Project Description

Under Milk Wood Jazz Suite, Black Mountain Jazz, The Melville Centre, Abergavenny

  • Date:

    Sunday January 28th

    7pm

  • Melville Centre for the Arts
    4 Pen-Y-Pound,
    Abergavenny
    NP7 5UD

  • Jazz Suite Inspired by Dylan Thomas’s “Under Milk Wood” is an album released in 1965 by the English pianist Stan Tracey and his quartet.

    The music was written in response to Dylan Thomas’s BBC radio play – ‘Under Milk Wood’. It has often been cited as one of the best jazz recordings made in the United Kingdom.

    The first radio broadcast of this epic work was on 25th January 1954 – almost exactly 70 years ago.

    To celebrate this milestone, Black Mountain Jazz has invited Stan Tracey’s son, Clark Tracey, to bring his quartet to The Melville Theatre to recreate this iconic album, with readings from Under Milk Wood interspersed with the music.

    For an interesting read, visit Jazzwise via this link.

    This promises to be an exciting and popular celebration and we recommend early booking.

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