Guildhall Jazz Orchestra & Choir: Emboldened
- 7.30pm
Tickets
About this event:
- Category:
- Jazz
- Event type:
- Booking required | In-person
- Admission:
- Tickets: £15 (£8 concessions)
- Location:
- Milton Court Concert Hall
Event information
Guildhall Jazz Orchestra and Choir welcome guitarist and composer Steve Banks to perform his debut album, Emboldened, re-voiced for jazz orchestra and choir from the original quintet by Jonathan Silk.
“All the compositions are heartfelt and honest, as are the performances. A chronicle of hard-won optimism and hope. An elegant response to troubled times.” - BBC Music Magazine on Emboldened
“Banks conveys an authenticity that brings a fresh voice to the world of jazz. There is a delight in its originality” - UK Vibe
Booking information
Priority booking for Guildhall Circle members and Patrons opens at 10am on Tuesday 26 November. Public booking opens at 10am on Tuesday 3 December.
Performers
Guildhall Jazz Orchestra
Guildhall Jazz Choir
Scott Stroman & Clare Wheeler directors
Steve Banks guitar
Steve Banks is a guitarist, composer, band leader and session musician.
Steve released Emboldened, his critically acclaimed debut album as bandleader on Stoney Lane Records in May 2023 followed by a UK tour.
Banks has performed at venues across the UK and Europe including Birmingham Symphony Hall, CBSO Centre, London’s King’s Place, Mostly Jazz, Manchester Jazz and Cheltenham Jazz Festivals and Jazzahead! in Germany.
Steve’s captivating style and versatility have kept him much in demand for many successful music projects, most notably playing electric, acoustic, baritone and nylon string guitars on Sara Colman’s albums ‘What We’re Made Of’ and ‘Ink On A Pin’, with credits as composer, co-composer and arranger. Both albums feature jazz sextet with string quartet and received high UK/US critical acclaim including Jazzwise Magazine’s ‘Top 10 albums of 2018’, ‘Best of Jazz on Bandcamp’ and 5 stars by UK Vibe.
Venue information
Milton Court, based across the road from our Silk Street building, provides the School with world-class performance and training spaces, including a state of the art concert hall, a lyric theatre, a studio theatre and several major rehearsal rooms.
- Milton Court, 1 Milton Street, London, EC2Y 9BH
