Nu Civilisation Orchestra will lead Aladdin Sane Live – reimagining David Bowie’s masterpiece Aladdin Sane on the album’s 50th anniversary year, as part ofThe Southbank Centre’s Aladdin Sane: 50 Years.Coinciding with the release of the album fifty years ago, music artists will pay tribute to Aladdin Sane at the Royal Festival Hall on Friday 21…Read more Aladdin Sane Live : NCO leads a 50th anniversary reimagining of Bowie’s classic album at the Royal Festival Hall
Concerts
Nu Civilisation Orchestra presents Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On, Live Stream From Jazz à la Villette
Free to view stream of Nu Civilisation Orchestra performing Marvin Gaye's What's Going On.
NCO perform Duke Ellington’s The Queen’s Suite at Southbank Centre, London
Nu Civilisation Orchestra will perform a selection of Duke Ellington’s compositions, including The Queen’s Suite inspired by his meeting with the Queen in 1958, as a prominent part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations at the Southbank Centre, London, on Friday 3 June
Nu Civilisation Orchestra presents: What’s Going On – celebrating the 50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s iconic album
Six date UK tour kicks off during Black History Month – with special guests and immersive visuals. Nu Civilisation Orchestra presents What’s Going On: Celebrating Marvin Gaye’s iconic album… 50 years on, the struggle continues… In partnership with the grandest music venues and organisations around the UK, and funded by Arts Council England National Lottery Funds, the six date UK…Read more Nu Civilisation Orchestra presents: What’s Going On – celebrating the 50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s iconic album
RESCHEDULED: NCO live at Kings Place TUESDAY 20TH JULY: Tribute to Joe Harriott
Nu Civilisation Orchestra: Parallel – A Tribute to Joe Harriott As part of London Unwrapped at King’s Place, Nu Civilisation Orchestra (NCO) presents a sonic and visual tribute to Joe Harriott on 20th July, the legendary free-form Jamaican jazz genius who settled in London in 1952 and went on to explore the sounds of the city and…Read more RESCHEDULED: NCO live at Kings Place TUESDAY 20TH JULY: Tribute to Joe Harriott
NCO makes BBC Prom Debut
We were so proud to make our BBC Prom debut conducted by Peter Edwards on 29 August 2019 with a performance of Duke Ellington's Sacred Music with special guests including Jamaican jazz piano legend, Monty Alexander, Carleen Anderson and the UK Vocal Assembly, the BBC Singers and tap dancer Annette Walker. The concert was broadcast…Read more NCO makes BBC Prom Debut
NCO plays Queen Elizabeth Hall with guest Soweto Kinch
The Nu Civilisation Orchestra + special guest Soweto Kinch pay tribute to the Giants of Jazz in concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London 29 April 2018
The Jazz Ticket Tour continues
Nu Civilisation Orchestra continue their national tour of 'The Jazz Ticket' featuring Peter Edwards' PRS New Music Biennial Commission, 'A Journey With The Giants Of Jazz'
Celebrating #IWD2017 with songs from Joni Mitchell’s HEJIRA
Join the Nu Civilisation Orchestra and a star-studded line-up of phenomenal women at the Royal Festival Hall, London to celebrate International Women's Day 2017 when we'll be playing songs from the great Joni Mitchell’s modern day classic: HEJIRA. Blending folk, jazz and pop influences, Hejira uses the Prophet Muhammad’s Hijra as a jumping-off point to tell stories of personal journeys, figuratively and literally. We've…Read more Celebrating #IWD2017 with songs from Joni Mitchell’s HEJIRA
The Jazz Ticket: Nu Civilisation Orchestra marks 100 years of the birth of six Giants of Jazz
Nu Civilisation Orchestra tours 'The Jazz Ticket' across the UK celebrating 100 years of the birth of six Giants of Jazz
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