The Catstrand, New Galloway, Scotland 18 April 2014
SNJO featuring Kurt Elling
Glasgow, Feb. 2014
Mira
About the album Credits Design [Cover Design] – Sascha Kleis Double Bass, Electronics – Arild Andersen Drums – Paolo Vinaccia Engineer – Jan Erik Kongshaug Photography By [Liner Photos] – Roar Vestad Producer [Produced By] – Manfred Eicher Tenor Saxophone, Shakuhachi – Tommy Smith Notes Recorded December 2012 Rainbow Studio Oslo Made By – EDC, Germany – 53367366 Recorded At – Rainbow Studio An ECM Production ℗ 2013 ECM Records GmbH / © 2013 ECM […]
‘And we’ll take a rich guid-willy waught’
Dear Supporters of ‘Review all Genres of Music’, When I departed home this morning the petition was quiescent at 442 and my bones were unsettled. Having just returned from teaching at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland it’s now ascending at an active 832. I’ve taken time to dutifully read everything everyone has written and I’d […]
Culloden Moor Suite
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We’ll take a cup of kindness yet
Dear Robert Burns and his descendants, On this sacred day, the Scotsman newspaper has taken the budgetary decision to end reviewing world music, classical and jazz recordings, which is a heart-breaking bowdlerization of minority art forms and another cessation for the popularization and liberality of creativity. They may publish occasional reviews in the future but […]
University of Edinburgh – Celebration of Achievement ceremony
Film producer Lord Puttnam, rugby star Scott Hastings, jazz musician and composer Tommy Smith, Homeless World Cup President and founder of The Big Issue Scotland Mel Young, and Chair of CBI Scotland Nosheena Mobarik were awarded their degrees at a ceremony at the McEwen Hall, Edinburgh University.
In The Spirit of Duke
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"Vocalise"
Vocalise by Rachmaninov featuring the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Stephen Bell and Scottish saxophonist Tommy Smith on 8th September 2012, Glasgow City Halls, BBC Proms Last Night Celebrations in Scotland.
Tommy wins two 2012 Scottish Jazz Awards
Among the 12 award categories, vocalist of the year went to Carol Kidd MBE. Saxophonist Julian Argüelles was instrumentalist of the year, while fellow saxophonist Tommy Smith’s group recording Karma collected album of the year, while Smith also won the education award. A lifetime recognition award went to Ronnie Rae Senior, veteran double-bassist, mentor and […]