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London Jazz Festival live from Kings Place

Soweto Kinch hosts the opening night celebration of the EFG London Jazz Festival

LIVE from London, Soweto Kinch hosts the opening night celebration of the EFG London Jazz Festival from Kings Place with a set from Amir ElSaffar’s Rivers of Sound Orchestra, a 17 piece band blending music of East and West, plus many surprise guests offering a selection of music from across the festival.

1 hour, 60 minutes

Last on

Fri 16 Nov 2018 23:00

Music Played

  • Amir ElSaffar's Rivers Of Sound

    Music from Amir ElSaffar's Rivers of Sound

  • Camilla George Quartet

    The People Could Fly

  • Camilla George Quartet

    The Most Useful Slave

  • Camilla George Quartet

    How Nehemiah Got Free

  • Alice Zawadzki, Hyelim Kim, Rob Luft and Misha Mullov-Abbado Quartet

    Sanjo

  • Alice Zawadzki, Hyelim Kim, Rob Luft and Misha Mullov-Abbado Quartet

    Falling Ribbons

  • Alice Zawadzki, Hyelim Kim, Rob Luft and Misha Mullov-Abbado Quartet

    Expect The Unexpected

  • Alice Zawadzki, Hyelim Kim, Rob Luft and Misha Mullov-Abbado Quartet

    Low Sun; Lovely Pink Light

PLAYLIST

Amir AlSaffar’s Rivers Of Sound

Set list:

Jourjina Over Three (7’00)

Penny Explosion (7’00)

Ya lbni Ya lbni (My Son, My Son) (7’00)

Layl (Night) (7’00)

Hijaz 21/8 (7’00)

Shards of Memory/B Half Flat Fantasy (10’00)

Personnel:

Amir ElSaffar - trumpet/santur / vocalÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Carlo DeRosa - upright bass

Ole Mathisen - tenor saxophone/soprano saxophoneÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Fabrizio CassolÌýÌý - alto saxophoneÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Nasheet WaitsÌý - drums

Tareq Abboushi - buzuqÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Dafer Tawil - oud / percussionÌýÌý

George ZiadehÌý - oud / vocalÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

JD Parran - clarinet/bass saxophoneÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Mohamed Saleh - oboe / English hornÌýÌý

Tim Moore - dumbek / frame drumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Miles OkazakiÌýÌýÌý electric guitarÌýÌýÌý

Aruán Ortiz - piano

Rajna Swaminathan -Ìý mrudangam

Naseem Alatrash - celloÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Dena ElSaffar - violinÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Jason Adasiewicz – vibraphone

Ìý

Camilla George Quartet

The People Could Fly (9mins)

The Most Useful Slave (9mins)

How Nehemiah Got Free (9mins)

Ìý

Personnel:

Camilla George (sax)

Sarah Tandy (piano)

Jihad Darwish (bass)

Winston Clifford (drums)

Ìý

Alice Zawadzki/Hyelim Kim/Rob Luft/Misha Mullov-Abado Quartet

Sanjo (8 mins) (Comp. Trad)

Expect The Unexpected (8mins) (comp. Rob Luft)

Falling Ribbons (8 mins) (comp. Alice Zawadzki, Hyelim Kim, Rob Luft, and Misha Mullov-Abbado)

Low Sun; Lovely Pink Light (8 mins) (Comp. Alice Zawadzki)

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Personnel:

Alice Zawadzki (vocals, violin)

Hyelim Kim (flute)

Rob Luft (guitar)

Misha Mullov-Abbado (bass)

Broadcast

  • Fri 16 Nov 2018 23:00

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Meet the presenters

Soweto Kinch, Emma Smith and Al Ryan.