Posts Tagged ‘jazz’

Youth Trad Big Band project

Posted by Shetland Arts on July 28th, 2010 No Comments

Shetland is about to see the launch of a new youth ‘super group’ featuring some of the islands’ finest young musicians who, under the tutelage of Harris Playfair, Margaret Scollay and a range of youth tutors, will focus on material which spans jazz and traditional Shetland music with ‘big band’ style arrangements.
The as yet…

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Shetland Jazz Club meeting reminder – Tuesday 16th Feb

Posted by Bryan Peterson on February 15th, 2010 No Comments

Shetland Jazz Club is to hold a meeting in Shetland Arts’ offices at 7pm in the Toll Clock Centre, Lerwick, tomorrow (Tuesday) night.
The club is going through a process of transition – from a period of little or no activity to a potential for a significant increase in the provision of an exciting programme…

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Alyn Cosker Quartet to funk Shetland with Feb jazz dates

Posted by Bryan Peterson on January 22nd, 2010 1 Comment

Drummer Alyn Cosker and his jazz funk quartet will visit Shetland in the first weekend of February to play two concerts and hold educational workshops as part of their national tour.
A multi-faceted, all encompassing drummer with blistering technique and a sympathetic ear to all genres, Cosker “has emerged as the top young drummer on the…

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Alyn Cosker to play Shetland gigs in Feb

Posted by Bryan Peterson on December 29th, 2009 No Comments

Jazz drummer Alyn Cosker will be playing two concerts in Shetland with his quartet as part of a tour to support his debut solo album “Lyn’s Une”, recently released on Linn Records.
The group will be playing at the Lerwick Town Hall on Friday 5th of February and the Bigton Hall on Saturday the 6th.…

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Jazz Weekender – concerts, workshops and masterclasses

Posted by Bryan Peterson on November 6th, 2009 No Comments

Shetland Jazz fans are in for a treat next weekend (13 to 16 Nov) when the Harris Playfair Trio and Kirkwall Grammar School Big Band make the trip north for the “Jazz Weekender” event comprising school performances, youth music workshops and a special Saturday evening concert at Lerwick Town Hall. The concert will also feature…

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