Harmos: Live At Schaffhausen is the name of a DVD of the ensemble London Jazz Composers Orchestra (LJCO), released under the independent Swiss label Intakt Records.
It was recorded at the Schaffhausen Jazz Festival in Switzerland on 21st May 2008. The DVD introduces the musical piece called Harmos, performed by the eminent London Jazz Composers Orchestra, led by it’s founder and artistic director, double bassist and composer Barry Guy.
Harmos was for the first time released in 1989 by Intakt, and by music critics called a manifesto dedicated to elementary quality of music – melody.
British double bassist and composer Barry Guy formed the London Jazz Composers Orchestra in 1974. This ensemble is at the forefront of improvised music for more than 30 years, it’s members are outstanding European classic and jazz musicians.
Highly acclaimed in Europe and the United States, the orchestra is made of Who’s Who of virtuoso improvising musicians, exploring the relationship and tension between composed and improvised music and between new music and jazz. Barry Guy’s compositions provide a structure for the musicians’ explosive solo and collective improvisations.
“LJCO is an ensemble of soloists, and as such everybody’s playing for their life. There are no passengers. The LJCO in concert is as much about physical force of sound as it is about musical information – it’s a portrait of the future”, Barry Guy explained.
Harmos: Live At Schaffhausen is the name of a DVD of the ensemble London Jazz Composers Orchestra (LJCO), released under the independent Swiss label Intakt Records.
It was recorded at the Schaffhausen Jazz Festival in Switzerland on 21st May 2008. The DVD introduces the musical piece called Harmos, performed by the eminent London Jazz Composers Orchestra, led by it’s founder and artistic director, double bassist and composer Barry Guy.
Harmos was for the first time released in 1989 by Intakt, and by music critics called a manifesto dedicated to elementary quality of music – melody.
British double bassist and composer Barry Guy formed the London Jazz Composers Orchestra in 1974. This ensemble is at the forefront of improvised music for more than 30 years, it’s members are outstanding European classic and jazz musicians.
Highly acclaimed in Europe and the United States, the orchestra is made of Who’s Who of virtuoso improvising musicians, exploring the relationship and tension between composed and improvised music and between new music and jazz. Barry Guy’s compositions provide a structure for the musicians’ explosive solo and collective improvisations.
“LJCO is an ensemble of soloists, and as such everybody’s playing for their life. There are no passengers. The LJCO in concert is as much about physical force of sound as it is about musical information – it’s a portrait of the future”, Barry Guy explained.