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MJQ Celebration at The Concorde
Courtesy of Vanessa Skeet | Posted on March 6, 2015
Where
The Concorde
Stoneham Lane
Eastleigh
Map
+44 23 8061 3989
When
Wed, March 25, 2015
20:30
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The ‘MJQ Celebration’ is a coming together of some of today’s most celebrated UK jazz musicians, to pay homage to one of the most celebrated jazz ensembles of all time, the ‘Modern Jazz Quartet’. Stellar favourites such as ‘Django’, ‘The Golden Striker’, ‘Bag’s Groove’ and ‘Concorde’ are given enthralling new renditions, whilst staying true to the original intentions of their composers John Lewis and Milt Jackson.
The group pay homage to their founder, the late Michael Garrick MBE, by including two of his finest original compositions, hand-picked by his bass player of choice, Matt Ridley. Teaming up for the session with stalwart UK saxophonist Dave O’Higgins, the ensemble also doff their cap to the collaboration between Sonny Rollins and the MJQ, featuring a rip-roaring version of ‘The Stopper’, as well as the more moderate (but no less compelling) ‘No Moe’ and ‘Scoops’....