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TOMMY SMITH OBE saxophone
July 10, 2023 @ 9:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Price: £16
Venue: Lichfield Cathedral
Tommy Smith OBE is one of the world’s leading saxophonists. A presence on the international jazz scene since his teenage years, when he toured internationally with vibes virtuoso Gary Burton’s Whiz Kids quintet, Smith has gone to record with the definitive jazz label, Blue Note, and work with myriad jazz greats including Chick Corea.
His compositions and work as a soloist extend to the symphonic arena, with albums including Modern Jacobite with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. He is also the founding director of the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and, in 2019, he was awarded the OBE for services to jazz and education.
As witnessed by an enraptured audience on his last visit to the Festival in 2021, his solo saxophone concerts feature entirely acoustic performances of spontaneously chosen melodies drawn from the jazz, folk, classical, pop and praise song traditions and highlight his wonderful tone production and consummate improvising capabilities in an intimate conversation with the audience.
