LPO Offstage
Jazzing up the Orchestra
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Episode notes
YolanDa Brown joins jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano and LPO double bass and bass guitar player Tom Walley to find out what role the saxophone has within the orchestra, and how the worlds of jazz and orchestral playing come together.
YolanDa, Joe and Tom get stuck into a discussion about musical genres and expression: from improvising with an orchestra to different playing techniques, emulating vocal lines on the saxophone, along with some legendary stories.
Plus, a chat about the UK premiere of Douglas J Cuomo’s saxophone concerto: ‘a raft, the sky, the wild sea’ which took place following the recording of this episode…
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