Guildhall Big Band: Harlem Renaissance
- 7:30pm
Tickets
About this event:
- Category:
- Jazz
- Event type:
- Booking required | In-person
- Admission:
- £15 (£5 concessions) +bkg fee
- Location:
- Milton Court Concert Hall
Event information
A night of celebration of the vibrant and eclectic music of the Harlem Renaissance; an era that marked a major turning point in the cultural and artistic history of the New York African American community.
Author and journalist Kevin Le Gendre (pictured) joins us to guide our journey through the sounds of the Harlem Renaissance and to narrate as we take a step back in time and imagine ourselves transported to the jazz clubs and cabarets of the 1920s and 1930s.
Guildhall Big Band and Jazz Choir with special guest clarinettist Giacomo Smith lead a musical exploration into a time when jazz, blues, and gospel music flourished and became emblematic of the era. The music of the Harlem Renaissance spoke to the struggles and triumphs of the African American experience, and provided a platform for artists to express themselves creatively.
Programme & Performers
Guildhall Big Band
Guildhall Jazz Choir
Marlon Hibbert Trio
Giacomo Smith clarinet
Matt Skelton & Clare Wheeler directors
Curated and conceptualised by Matt Skelton
Narrated and co-curated by Kevin Le Gendre
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Venue information
Milton Court, based across the road from our Silk Street building, provides the School with world-class performance and training spaces, including a state of the art concert hall, a lyric theatre, a studio theatre and several major rehearsal rooms.
- Milton Court, 1 Milton Street, London, EC2Y 9BH
