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Time and Motion

  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 […]

Rhapsody In Blue

with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra featuring Martin Kershaw (Clarinet, alto sax), Paul Towndrow (Alto sax), Tommy Smith (Tenor Sax), Konrad Wiszniewski (Tenor sax), Bill Fleming (Baritone sax), Ryan Quigley (Trumpet), Paul Newton (Trumpet), Tom MacNiven (Trumpet), Linsey McDonald (Trumpet), Chris Greive (Trombones), Michael Campbell (Trombones), Michael Owers (Trombones), Lorna McDonald (Bass trombone), Graeme Scott […]

Torah

with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy [audio:http://tommysmith.scot/ts/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/TORAH_Numbers.mp3|titles=Tommy Smith – Torah – Numbers] Reviews: Chris Parker (Vortex Jazz) — Written by Tommy Smith in 1999, with Joe Lovano in mind (and performed by the great US saxophonist, with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, during a weekend of concerts in Scotland in […]