BBC Proms - 2008 - Prom 31: Classical Jazz

Charles Hazlewood conducts and presents this live Prom of Classical Jazz with the BBC Concert Orchestra, while fellow presenter Suzy Klein is joined in the studio by choirmaster Gareth Malone. Featuring Gershwin's An American in Paris and Strike up the Band, Stravinsky's Ebony Concerto played by clarinettist Michael Collins, and Bernstein's Prelude, Fugue and Riffs. With three jazz-influenced world premieres: Jason Yarde's arrangement of Gershwins My Man's Gone Now from Porgy and Bess, Yarde's Rhythm and Other Fascinations, and Gwilym Simcock's Progressions for Piano and Orchestra, performed by the composer with Phil Donkin on double bass and Martin France on drums. During the interval, Gareth Malone introduces highlights from the performance by the King's Singers, who are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year.