Violin Jazz in Autumn: 9 Pieces for Violin and Piano

ISBN-13: 9780193407671 / Angielski

Nikki Iles

Opis

This stylish album for violin and piano takes players on a musical tour of autumn, presenting well-loved songs such as 'September in the Rain', 'Autumn Leaves', 'Danny Boy', and '(Somewhere) Over the Rainbow' and original compositions on other seasonal themes. The nine pieces reflect a wide variety of jazz styles, including swing, blues, calypso, and bossa nova, and draw on artists such as Yehudi Menuhin, Stephane Grappelli, Didier Lockwood, and Regina Carter. With fully notated rhythms, grooves, and improvisations, Violin Jazz in Autumn is the perfect collection for instrumentalists looking for that authentic sound.

O autorze

Multi award-winning jazz pianist and composer, Nikki Iles, was a founder member of the innovative Creative Jazz Orchestra. She has a busy freelance career, with over 25 CDs recorded over 3 decades, and has been described as the Heroine of British Jazz. Composition remains a major part of her musical life with commissions from The London Sinfonietta, the International Society of Jazz Composers and Arrangers, and The National Youth Jazz Orchestra. With a parallel career as a much loved and respected teacher, Nikki is also Professor of Jazz Piano at the Royal Academy of Music and The Guildhall Music and Drama. Recent awards that Nikki has won include the Ivors Academy Gold Badge for exceptional contribution to music (2019), the Jazz Education award, The Parliamentary Jazz Award (2019), and the Nikki Iles Big Band won Jazz Ensemble of the Year in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards (2020).