11.11.11
11 November 2011 at 7:30pm
Hackney Empire Theatre, 291 Mare Street E8 1EJ
Armistice Day 2011, in a month which sees London awash with jazz… an irresistible opportunity to commemorate the related ideas of liberty and creative freedom – since jazz is both the music of the liberated and the most liberated of musics.
Friends of Grand Union Orchestra
Buy-one-get-one-free ticket offer
To claim this offer simply enter “GUO11” into the discount code box when booking tickets online through www.hackneyempire.co.uk. Alternitively say “GUO 11 Discount” if booking by phone on 020 8985 2424 or in person at the box office.
We look forward to seeing you there
About 11.11.11
The music of the liberated, the most liberated of musics
Armistice Day 2011, in a month which sees London awash with jazz… an irresistible opportunity to commemorate the related ideas of liberty and creative freedom – since jazz is both the music of the liberated and the most liberated of musics.
A once-only event on an auspicious date in a beautiful and much-loved theatre…
A hundred years ago in New Orleans – the legendary birthplace of jazz – descendants of slaves took work-songs, rhythms and chants that can be traced back to Africa and mixed them with the music of the European colonists and Latin America to create an extraordinary and progressive new art-form.
East London at the beginning of this century is not so very different, where generations of migrants are creating an equally exciting cultural melting-pot, and music from all over the world mixes and melds on a daily basis.
The Grand Union Orchestra, with its renowned jazz and world music performers, embodies this spirit, and is joined in this celebration by a host of guest performers from East London, including a galaxy of musicians from Indian, Bengali, Gypsy, Turkish and African improvising traditions, local choirs, the Guildhall School of Music Jazz Singers and the unique Grand Union Youth Orchestra.
Improvisation and the unexpected will rule the evening, but the event will also see the première of a brand new 11-bar blues created specially for the occasion! For details of the competition to contribute a theme please click here