ELLINGTON IN ANTICIPATION

“Ellington for the 21st century”

BBC Music Magazine

Inspired by the music of Duke Ellington and taking many of Ellington’s most revered compositions, such as Satin Doll, Mood Indigo, Take The A Train, It Don’t Mean A Thing and Creole Love Call, I've deconstructed and arranged these melodies into a set of new music. Rich in orchestration and very different from the originals I’ve hopefully been respectful to the beauty of Ellington’s original creations.

I formed the group in late 2012 and released Ellington In Anticipation in February 2013 followed by a nine-date sell-out major UK tour. More recent performances included Kings Place and Queen Elizabeth Hall (London Jazz Festival).

The album attracted much critical success, with four-star reviews in the Guardian, Times, Jazzwise and Jazz Journal, as well as being awarded ‘Jazz Album of 2013’ by MOJO magazine and nominated for ‘Best Jazz CD of 2013’ at the All Party Parliamentary Awards. Ellington In Anticipation has been extensively featured on BBC’s Jazz Line-Up, Late Junction and Jazz On 3 programmes, and the band’s concert at the Welsh School Of Music & Drama was broadcast also on BBC Radio 3 in June 2013.