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
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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
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
Review: Body And Soul 05.12.16
Here's a great review from journalist and broadcaster, Kevin Le Gendre for the NCO Ensemble's sold out world premiere of maestro Peter Edwards' new score for Body And Soul at the National Film Theatre, London on 5 December. Sound and image are in symbiosis. Mood on screen and atmosphere in the auditorium are expertly matched. The essence of…Read more Review: Body And Soul 05.12.16
Paul Robeson | ‘Body And Soul’ gets new live score
Exciting news...our musical director, Peter Edwards has been commissioned by BFI Southbank to create a new original score for the 1925 'race film', Body And Soul - a seminal film in the history of Black cinema in which the great African-American singer, actor and civil rights activist, Paul Robeson made his motion picture debut. This is the second film for which Peter has…Read more Paul Robeson | ‘Body And Soul’ gets new live score
The Stuart Hall Project: Playlist
Our musical director, Peter Edwards has prepared a playlist for those of you planning to come to the show on 14 November. Some fantastic pieces in there! Can't wait for the gig. Have a listen, tell us what you think, and ENJOY! https://open.spotify.com/user/peterbedwards/playlist/6zr7GI7DLPfeyDMkkihemm
The Stuart Hall Project + LIVE soundtrack with Peter Edwards + NCO
We are thrilled to be performing the live soundtrack to John Akomfrah's acclaimed 2013 film, The Stuart Hall Project as our offering in this year's EFG London Jazz Festival. It's a brilliant film and we're looking forward to having Peter Edwards lead us in quintet format for this special show at Rich Mix, Shoreditch on Monday 14 November at 7.30pm. One of the UK’s…Read more The Stuart Hall Project + LIVE soundtrack with Peter Edwards + NCO
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