To Michael Gibbs: in Celebration
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
£15
£12 under 18s, over 60s
*includes 3pm concert and Honorary Doctorate presentation, 5.30pm foyer performances, 6.30pm RBC Jazz Orchestra sets.
RBC Jazz Orchestra only
£10
£8 under 18s, over 60s
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To Michael Gibbs: in Celebration
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire celebrates the musical career of Michael Gibbs, one of the greatest composers and arrangers to have worked in the field of jazz, pop, TV and film. For more than six decades, Gibbs has been inspiring musicians and audiences through his collaborations with artists such as Joni Mitchell, Bill Frisell, Gary Burton, and John McLaughlin, and he continues to influence new generations of young musicians through his 25-year connection with the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the exciting recent donation of his archive.
Events are planned across four days in November, starting on Monday 10th with an exhibition of artefacts from the Michael Gibbs Collection (including rare scores, photographs, documents and recordings) and culminating with a variety of performances across different venues on Thursday 13th.
In the afternoon of the 13th, the Bradshaw Hall will host an extra special performance of a selection of Gibbs’ orchestral and chamber works, transcribed from the original scores now held in the archive and conducted by RBC Jazz Lecturer Ed Puddick.
The evening of the 13th will see two simultaneous performances. In The Lab, RBC jazz students will play some of the small band compositions which made Mike a familiar name to so many musicians in the early part of his career, thanks to prominent recordings by Gary Burton and Stan Getz. Meanwhile, the Eastide Jazz Club will host a performance by the RBC Jazz Orchestra. Mike’s music has been part of their repertoire for over a quarter of a century, so expect to hear some firm favourites alongside some recently rediscovered scores from the archive!
Schedule
Tue 11 - Fri 21 Nov
Mike Gibbs Exhibition
Level 2 Gallery, free entry, no booking required
Wed 12 Nov - 6.30 - 8pm
To Michael Gibbs: In Celebration - Panel Discussion
The Contribution of Composers to the Contemporary Jazz Scene
Eastdside Jazz Club
Free admission
6pm - Doors open
6.30pm - Start of panel discussion
7.30pm - Audience questions
8pm - Networking in Boult's Bar
Panellists: Dr Pedro Cravinho (chair), Rebecca Nash, Dr Michael Fletcher, Esa Onttonen, Ed Puddick
Thu 13 Nov, 3pm - 4pm
Honorary Doctorate presentation and concert
The Bradshaw Hall
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Thu 13 Nov, 5.30pm - 9.30pm
RBC Jazz Small Bands
Boult's Bar, free entry, no booking required
Thu 13 Nov, 6.30pm - 9pm
RBC Jazz Orchestra
Eastside Jazz Club, (Free to Honorary Doctorate ticket holders)
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