MAO Exclusive: A Selection of Stan Kenton Compositions
21:00
Opus Jazz Club
Modern Art Orchestra
Artistic leader: Kornél Fekete-Kovács
Stan Kenton (1911 –1979) was a pianist, composer, and arranger who led an innovative, influential, and often controversial American jazz orchestra. As leader, Kenton became really popular in the late 40s, calling his music 'progressive jazz'. He lead a concert orchestra as opposed to a dance band at a time when most big bands were starting to break up. In 1950 he put together the 39-piece (!) Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra playing music that ranged from the unique and very dense modern classical charts of Bob Graettinger to works that somehow swung despite the weight. Such major players as Maynard Ferguson, Shorty Rogers, Milt Bernhart, Art Pepper, Bud Shank, Shelly Manne, or June Christy were part of this remarkable project.
Then quite unexpectedly, Kenton went through a swinging period. The charts of such arrangers as Shorty Rogers, Gene Roland, Gerry Mulligan, Marty Paich, Johnny Richards, and particularly Bill Holman and Bill Russo began to dominate the repertoire. Such talented players (in addition to the ones already named) as Lee Konitz, Conte Candoli, Sal Salvador, Stan Levey, Frank Rosolino, Zoot Sims, Charlie Mariano, Mel Lewis, Pete Candoli, Lucky Thompson, Carl Fontana, or Jack Sheldon made strong contributions. The music was never predictable and could get quite bombastic, but it managed to swing while still keeping the Kenton sound. Kenton's last successful experiment was his mellophonium band of 1960-1963. Despite the difficulties in keeping the four mellophoniums (which formed their own separate section) in tune, this particular Kenton orchestra had its exciting moments; the albums Kenton's West Side Story (arrangements by Johnny Richards) and Adventures In Jazz, each won Grammy awards in 1962 and 1963 respectively. (source: Wikipedia)
Tickets are available for 1500 HUF on the spot, in the national JEGYPONT network of Interticket and online at JEGY.HU
Seating at the Opus jazz Club can only be guaranteed in case of a table reservation.
Tel: (+36 1) 216 7894, E-mail: [email protected]
mao.hu
℗ BMC
Stan Kenton (1911 –1979) was a pianist, composer, and arranger who led an innovative, influential, and often controversial American jazz orchestra. As leader, Kenton became really popular in the late 40s, calling his music 'progressive jazz'. He lead a concert orchestra as opposed to a dance band at a time when most big bands were starting to break up. In 1950 he put together the 39-piece (!) Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra playing music that ranged from the unique and very dense modern classical charts of Bob Graettinger to works that somehow swung despite the weight. Such major players as Maynard Ferguson, Shorty Rogers, Milt Bernhart, Art Pepper, Bud Shank, Shelly Manne, or June Christy were part of this remarkable project.
Then quite unexpectedly, Kenton went through a swinging period. The charts of such arrangers as Shorty Rogers, Gene Roland, Gerry Mulligan, Marty Paich, Johnny Richards, and particularly Bill Holman and Bill Russo began to dominate the repertoire. Such talented players (in addition to the ones already named) as Lee Konitz, Conte Candoli, Sal Salvador, Stan Levey, Frank Rosolino, Zoot Sims, Charlie Mariano, Mel Lewis, Pete Candoli, Lucky Thompson, Carl Fontana, or Jack Sheldon made strong contributions. The music was never predictable and could get quite bombastic, but it managed to swing while still keeping the Kenton sound. Kenton's last successful experiment was his mellophonium band of 1960-1963. Despite the difficulties in keeping the four mellophoniums (which formed their own separate section) in tune, this particular Kenton orchestra had its exciting moments; the albums Kenton's West Side Story (arrangements by Johnny Richards) and Adventures In Jazz, each won Grammy awards in 1962 and 1963 respectively. (source: Wikipedia)
Tickets are available for 1500 HUF on the spot, in the national JEGYPONT network of Interticket and online at JEGY.HU
Seating at the Opus jazz Club can only be guaranteed in case of a table reservation.
Tel: (+36 1) 216 7894, E-mail: [email protected]
mao.hu
℗ BMC