Jazz on 3 - Carla Bley at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Jez Nelson presents a concert given by American pianist, bandleader and composer Carla Bley as part of the 2009 London Jazz Festival. Bringing her long-standing quartet The Lost Chords to the Queen Elizabeth Hall, she combines dexterous musicianship with humorous and original compositions. The group features renowned British saxophonist Andy Sheppard, with leading American jazz musicians Steve Swallow on bass and Billy Drummond on drums. Bley's prolific career has spanned four decades and many eclectic projects including Escalator over the Hill, a jazz opera that cemented her reputation as a composer. Bley also pioneered the movement towards independent artist-owned record labels by releasing and distributing her own music in the 1970s. In 2003, The Lost Chords formed out of a longstanding duo project with Steve Swallow, combining four of the major names in contemporary creative improvisation. For details of Radio 3's coverage of the London Jazz Festival go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazz/londonjazzfestival/2009/ Julian Siegel Trio recorded at Queen Elizabeth Hall on November 17, 2009. Line Up: Julian Siegel (reeds) Greg Cohen (double bass) Joey Baron (drums) Set List: Night at the Opera (Julian Siegel) Sandpit (Julian Siegel) Recommended further listening: Artist: Julian Siegel Trio Album Title: Live at the Vortex Label: Basho Music Released: 2008 Jez interviews Carla Bley and Steve Swallow in the Front Room of the Queen Elizabeth Hall CD tracks included in the interview: Artist: Carla Bley (piano) and Steve Swallow (bass) Track Title: Major Composer: Carla Bley Album Title: Are we there yet? Label: ECM Released: 1998 Artist: Jimmy Giuffre (clarinet), Paul Bley (piano) and Steve Swallow (bass) Track Title: Ictus Composer: Carla Bley Album Title: Carla Bley - Selected Recordings Label: ECM Released: 2004 Artist: Carla Bley (piano), Steve Swallow (bass) and the Partyka Brass Quintet -Tobias Weidinger (trumpet, flugelhorn, glockenspiel), Axel Schlosser (trumpet, flugelhorn) Christine Chapman (horn), Adrian Mears (trombone), Ed Partyka (bass trombone, tuba) Track Title: Ring Christmas Bells Composer: Mykola Leontovich, arr Carla Bley Album Title: Carla's Christmas Carols Label: Watt / ECM Released: 2009 Carla Bley and The Lost Chords recorded at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on November 17, 2009. Line Up: Carla Bley (piano) Andy Sheppard (saxophone) Steve Swallow (bass) Billy Drummond (drums) Set List: Valse Sinistre O Holy Night Sidewinders in Paradise Awful Coffee The Lost Chords (Parts One, Two and Three) Utviklingssang.