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Jazz on a Summer's Day + CD Nikki Iles

Jazz on a Summer's Day + CD By Nikki Iles

Jazz on a Summer's Day + CD by Nikki Iles


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Summary

Jazz on a Summer's Day is a unique collection of stylish jazz arrangements and original compositions for solo piano. It conveys the many sides of summer through swing, blues, samba, calypso, and folk. The author's credentials, as a celebrated jazz pianist and composer, guarantee a perfect introduction to jazz.

Jazz on a Summer's Day + CD Summary

Jazz on a Summer's Day + CD: 9 pieces for jazz piano by Nikki Iles

Jazz on a Summer's Day is a unique collection of stylish jazz arrangements and original compositions for solo piano. It conveys the many sides of summer through swing, blues, samba, calypso, and folk, and draws inspiration from jazz artists including Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Grover Washington Jr, and Sonny Rollins. The author's credentials, as a celebrated jazz pianist and composer, guarantee a perfect introduction to jazz and to sounding like the best.

Jazz on a Summer's Day + CD Reviews

An authentic jazz sound can be easily created using Nikki's notated rhythms, grooves, harmonies and solos, and the expertise of the arranger guides players through the diversity of jazz characters. These stylish arrangements and compositions are the perfect introduction to jazz. * Piano Professional, September 2018 *

About Nikki Iles

Multi award-winning jazz pianist and composer, Nikki Iles, was a founder member of the innovative Creative Jazz Orchestra. She has a busy freelance career, with over 25 CDs recorded over three decades, and has been described as the Heroine of British Jazz. Composition remains a major part of her musical life with commissions from The London Sinfonietta, the International Society of Jazz Composers and Arrangers, and The National Youth Jazz Orchestra. With a parallel career as a much loved and respected teacher, Nikki is also Professor of Jazz Piano at the Royal Academy of Music and The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Her recent awards include the Ivors Academy Gold Badge for exceptional contribution to music (2019), the Jazz Education award, and The Parliamentary Jazz Award (2019), as well as Jazz Ensemble of the Year for the Nikki Iles Big Band in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards (2020).

Table of Contents

On the sunny side of the street ; The Summer knows ; East Coast Blues ; Guava ; Summertide ; The touch of your lips ; The last rose of summer ; Shaker Song (duet) ; Sundown

Additional information

GOR005897035
9780193379794
0193379791
Jazz on a Summer's Day + CD: 9 pieces for jazz piano by Nikki Iles
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Oxford University Press
2012-04-26
32
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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