“The influence of Cuban music on jazz and big band dates back to the early 20th century,” explained Maddigan. While there was plenty of ‘straight’ big band jazz to sink my teeth into, one of my favorite songs was Floral Fury, which combined Latin rhythms, double octave piano chords, and syncopated rimshots. The band’s pianist was a particular joy to watch, as his hands danced across the keys like spiders, flanked by the unctuous harmony of the brass section and huge stabs of sound. Game music and film scores are bringing people to the concert hall who might not normally end up there. The rest of the show, however, was lively, in-your-face, and totally celebratory, with virtuosic saxophone solos that left me breathless, Count Basie-style call and response motifs, and walking double bass that held every piece together. Indeed, at one point in the show, band leader Pernal dedicated a slower, more somber number to the Ukrainian people. It was to be a veritable smorgasbord of global artistic collaboration.ĭays before the concert, Russia had invaded Ukraine, which made this spirit of collaboration felt even more poignant. The performance was compèred by Italian music producer, orchestral composer and YouTuber Alex Moukala (opens in new tab), who noted that we were about to hear a Polish band – the Bartosz Pernal Orchestra (opens in new tab) – play new arrangements of a Canadian composer’s music. What followed was one of the most fun and laid-back afternoons I’ve enjoyed in the past few months, and a strangely touching experience that I’ll remember fondly for years to come. What if it was (God forbid) boring? Long gone were the days when I could happily sit down to an hour-and-a-half of experimental acid jazz and clap for an encore when it was over – and even then, when I was wide-eyed and keen to experience every kind of music in the flesh, it was a struggle to sit still and really listen. Covid-19 meant that it had been a long time since we’d been in such a big venue (audience members were still politely encouraged to wear masks), and longer still since we’d seen anything resembling jazz.
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Having been held in Poland since its inception in 2018, 2022 marked the first time the festival was taken overseas, something its founders describe as “a dream come true”.Īs we settled into our seats in the cavernous Royal Festival Hall, we felt a little apprehensive. The Cuphead soundtrack was brought to the stage as part of the Game Music Festival (opens in new tab), alongside a performance of the music from Ori and the Blind Forest.
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