Known as The Duke, Edward Kennedy SNJO director Tommy Smith said: Beginning keyboard studies at Ellington is considered amongst the “We are proud to be celebrating the age of seven, Ellington’s world’s greatest jazz musicians and such an inspirational figure as Duke earliest influences were the composers with a musical legacy Ellington, whose music we have visited ragtime pianists. He taught covering six decades. He reached out successfully before and to whose style himself harmony at the and touched a worldwide audience in we will be endeavouring to remain as piano and at 17, made his a fashion that may never be equalled true as possible on these concerts. professional debut. Encouraged with music that was evocative and There’s no musician more qualified by Fats Waller, he moved to emotional, richly textured in mood, to play the Ellington role on piano New York in 1923 and, during ranging from lyrical simplicity to than Brian Kellock and we’re looking the formative Cotton Club dense complexity. forward immensely to featuring his years, experimented with and skill, exuberance and fantastic touch developed the style that would at the keyboard at the core of an quickly bring him worldwide orchestra that’s currently playing at success and recognition. the top of its game.” Ellington would be among the first to focus on musical form and composition in jazz using ternary forms and “call- and-response” techniques in works like Concerto for Cootie and Cotton Tail and classic symphonic devices in his orchestral suites. In this respect, he would influence the likes of Monk, Mingus, and Evans. Born 29 April 1899 in Washington DC, composer, bandleader, and pianist Edward Kennedy (“Duke”) Ellington was recognized in his Among Ellington’s many lifetime as one of the greatest jazz composers and honours and awards were performers. Nicknamed “Duke” by a boyhood friend honorary doctorates from who admired his regal air, the name stuck and Howard and Yale Universities, became indelibly associated with the finest membership in the American creations in big band and vocal jazz. A Institute of Arts and Letters, genius for instrumental combinations, election as the first jazz improvisation, and jazz arranging brought musician member of the Royal the world the unique “Ellington” sound Music Academy in Stockholm, that found consummate expression and the Presidential Medal of in works like “Mood Indigo,” Freedom. “Prelude to a Kiss,” and the symphonic suites Queen’s, Peer Gynt Suite, Toots, Far East and Nut Cracker. Listed in alphabetical Amad (Far East Suite) To all our Friends PATRONS SUPPORTERS order, a selection of these Anitria’s Dance (Peer Gynt Suite) and Supporters tunes will be played Black & Tan Fantasy Gary Burton Michael Bloom listed and to those Joe Lovano Bill and Mary Colgan at each concert and Caravan who have chosen to donate anonymously Dame Cleo Laine Eric Colledge announced from the stage. Concerto For Cootie – your help has been Chick Corea Martin Currie Daybreak Express much appreciated Iain Farquhar Diminuendo in Blue & Crescendo in Blue and we thank you LIFE FRIENDS Iain Fraser Happy Go Lucky Local (Toots Suite) sincerely. Ian Forrest Michael Connarty MP – Gillespie John Forrest Harlem Air Shaft Frederick Kay – Gillespie Jenne McClure Ann Mclean – Gillsepie In A Mellow Tone If you enjoyed Venetia Menzies Matasaka Tarahara – Gillespie In The Hall Of The Mountain King (Peer Gynt Suite) tonight’s concert, James and Sally Milton Gordon Drummond – Gil Evans Jack the Bear please do consider Jill Mitchell There will be an interval becoming a friend George Duncan - Gil Evans June Mitchell of 20 minutes Ko Ko Jim Menzies – Gil Evans Le Sucrier Velours (Queen’s Suite) too – forms are Allan Murray available at the John Simpson – Gil Evans Ian Napier Mood Indigo SNJO desk or join Peter Wilson – Gil Evans Bill and Edna Newman Morning Mood (Peer Gynt Suite) online at Mrs A Quigg Oclupaca (Latin American Suite) www.snjo.co.uk. ANNUAL FRIENDS Tony Reeves Overture (Nut Cracker Suite) Jules Riley – Kenton Margaret Robertson Prelude To A Kiss We look forward to David Butcher – Basie Mike Rymaruk / Jan McLardy welcoming you. Albert Clowes – Basie Douglas Scott Riding On A Blue Note John Neath – Basie Prof. A Trewavas Rockin’ In Rhythm Charles & Anne Passmore – Basie Jacklyn Webb Scorpio Sepia Panorama Solitude Sunset & The Mocking Bird (Queen’s Suite) The Single Petal of A Rose (Queen’s Suite) Tootie For Cootie REEDS: Ruraidh Pattison, Martin Kershaw, Tommy Smith, Konrad Wiszniewski, Bill Fleming TRUMPETS: Ryan Quigley, Cameron Jay, Tom MacNiven, James Marr TROMBONES: Chris Greive, Phil O’Malley, Michael Owers RHYTHM SECTION: Brian Kellock (piano), Calum Gourlay (bass), Alyn Cosker (drums) Sono Vie 36 Main Street Barrhead G78 1RE E: [email protected] Phone: 0141 766 0006 Mobile: 07944 752 879 Fax : 0141 766 0012 From a single microphone to a complete Caledonian Chambers 87 Union Street Glasgow G1 3TA www.grasshoppersglasgow.com performance package including lighting, lit music stands, generator, LED starcloth, LED lighting, gauzes, moving lights, staging, sound...and much more... We offer a tailor made soloution for your production, be it large or small. To find out more visit: www.sonovie.co.uk for 1/2 page FUTURE 2012 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA see www.snjo.co.uk for more details 21-24 Feb Miles Ahead and Birth of the Cool featuring Paolo Fresu THE TOMMY SMITH YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA see www.tsyjo.com for more details 07 Dec Glasgow: Royal Conservatoire 7.30pm 08 Dec Stirling: The Tolbooth at 2.30pm 09 Dec Edinburgh We are deeply indebted to all our sponsors and thank them for their support. graphic design: nadworks, cb / Siula Grande Design - Nadja von Massow.