5 de maio de 2008

Jim McNeely em entrevista ao site Allaboutjazz

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O site norte-americano allaboutjazz acaba de publicar online a entrevista que realizámos ao pianista, compositor e orquestrador Jim McNeely, conhecido por ter tocado durante vários anos com Chet Baker e pelo trabalho que tem feito com algumas das mais importantes big bands americanas e europeias.

A entrevista pode ser lida a partir de hoje e serve como prelúdio ao concerto que McNeely dará com a Orquestra de Jazz Matosinhos no próximo dia 22 de Maio, colaboração esta que tivemos oportunidade de com ele debater.

AAJ: I know in May [2008] you will be playing with Orquestra de Jazz de Matosinhos, from Portugal. What is your involvement in this project and what do you think of this orchestra?

JM: I'm really looking forward to my visit with OJM. We are performing as part of the Festival de Jazz de Matosinhos on May 22. I have sent a full concert's worth of my big band music to them.

The program will consist of pieces I have written for the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra; also some pieces from my Swiss Jazz Orchestra CD, based on paintings by Paul Klee.

I will be conducting the concert, and playing on a few of them. To be honest, I haven't heard the orchestra yet. But they have done some very interesting projects over the last four or five years, with Lee Konitz, Steve Swallow and Carla Bley, and some of Thad Jones' music.

So I am excited about working with them. I also really like Portugal, so I look forward to my visit.


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