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The Three Orchestras Onstage Apex Theatre, Bury St Edmunds Photo by Matt Pannell |
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L-R: Jessie Breve , Loek van den Berg and Paul van de Calsijde of NJJO Photo by Matt Pannell |
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Tim Hennekes (Drums, NJJO) Photo by Matt Pannell |
One by one, these new ensembles – they’d only had the previous day to meet and rehearse – showed their mettle by tackling old and new charts with thumping commitment. Compositions by Johan Plomp were edgy and avant-garde, while NYJO saxophonist Tom Ridout’s beautiful For the Road and Those On It was handled with all the skill and sensitivity it deserved. Of course, the three groups merged for a deafening encore, brass players spilling along the side walls of the theatre to give the locals a close-up blasting, but it was the three international scratch bands that left the deepest impression of what, given the chance to collaborate, these outstanding European musicians can do.
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Kira Lin of BuJazzO Photo by Matt Pannell |
Categories: Live reviews
I can confirm that the 2 subsequent gigs in Blackheath and Corby were rip-roaring successes too, with considerably varied repertoire on both nights and a nicely mixed young-and-old audience. The 400 seat Cube theatre in Corby is a lovely venue with a brilliant acoustic and deserves to be a regular highlight location on the jazz circuit.