Guitar Journey + Little Oriole
Tonight’s concert shows the multi-sided talents of Jonny Phillips, an exceptional guitarist, infused with the sound of the Mediterranean and South America. His band Oriole has always created a feeling of beauty and wellbeing.
The first half will be Guitar Journey (with Giorgio Serci), while the second half will be the Oriole trio – Little Oriole, including Idris Rahman (Julia Biel, Soothsayers) on clarinet and Andres Ticino (John Crawford Group) from Uruguay on percussion.
Little Oriole
Idris Rahman – Tenor Sax/Clarinet
Jonny Phillips – Spanish Guitar, composition
Andres Ticino – Percussion
+ Special guest Giorgio Serci – Spanish Guitar
“A pastoral, impressionistic mix of soaring melodies and South American folklore that strives to create an aural form of magical realism. Dreamlike and beautiful, it sounds simultaneously contemporary and yet centuaries old. — Drawing on folk, north Brazilian, West African and Mediterranean music. Like the Norwegian pianist Christian Wallumrod, Phillips conjures music that is quietly intense, beguilingly beautiful and full of pleasingly robust tunes that stay with you long after you hear them. Expect waltzes, gentle samba, persuasive grooves, poignant themes and uplifting melodies that’ll make you smile, think and want to dance.”
Timeout
Record Collector“Ravishingly beautiful” ****
BBC Music Magazine“Outstanding” *****
