July 13, 2024, 22:00
Small Hall
Night Concert. Julian Joseph Trio (UK)
Artists:
Julian Joseph trio (UK):
Julian Joseph, piano
Mark Mondesir, drums
Mark Hodgson, double bass
Programme:
Compositions by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Julian Joseph, etc. jazz compositions
On 13 July, at the “Night Concert”, Julian Joseph Trio (Julian Joseph, piano, Mark Mondesir, percussion, Mark Hodgson, double bass) will perform with a programme of jazz music. Julian Joseph is one of the most influential British jazz musicians, known as a pianist, composer and arranger.
“The most important jazz musician this country has produced in many years, possibly ever,” says the British weekly, The Stage, about Joseph.
He was the first black British jazz musician to lead a series of concerts at Wigmore Hall in London and the first to open the prestigious BBC Proms with his All-Star Big Band as headliner. He has built an outstanding reputation as a performer and composer as well as received recognition as a highly knowledgeable and engaging anchorman, music ambassador and advocate of culture. Julian Joseph has composed works for solo piano, small ensembles, big band and symphony orchestras. During his career, he has received major commissions from the BBC, Hackney Music Development Trust, City of London Festival and London Jazz Festival.
Joseph never ceases to inspire with his mastery of the keyboard, versatility of musicality and boundless creative imagination. In the “Night Concert” at Dzintari Concert Hall, the charismatic musicians of the Julian Joseph Trio will perform a selection of the most beautiful standards from the jazz classics, as well as original compositions of Joseph himself.
Julian Joseph
PianoJulian Joseph is one of the finest, most influential, and highly respected musicians in British jazz today. Devoting his career to championing music across the UK and into the far corners of the world, he has forged a reputation beyond his formidable skills as a performer and composer to become universally recognized as a highly knowledgeable and engaging broadcaster, musical ambassador, and cultural advocate .
Mark Mondesir
DrumsImmersed in music before birth but discovered the drums at 12 years old by fluke. Took it seriously at 16. Largely self taught by listening to records and tapes and watching drummers. “For me, drumming involves the spirit, then the head, then the physicality, in that sequence of importance. Spirituality is the most important – you have to enjoy your playing, you have to be sincere about what you’re playing – the audience, the listener picks up on whether an artist is sincere about what they’re playing.”
Mark Hodgson
Double bassMark Hodgson is an international touring Jazz artist, performing regularly around the world in a range of settings from trios to orchestras. He has performed and recorded with the cream of UK and international Jazz artists including: Cedar Walton, Pharaoh Sanders, Phil Wood and many others. Mark has played as a guest soloist with The London Symphony Orchestra, the Liverpool Philharmonic, The Halle Orchestra, The BBC Concert Orchestra and The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Mark has recorded and performed with numerous international Rock and Pop stars including: The Rolling Stones, The Police, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Bryan Adams and American rapper Ice-T.
