Upcoming events
Birth of the Cool
This iconic album, originally recorded by Miles Davis’ nine-piece group in 1949 both defined and changed the sound of jazz. Rarely heard with its original instrumentation, don’t miss this all-star cast coming together to perform it. Jim Rattigan (French horn), Alan Barnes (baritone sax), Andy Panayi (alto sax), Geoff Mason (trombone), Chris Coull (trumpet) Jeff Miller (tuba), John Donaldson (piano), George Trebar (double bass) and Joe Edwards (drums)
with students from Trinity Laban
Jim will be performing his own compositions with students from Trinity Laban
with Triplicity
“The magical sound combination of french horn, violin and piano is used in classical music and I wanted to introduce the jazz world to this highly original instrumentation. The inspiration for my compositions, which we recorded for the album Triplicity, comes from many different sources.For instance ‘Barton Glebe'; is loosely based on the opening of the Brahms horn trio and Sweet Tamarind, an uplifting waltz, is inspired by the music of Bill Evans. ” Jim Rattigan 2024