Creative Jazz Weekend
Jazz: past present future
SUNDAY 29th NOVEMBER 2020
10.30am
Peter Cook – In Conversation with Christopher Cook
In this film, newly appointed Education Director of Deal Music & Arts, Peter Cook, talks about his passion for music and his work in music education, together with Christopher Cook, the organisation’s Chair. Peter Cook is a musician, photographer and film maker. His work includes digital media, recording sound, photography and film. He performs with music groups, jazz ensembles and big bands, and he organises and leads projects, performances, exhibitions and events often focusing on a theme or a Community’s needs. Peter enjoys working with people of any age or ability in a creative and valued partnership. He was appointed Education Director of Deal Music & Arts in 2020.
11.30am
Tutorials on Dizzy Gillespie’s A Night in Tunisia
Joe Browne, Musical Director of Deal Music & Arts’ Jazz Journey education programme and Creative Jazz Orchestra, gives a series of short tutorials on Dizzy Gillespie’s ‘A Night in Tunisia’.
4.00pm
Joe Browne introduces Joe Browne & NYJO Ambassadors full concert recorded at St George’s Church, Deal
Saxophonist Joe Browne joins the NYJO Ambassadors for a specially recorded concert for this year’s (online) Creative Jazz Weekend. This is the culmination of a weekend of intense jazz, and it features four great jazz classics.
Cedar Walton’s Bolivia
Dizzy Gillespie’s A Night in Tunisia
Ellington and Tizol’s Caravan
Pat Metheny’s Song for Bilbao
Saxophone: Joe Browne
Trumpet: Harry Evans
Trombone: Dan Higham
Piano: Charlie Bates
Bass: Arthur O’Hara
Drums: Jas Kayser
Recorded at St. George’s Church, Deal, August 2020
Recording Engineer and Sound Editor: Kenneth Peers
Filming: Peter Cook
Editing: Peter Cook
Producer: Joe Browne
Recording Produced by NYJO and Deal Music & Arts in full cooperation
Works in this order (released individually and as a single Playlist):
Dizzy Gillespie: A Night in Tunisia
Duke Ellington/Juan Tizol: Caravan
The Full Playlist is available here.
Recording Produced by NYJO and Deal Music & Arts in full cooperation.