton, orch. Guy Barker
      • CaravanArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
      • Mingus SuiteArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker. Narration written by Robert Ryan.

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Celebrating Mingus

The evening begins with a journey through Mingus’ musical influences, featuring jazz, funk, and R&B saxophonist, Lakecia Benjamin.

In 2020 she was awarded the title of Up and Coming Artist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association; The New Yorker comments that her playing is ‘sprinkled with the rich flavours of funk and soul’.

Together with the orchestra, she performs music by the titan of big band music, Duke Ellington, the mighty Jelly Roll Morton and more.

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BBC Concert Orchestra 2022-2023