Jazz
Format: CD
Code: 112317
EAN: 3838898112317
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The European Jazz Orchestra consists of up until 20 professional musicians, all selected by the Jazz Producers' Group of the European Broadcasting Union from all over Europe.
Every year in April/May the Danish-based organization Swinging Europe puts together a European jazz big band tour under the name of the European Jazz Orchestra - EJO. Each year a new conductor, new compositions and a new line-up of handpicked musicians, aged 18-30 - headhunted by the partner organization, the EBU Jazz Producers Group - go on new adventures, following new itineraries. Since the start of the EJO in 1998, 276 European musicians have participated and 205 concerts have been
arranged in 35 countries in Europe, North and South America and in Asia. In 2005 the EJO merged with the EBU Big Band, established in 1965 by the network of public broadcasters with Members and partners all over the world. The EBU Big Band has had a huge impact on the global jazz scene, presenting a wide range of renowned jazz personalities at various concert halls, clubs and festivals all over Europe. The impact of the EBU Big Band has been boosted by an enormous quantity of radio and TV
transmissions reaching millions of listeners and viewers
In 2010 the RTV Slovenia - Radio Televizija Slovenija - co-produced the tour.
European Jazz Orchestra 2010 line-up:
Conductor: Tadej Tomšič - Slovenia
Trumpet: Jimmy Nyborg - Sweden
Trumpet: Magnus Schriefl - Germany
Trumpet: Martin Eberle - Austria
Trumpet: Andreas Polyzogopoulos - Greece
Trombone: Attila Korb - Hungary
Trombone: Rudolfs Kulbergs - Latvia
Trombone: Luka Žužić - Croatia
Bass trombone: Markus Larjomaa - Finland
Alto saxophone: Philipp Gerschlauer - Germany
Alto saxophone: Ola Asdahl Rokkones - Norway
Tenor saxophone: Elin Larsson - Sweden
Tenor saxophone: Kristjan Mazurtchak - Estonia
Baritone saxophone: Lars Greve - Denmark
Piano: Jan Andr - Czech Rep.
Guitar: Mark McKnight - N. Ireland
Bass: Dimitar Karamfilov - Bulgaria
Drums: Anne Paceo - France
Percussion: Oleksandr Beregovskiyy - Ukraine
Vocals: Nina Strnad - Slovenia
“What the world needs now is more swinging and less skirmishing; long live Swinging Europe and the EJO!” - Jack Bowers, allaboutjazz.com
The European Jazz Orchestra is supported by EU and EBU.
Webpage: www.swinging-europe.dk
Compositions:
1. Night (J. Privšek, J. Privšek)
2. Is The Honeymoon Over Now (T. Tomšič, T. Tomšič)
3. To Be Or Not To Bop (J. Privšek, J. Privšek)
4. I Saw Delight (T. Tomšič, T. Tomšič)
5. Catch Da Buzz (T. Tomšič, T. Tomšič)
6. Sentimental Journey (L. Brown, B. Green, B. Homer, T. Tomšič)
7. Po jezeru (Slovenian folk song, T. Tomšič) (listen!)
8. Sweet Georgia Brown (B. Bernie, M. Pinkard, K. Casey, J. Privšek)
9. Love You Madly (D. Ellington, E. Fitzgerald, T. Tomšič)
Recorded live at Cankarjev dom v Ljubljana, 15. 3. 2010.
