It all started with a conversation with jazz pianist and composer Elliot Galvin – what interesting work can we do where jazz and classical traditions increasingly overlap? After months of hard work and creative thinking, we witnessed four world premieres at London Third Stream on Wednesday 17 November 2021, composed by four stars of the London jazz scene - Shabaka Hutchings, Cassie Kinoshi, Elliot Galvin and Laura Jurd.
Check out some photos and reaction from the night below!
👀 In rehearsals for London Third Stream tonight @southbankcentre @LondonJazzFest
— London Sinfonietta (@Ldn_Sinfonietta) November 17, 2021
First up - @shabakah ‘Hordes of Undemocratic Savages’ pic.twitter.com/esijillm7J
Enjoyable and cerebral The Arts Desk
That was fun! Third Stream night at @LondonJazzFest 4 world premieres with @Ldn_Sinfonietta. Enjoyed Cassie Kinochi’s piece & wonderfully eccentric sonorities & fluidity of Elliot Galvin’s Beginning of the Sharpness pic.twitter.com/I4KBD1jJb2
— Caroline Potter 🇪🇺 (@carolinefrmus) November 17, 2021
I just want to say thank you🙏@Ldn_Sinfonietta @GPaterson_Music for making my piece come to life@cassiekinoshi for asking me to play in her beautiful piece@LauraJurd @shabakah for their amazing compositions@LondonJazzFest @jumokefashola @southbankcentre
— Elliot Galvin (@ElliotGalvin) November 19, 2021
The amazing audience pic.twitter.com/Nz96AzJeH5
A fascinating foray into the "Third Stream" Audience member
Interesting throughout with much diversity from multifaceted artists. Audience member
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Supported by The London Community Foundation and Cockayne - Grants for the Arts. The London Sinfonietta’s Writing the Future programme is generously supported by The Boltini Trust, Jerwood Arts, Michael & Patricia McLaren-Turner and the PRS for Music Foundation.
Photos: Orlando Gili
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Published: 22 Nov 2021
