Ken Mathieson Classic Jazz Orchestra at Edinburgh International Jazz & Blues Festival at The Queen's Hall

A special concert, marking the tenth anniversary of this great Scottish jazz institution. Their first concert in 2004 featured Morton’s music, and now, Mathieson presents rarely heard – in a couple of cases, perhaps never heard before – unpublished big band scores, made available from the archives of HNOC in New Orleans.

A specially enhanced Orchestra has been put together to play this music in the second half of the concert: Kevin Ferris, Billy Hunter and Duke Heitger (tpts), Evan Christopher (cl), Dick Lee, Martin Foster (as), Konrad Wiszniewski (ts), Allon Beauvoisin (ts, bars), Chris Greive, Kevin Garrity and Michael Owers (tb), Tom Finlay (p), Don Vappie (gtr/bjo), Roy Percy (b) and Ken Mathieson (dms/arr). In the first half, the CJO with their New Orleans guests, will play small group music by Morton and others....

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A special concert, marking the tenth anniversary of this great Scottish jazz institution. Their first concert in 2004 featured Morton’s music, and now, Mathieson presents rarely heard – in a couple of cases, perhaps never heard before – unpublished big band scores, made available from the archives of HNOC in New Orleans.

A specially enhanced Orchestra has been put together to play this music in the second half of the concert: Kevin Ferris, Billy Hunter and Duke Heitger (tpts), Evan Christopher (cl), Dick Lee, Martin Foster (as), Konrad Wiszniewski (ts), Allon Beauvoisin (ts, bars), Chris Greive, Kevin Garrity and Michael Owers (tb), Tom Finlay (p), Don Vappie (gtr/bjo), Roy Percy (b) and Ken Mathieson (dms/arr). In the first half, the CJO with their New Orleans guests, will play small group music by Morton and others.

A fitting tribute to the greatest composer of early jazz, and to our own Classic Jazz Orchestra.

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