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The fifth track in the concert: "The Spirit of Django" - 9/7/2011

Guy Barker The Spirit of Django Suite

Guy Barker director
Martin Taylor guitar
Chris Garrick violin
John Goldie rhythm guitar
Karen Street accordion
Jon Ormston drums

RNCM Wind Orchestra

RNCM Big Band:

Trumpets:
Mark Harrison
Mark Brazier
Florin Ciurariu
Alex Gibson

Trombones:
Jack Royle
Sam Metcalfe
Matt Shaw

Saxophones:
Tom Thorp
Amy Roberts
Sam Healey
Kyran Matthews
Anthony Brown

Piano
Richard Jones

Bass
Stewart Wilson

Drums
Xavier Winton


We're delighted to present an epic Summer project, in which the RNCM Big Band and Chamber Orchestra join forces with guitarist Martin Taylor and jazz supremo Guy Barker to present Guy's tribute to legendary guitarist, Django Reinhardt.

Originally commissioned for the 2010 International Guitar Festival on the Wirral, The Spirit of Django Suite fuses elements of Reinhardt's work with original themes by Martin Taylor to create a through-composed original composition by Guy Barker. The music evokes the spirit of Reinhardt, featuring newly orchestrated standards, an explosion of strings, horns and the improvisational prowess of Taylor's guitar as you've never heard it before...

This music is a myriad of fascinating connections. Barker and Taylor have played together since they were teenagers, appreciating the value of each other's playing and moving this into the 21st century. Martin's relationship with the music of Django Reinhardt stretches back to his work with the legendary Stephane Grappelli, the musical partner of Django for so many years.