Trombones: CHRIS GREIVE, PHIL O'MALLEY, MICHAEL OWERS, LORNA MCDONALD; Bass: CALUM GOURLAY/MARIO CARIBE/ROSS HAMILTON; and
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra 'Traps the Drum Wonder' A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF BUDDY RICH
Living up to his billing as "the world's greatest drummer,” Buddy Rich was renowned for his virtuoso technique, power, speed and explosive solos. In a career that began in Vaudeville when he was only eighteen months old and already known as Traps the Drum Wonder, Rich played with Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Charlie Parker and Harry James, sang, tap danced and acted. Against the musical tide, he formed a big band in 1966 that sustained him for the rest of his life and inspired posthumous tributes including Burning for Buddy, the all-star album produced by Rush drummer Neil Peart and featuring drumming icons including Billy Cobham, Max Roach, Steve Gadd and Manu Katche. In Spring 2009, the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra tour their own tribute with classic Rich charts including West Side Story, Wack Wack, Winning the West, Big Mama Cass, In A Mellow Tone, Straight No Chaser and Nutville, featuring the extraordinary Scottish drummer Alyn Cosker.
Mar. 20 UK, Scotland, Edinburgh Queen's Hall
Mar. 21 UK, Scotland, Glasgow Concert Hall, RSAMD
Mar. 22 UK, Scotland, Stirling MacRobert
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra presents the Music of STEELY DAN
May 29 UK, Scotland, Perth Theatre
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra presents RHAPSODY IN BLUE
June 28 UK, Scotland, Glasgow Fruitmarket
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra presents RHAPSODY IN BLUE for the European Jazz Network
Sept 25 UK, Scotland, Glasgow Fruitmarket