GO: JAZZ: ELECTRIFYING TWIST TO BIG BAND SOUND.Byline: Bob Caldwell YOUNG musicians are using jazz as another ingredient to spice up contemporary dance music. Big band jazz reinvented is what is on offer from the Matthew Herbert Big Band and Bugge Wesseltoft. They visit Coventry on April 23 for a date at Warwick Arts Centre Warwick Arts Centre is a multi-venue arts complex at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England. Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry is the largest arts centre in the Midlands, attracting around 280,000 visitors a year to over 2,000 individual events embracing music, drama, . Their New Directions of Jazz tour also takes them to De Montfort Hall De Montfort Hall is a music and performance venue in Leicester, England. It is situated near Victoria Park and is named after Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester. The Hall was built by the Corporation of Leicester in the early 20th century, and was finished in 1913. in Leicester on Thursday and Northampton's Derngate on April 28. Dance music pioneer Matthew Herbert, aka Dr Rockit, Wishmountain and Radio Boy, is joining forces with Norwegian pianist Bugge (pronounced, I am glad to say, Boogie) Wesseltoft. The band has already chalked up some notable achievements, with sell- out concerts at London's Festival Hall and appearances at the Hollywood Bowl and the Montreux Jazz Festival The Montreux Jazz Festival is the best-known music festival in Switzerland. It is held annually in early July in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva. History In 1967, the first Montreux Jazz Festival opened its doors. . The Matthew Herbert Big Band recently made a CD at the Abbey Road studios where the jazz credentials of the music were enhanced by the presence of Dave O'Higgins and Dave Green. The big-band music created by this remarkable 31-year-old musician should not be missed. Tickets for the Coventry date are available from 024 7652 4524. CAPTION(S): NEW DIRECTIONS: The Matthew Herbert Big Band is now on tour with pianist Bugge Wesseltoft |
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