NIGEL KENNEDY
The Blue Note Sessions
Cat. No. 357 0502
Label : Blue Note
Released: 04th Jan 07

Ever since music has been recorded a succession of jazz musicians have been tempted to don a bow tie and try a classical composition or two on for size, and a number of classical artists have loosened theirs and had a crack at some jazz. A few have made a reasonable fist of it but in general it has not really worked. It’s hard for a disciplined and intellectually rigorous classical musician to swing or for a jazz artist to play any composition without imbuing it with his or her own interpretation. But for the first time in a long time a genuine classical virtuoso has successfully crossed the divide.

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Ronnie Scott’s Club
47 Frith Street
London W1
T: 020 7439 0747

Diane Schuur & The Ronnie Scott’s Allstars
12 –14th February
£29

The veteran pianist / singer with the three-and-a-half octave range makes a rare appearance in London and enables Ronnie’s to maintain its jazz credentials. The multi-Grammy award winner has earned an international following since she hit the scene at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1975, playing with the cream of jazz, including mentor Stan Getz, Count Basie, Maynard Ferguson and Quincy Jones amongst others. Also on the bill are the Ronnie Allstars, featuring vocalist Matt Ford in a tribute to Tony Bennett.

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