Giacomo Smith + Wiltshire Youth Jazz Orchestra

Sun 12 Oct 3:00pm

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Sun 12 Oct 3:00pm

£16 / £8 U18s + students

Performers

Wiltshire Youth Jazz Orchestra

Mike Daniels

director

Giacomo Smith

clarinet

Venue

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Wiltshire Music Centre
Wiltshire Music Centre Ashley Road Bradford-on-Avon UK

01225 860 100

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An afternoon of 1920s big band magic

Groundbreaking clarinettist, band leader and WMC artist in residence, Giacomo Smith shares his incredible Kansas Smitty’s big band arrangements with our talented young jazz musicians.

From the bustling streets of New Orleans to the bright lights of New York, this programme is inspired by the birth of jazz in the 1920s —when ragtime rhythms meet Dixieland. Expect foot-tapping tunes and infectious energy from our rising stars, featuring players from our Jazz Academy, and spotlight numbers from our alumni jazz musicians.

Watch soloist Giacomo Smith perform

BIOGRAPHY

Giacomo Smith is an accomplished jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer known for his distinctive sound and mastery of both traditional and contemporary jazz styles. Born in Italy and raised in the United States, Smith developed a deep appreciation for jazz early in life.

Smith’s career spans a wide range of collaborations, from performances with the Kansas Smitty’s House Band, a collective renowned for its innovative approach to classic jazz, to work with some of the most respected musicians in the jazz world. He has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Jamie Cullum, Bireli Lagrene, China Moses, Joe Lovano, Guy Barker, Julian Bliss and many others. In addition to his career as a performer, he has produced albums for Jamie Cullum, Damian Lewis, Zara McFarlane, Jas Kayser, and Joe Stilgoe. His versatility allows him to seamlessly blend the virtuosic techniques of earlier jazz traditions with modern sensibilities, creating a sound that is both nostalgic and forward-looking.

Smith is an active educator and composer, contributing original works to the jazz canon and mentoring the next generation of musicians. He is teaches at London’s Royal Academy of Music and at Django in June in Northampton, MA