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It was in June 1994 I had the great pleasure of meeting the legendary poet, Norman MacCaig, in his Edinburgh flat. I had heard him read his poems at the St. Magnus Festival in Orkney in 1993 in a small wooden floored room packed with people; I was giddy with excitement to experience the atmosphere […]
Scottish saxophonist Tommy Smith has been awarded an OBE for services to jazz in the 2019 New Year honours list. Edinburgh-born Smith has been a presence on the international jazz scene and a champion of jazz in Scotland since he emerged as a precocious talent in his teens during the 1980s. Following studies at Berklee […]
About the album CreditsDesign – Sascha KleisDouble Bass – Arild AndersenDrums – Paolo VinacciaEngineer [Recording (ORF)] – Alois HummerMixed By [Mixing], Mastered By [Mastering] – Arild Andersen, Jan Erik KongshaugMusic By – Arild AndersenPhotography By [Cover Photo] – Jan KrickePhotography By [Liner Photos] – Derek Clark (5)Producer [Recording Producer (ORF)] – Michael RadanovicsTenor Saxophone – Tommy Smith NotesConcert recording by ORF, September 29, 2016at Jazzfreunde Bad Ischl (PKS Villa Rothstein), AustriaAN ORF recording (Radio Österreich 1) […]
About the album Leading European jazz saxophonist, composer and educator Tommy Smith boldly breaks new ground with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on ‘Modern Jacobite’, an exceptional recording featuring his symphonic work “Jacobite”, alongside personal re-imaginings of Rachmaninoff and Chick Corea. The centrepiece of this striking album is an evocative painting in music, ‘Jacobite’. Tommy […]
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As we hit 10,000 signatures that emphatically oppose the proposed Edinburgh City Council destructive cut of 75% to our Instrumental Tuition Service, we step significantly closer to eventually hearing from a senior Council officer and the evidence they may communicate at a public meeting to whether they will expunge their apathetic overture.
Is it really 2015? It seems astonishing that a double of tens have passed since the birth of the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, yet here we are. Our story is a compelling one by any measure, and it reads at times like a drama in three acts. First there was the shaky start followed […]
About the album Two of Scotland’s greatest jazz artists, saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Brian Kellock, team up to bring you a beautiful and imaginative duo. Not surprisingly, the press has applauded them with phrases such as ‘bewitching layers of delicacy’, ‘full flight’, ‘spontaneous invention’ and ‘sheer artistry’. This dynamic duo perform tracks from their […]
